Every individual should be able to securely participate in a digital first society; there are no ‘wrong kind of leaves’. While usable security has contributed significantly to bring humans to the centre of systems design, quantitative evaluation of preferences cannot
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Anticipating security trends – an exercise in creative writing – Simon Shiu
Predicting future security challenges is hard. It involves anticipation and imagination. How will emerging technologies be used by entrepreneurs and businesses to change systems and infrastructures? And conversely, how will adversaries exploit the new opportunities and attack surfaces. It is
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Cyber Statecraft in an Era of Systemic Competition – project workshop write up by Kester Brookland
As the American Museum in Bath welcomed over thirty delegates from across the UK, the surroundings made an apt fit for an exploration of cyber power: stately yet quiet gardens and sombre statues of the US founding fathers. The décor
Exploring the UK’s Cyber Statecraft
King’s College London (KCL), the University of Bath, and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) launched a new project last September—funded by Dstl via EPSRC—dedicated to investigating the various ways we can conceptualise cyber statecraft in a global context of
RISCS PGR Placement: Kester Brookland
I am a PhD candidate at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security at the University of Bristol. I am currently researching the intersection of corporate and state interests in the management and administration of online spaces, with
RISCS Associate Fellow Application process
RISCS Associate Fellows represent early career researchers from the sociotechnical cyber security community – the ‘rising stars’. Each Fellow will be actively engaged in research in one or more thematic areas identified as a priority for NCSC. It is our
POSTER CALL (Deadline 16 Feb 2024): RISCS Annual Conference March 2024, ‘Cyber Security Futures’
DO you identify as an Early Career Researcher? DOES your research align with the objectives of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS)? If the answer is ‘yes’, COME AND PRESENT your research poster at the RISCS Annual Conference,
RISCS PGR Placement: Nerida Brand
Profile Nerida Brand is a PhD candidate at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff. She is currently undertaking a research placement with RISCS, which is supported and funded by the South, West & Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. Her research focuses
EPSRC/Dstl funding – awarded to Prof. Steven Furnell and Dr Tim Stevens
Congratulations to Steven Furnell and Tim Stevens on each being awarded funding from EPSRC/Dstl for their projects. The RISCS Team is very much looking forward to supporting you on these projects; information on collaborative activities will follow, but for now,
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RISCS Placement: Alexander Kopsch
I’m a PhD Student at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security at the University of Bristol. Rooted in Anthropology as well as International Development, I am keen on exploring the sociotechnical aspects of cybersecurity, with a particular