Supervisors:
Sarah Sharples
Robert Houghton
Despite algorithmic advancements to protect networks and systems, successful cyberattacks continue to increase. A leading cause and a known vector for successful cyber breaches is well-intentioned insiders who unwittingly participate in the facilitation of such attacks. In this project we exclusively investigate factors that influence unintentional (also known as accidental) insider threat within organisations by applying established risk and safety and human factors based models from the engineering discipline to create a novel sociotechnical solution that is holistic in its nature to identify, intervene and mitigate such threats as they unfold.
Steven Furnell
Tim Muller
The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is a distributed network that allows vehicles to communicate in real-time with minimal or no human interaction over a secure Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANETs). However, the growth of IoV will create security issues that may threaten both industries and users. This research investigates the security requirements and issues in IoV. It examines the different possible attacks, with the aim of proposing and evaluating efficient countermeasures to enhance security and improve user-safety.
Xavier Carpent
The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) is one critical and growing area to develop an intelligent underwater environment for surveillance and marine exploration. However, unreliable underwater communication channels, unpredictable movement of network nodes, and resource constraints all represent practical concerns. Moreover, attacks that seek to exploit the limitations in IoUT means that security and privacy of the devices and networks is an important consideration. This project is investigating the necessary safeguards for IoUT communication and devices, alongside the security and privacy demands associated with different attacks.
Christian Wagner
Despite the substantial advancements in developing cyber security controls and solutions, they become useless if people fail to use them effectively. Therefore, security solutions need to be integrated into people’s habits, behaviours, and daily actions, i.e., security culture. However, the usability of the controls can impact their adoption in security behaviour and its transition into a security culture. This project is examining the relationship, with the intention of enabling organisations to better understand the areas in which usability barriers may impede their efforts toward an effective culture.
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