University Spin-out - Cyan Forensics - Wins at GovTech Summit 2019
Nov 18, 2019
Summary
The third Cybersecurity spin-out from The Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier University was the winner at PitchGovTech as part of the GovTech Summit 2019.
Edinburgh Napier's Professor Bill Buchanan wins at ‘Higher Education Oscars’
Dec 8, 2023
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Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) cybersecurity and cryptography expert Professor Bill Buchanan OBE has been named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards.
Promising cyber security project supported by new Scottish Enterprise funding
Sep 21, 2022
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TrueDeploy, an exciting project from the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment (SCEBE) at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), has secured £199,952 in additional support from Scottish Enterprise.
The project has received the funding as part of Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Spin-out Programme (HGSP). It was previously awarded £73,418 from HGSP and £31,973 from Innovate UK’s CyberASAP programme.
TrueDeploy helps enterprises improve their software security and protect privacy through innovative distributed ledger and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) technology. This latest funding puts it on course to launch next year.
Double funding success for School of Computing
Mar 21, 2022
Source
Edinburgh Napier
Summary
Two projects from Edinburgh Napier’s acclaimed School of Computing have won funding from a programme which develops innovative cyber security ideas for the commercial market.
TrueDeploy and Trustd are being supported by CyberASAP, which is itself funded by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport working with Innovate UK.
How working together delivered the key to unlocking the value of health data to European citizens
Dec 2, 2019
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Symphonic integrated into the EU Shield project, and which aims to share health care information across Europe, in a trusted way. Symphonic integrated a consent module which allows patient consent data to be captured and converted via configurable policies.
University Spin-out Partners with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Aug 15, 2019
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Cyan Forensics - the third Cybersecurity spin-out from The Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier University - is partnering with America’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
In an interview with Inspired Edinburgh in The Victorian Townhouse, Professor Bill Buchanan outlined his career and his university, along with his love of his home city, cryptography and innovation. The full interview is here:
Professor Bill Buchanan was invited to present evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee at the Scottish Parliament on Cyber Security risks within Health Care in Scotland.
Judy Murray among Scots on honours list
Jun 16, 2017
Source
BBC
Summary
Prof Bill Buchanan, head of Edinburgh Napier University's Cyber Academy, is made an OBE. He was recognised for his services to cyber security and innovation.
Distinguished Fellow To Talk on Real-Time Human Action Recognition
Jun 1, 2017
Summary
ICSA DVF Professor Nasser Kehtarnavaz will be speaking about “Real-Time Human Action Recognition via Simultaneous Utilization of Depth Images and Inertial Signals” on Monday 19 June at 10am at Edinburgh Napier University (The Glass Room).
Professor Invited To Give Evidence at Scottish Parliament Committee on Cyber Attacks within Health Care
May 31, 2017
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Prof Bill Buchanan, who leads The Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier University, has been invited as a witness at the Health and Sport Committee within the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 20 June 2017. The invite relates to recent cyber-attacks on health and social care, and the key focus will be on the state of preparedness across health and social care to combat future attacks.
Hutchinson Networks Partnership Changing The World Through Innovation
Feb 2, 2017
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A partnership between Hutchinson Networks and The Cyber Academy at Edinburgh has been showcased in the application of SDN (Software Defined Networks) into health and social care, and in innovative Cyber Security training.
Edinburgh Napier spin-out heads for London showcase
Dec 3, 2016
Source
The Scotsman
Summary
Edinburgh is becoming one of the best cities in the World to be into tech, and this week one of Edinburgh Napier University's spin-outs - Cyan Forensics - represents the booming tech industry in the city.
Researchers Find New Ways To Investigate Big Data Infrastructures With Minimal Disruption
Aug 5, 2016
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Researchers, including Dr Petra Leimich, Prof Bill Buchanan and Josh Harrison, in The Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier, have created a new way of analysing the traces of evidence left in the memory of computers running within Big Data infrastructures.
