Events (89)

5th International Conference Big Data in Cyber Security
Jun 4, 2019

Location	Edinburgh Napier University - Craiglockhart Campus
Description	The 5th International Conference in Big Data in Cyber Security runs over 4th and 5th June, 2019. It includes a wide range of businesses, universities, non-profit and Scottish Government organisations.
People	Basil Manoussos Nick Pitropakis
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	https://thecyberacademy.org/5th-international-conference-big-data-in-cyber-security

Post Graduate Cyber Security (PGCS) Symposium (2018)
May 30, 2018

Location	Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus
Description	The Symposium was organised as an academic event, parallel to the Big Data in Cyber Security conference
People	Basil Manoussos
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

PhD students present their work at the school of computing post-graduate research conference
May 11, 2016

Location	H5 & H9 Merchiston Campus
Description	This years post-graduate research conference will be held Wednesday (11th of May) on H-floor.  Presentations and the keynote will be in H5, the poster session, breaks and the reception will be in H9. We are proud to welcome Dr Wendy Moncur from the University of Dundee as this years keynote speaker. The programme schedule, the running order of all sessions, presentation titles and abstracts and can be downloaded here: http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~zz388/soc-pgrc2016/SoC-PGRC2016-Programme.pdf The conference is organised and chaired by student volunteers and Dr Kevin Chalmers.
People	Frances Ryan Andreas Steyven Baraq Ghaleb
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Cyber Security Master Class
Apr 11, 2016

Location	Monday 11 April 12.00 - 15.00pm
Description	The Cyber Academy and ENUSEC> are hosting a the second Cyber Security Master Class  on the latest vulnerabilities and methods on Monday 11 April 2016 in the Glass Room at Merchiston, Edinburgh Napier University from 12pm until 3pm. It is free to attend and will demonstrate some of the latest vulnerabilities. The main presentators include: Keysight/ENU. Bare metal forensics/side channel attacks.Bill Buchanan. DROWN.Andrew Yates. RSA/EMC. Lastest Threat Analytics using RSA SA (Security Analytics).
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Cyber Security Career Showcase
Apr 4, 2016

Location	4 April 2016 13.00 - 16.00 pm
Description	This showcase event aims to demonstrate the career roles that there are within Cyber Security, and includes companies who are activitely seeking Cyber Security graduates. It runs from 1pm until 4pm on Monday 4 April 2016 in The Glass Room at the Merchiston Campus. The event is hosted in collaboration with NTT Com.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) to provide Keynote Talk at Big Data in Cyber Security Conference
Feb 17, 2016

Description	Stevie Wilson will provide a key talk at the International Conference on Big Data in Cyber Security on 10 May in Edinburgh. Steve is currently the Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), which supports activities around cybercrime investigations in EU Member States. EC3 thus provides a pooling cyber intelligence in order to fight cybercrime networks at EU level and to coordination with law enforcement authorities outside the EU. The increasing usage of data within cyber investigations is thus a key focus for EC3 and Stevie aims to outline how intelligence gathering and the sharing and analysis of data will be used across the EU, in order to combat a range of threats. The conference is one of a number of conference events hosted by The Cyber Academy. OutlineThe world is moving towards Big Data, and Cyber Security is one of leading applications of this, where events are tracked across a network infrastructure. Along with this the threats to organisations increase by the day, and many organisations have moved towards the integration of SIEM (Secure Incident and Event Management) to detect malicious activity. This event is hosted by The Cyber Academy, in collaboration with HP and ISACA, and aims to investigate best practice within industry and look to future infrastructures of Big Data for the benefit of organisations in not only monitoring security events, but also in the automated generation of auditing information and business analytics. The application of SIEM is now being applied in many areas including with security monitoring, incident response and Cyber Crime investigation, and the event aims to showcase best practice in industry and in investigations. More details here: http://thecyberacademy.org/events/bigdata/ Bio Mr Wilson completed 30 years of service with Police Scotland, previously having also served with Strathclyde Police, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary. He has worked in a wide range of Senior Detective roles including major investigations, counter terrorism, covert policing, management of sex offenders, fugitives and witness protection. He had responsibility for all aspects of cyber and cyber enabled　 crime in Scotland and sat on government, industry and academic groups. He also represented Scotland on UK national and European cyber groups.
People	Bill Buchanan Rich Macfarlane Gordon Russell Jamie Brogan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

The Cyber Academy Hosts Cyber Security Insight Camp in March 2016
Dec 6, 2015

Description	In association with the Cyber Security Challenge UK, Edinburgh Napier University are holding a Cyber Security Insight Camp from 5-7 March 2016. It is open to all who have an interesting in the Cyber Security industry, and aims to showcase the amazing opportunities there are in terms of getting involved in Cyber Security. The event is free to attend and open to everyone interested. There is a number of places for accommodation available for those who are not local. More details here: http://thecyberacademy.org/cybercamp/
People	Bill Buchanan Jamie Brogan Rich Macfarlane Gordon Russell
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IET Christmas Lectures Showcase The Future of the Internet of Everything in Dundee
Dec 5, 2015

Description	The team involved in the IET Christmas Lectures 2015 presented the second of the series of four lectures in Dundee.  This time the venue twas the 350-seater Gardyne Theatre and the sold-out signs went up weeks before the event. The event was filmed with innovative 3D technology, and which will provide viewers with an immersive environment, such as using Google VR Cardboard. This presentation showcases the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Overall the key aim of the presentation is to present this new age in a fun and informative way, and engage the audience into understanding the opportunities of the Cyber Age. More information on forthcoming lectures here: http://thecyberacademy.org/xmas/
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

The Cyber Academy Hosts a Master Class on the Lastest Computer Vulnerabilities - Stagefright, Logjam, ...
Oct 25, 2015

Description	Charley Celice in association with The Cyber Academy and ENUSEC is hosting a Master Class on the latest vulnerabilities on Tuesday 10 November 2015 in the  Glass Room at Merchiston, Edinburgh Napier University from 1pm until 4pm. It is free to attend and will demonstrate some of the latest vulnerabilities including WebView, ShellShock, Heartbleed, StageFright, FREAK, Logjam, Cryptolocker, and others. Stage Fright is one of the most recent vulnerabilities and allow a malicious agent access to a device by sending a video or audio file to the target. At present, too, WebView affects over one billion Android devices around the World, and can allow remote access to a mobile device. Your Apple Mac is also not immune from vulnerabilities, and the event will showcase ShellShock which affects Linux-based systems. It is organised by Charley Celice, the UK Cipher Cracking winner, and focuses on practical demonstrations, and aims to showcase how a range of devices are vulnerable and how they can be protected. More details here.
People	Bill Buchanan Rich Macfarlane
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IET Christmas Lectures to feature The Internet of Everything
Jul 4, 2015

Description	IntroductionThis year’s IET Christmas lectures are focusing on the Internet of Everything and will run in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness. The dates are: Inverness. 1 Dec 2015. Dundee. 4 Dec 2015 (Gardyne Theatre). Glasgow. 8 Dec 2015 (iMax Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre). Edinburgh. 11 Dec 2015 (Craiglockhart Campus). The lectures are open to everyone, and teachers can book tickets in blocks for their classes. Outline This presentation will showcase the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Along with this it will outline a range of emerging technologies which will bring benefits to many areas of our lives including health care and education. With these great benefits, though, there are also threats, and some of these will be presented through a range of practical demonstrations. Overall the key aim of the presentation is to present this new age in a fun and informative way, and engage the audience into understanding the opportunities of the Cyber Age [poster]. More details here. The IET Christmas Lectures The Christmas Lectures are designed to excite the public around an aspect of STEM and inspire people about the possibilities of a career in engineering, technology and computing. They also offer universities an opportunity for outreach work and public engagement. Profile Prof Bill Buchanan is a Fellow of the IET, and leads The Cyber Academy. He regularly appears on TV and radio, and has published 27 academic books and over 250 research papers. Along with this he has received many awards for innovation and has helped support two spin-out companies.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

The Cyber Academy Hosts Symposium on Software Defined Architectures and Networks
May 26, 2015

Description	This Symposium, on 27 August 2015, focuses on the next generation of network infrastructures, where devices, networks and data elements are defined as software entities. It is presented as partnership between The Cyber Academy and Hutchinson Networks. A key focus of the event is to analyse how a range of organisations can be transformed using SDN (Software Defined Networks), including for improved business integration, performance, security and failover, especially to highlight current practice and the future of information infastructures. More details here.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Dr Ahmed Al-Dubai has been Invited to give keynote speech at the International Conference and Business Expo on Wireless Communication” (Wireless Communication - 2015), USA
May 17, 2015

Location	September 21-23, 2015 Baltimore, USA
Description	 Dr Ahmed Al-Dubai has been Invited to give keynote speech at the International Conference and Business Expo on Wireless Communication” (Wireless Communication - 2015), USA. for “Track: Wireless Telecommunication” which is being organized in collaboration with the “IEEE STANDARD ASSOCIATION, USA” on September 21-23, 2015 Baltimore, USA.
People	Ahmed Al-Dubai
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Ahmed Al-Dubai organised the annual Firbush trip, workshop for the 1st and 2nd PhD students of School of Computing
May 4, 2015

People	Ahmed Al-Dubai
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

The Cyber Academy Presents ... Brave New World or Big Brother?
May 3, 2015

Location	12/06/2015 7pm
Description	The public engagement event on Thursday 26 June at 7pm will examine the threats and opportunities within the Cyber Age. At its core is the debate around between the rights of privacy against the rights of society to detect threats, and in the growth of the devices which connect to the Internet. It will use a wide range of fun and interesting demonstrations to showcase the opportunities and threats within this Age, including parallels of modern day surveillance and the usage of intelligent devices, from visionary writers such as George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, and others, along with movies such as 2001: Space Oddity. Included in the demonstrations will be an examination of the risks around the embedded systems which connect to the Internet, including for home control systems, IP cameras, health care sensors, intelligent car networks, and even children's toys. Through-out there will be fun demonstrations and audience interaction, using a range of devices and objects, including live demonstrations around the vulnerabilities within mobile devices and the Internet of Things. These demonstrators will also show the threats there are related to our increasing digital shadow and within flaws within our current implementation of security on the Internet: PKI (Public Key Infrastructure). In the end, we hope your will either be enthused by the opportunities of this new age, or be ready to get into a time machine that send you back to a time before the creation of the Internet. Either way, you'll learn something new about this amazing age ... The Cyber Age! Interested? You can register here ... https://cyberage.eventbrite.co.uk/
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor to Present on Advanced Persistent Threat at Computer World UK/Fortinet Event
Apr 14, 2015

Location	14/05/2015, 9am, London
Description	IntroductionThe current generations of threats against enterprise networks are more targeted, more persistent and more sophisticated than ever. Sony, eBay and JP Morgan are among the biggest names to fall victim in the last 12 months. The result is that massive amounts of personal data have been stolen in recent years and are now available to cybercriminals. This causes distress to consumers facing fraudulent charges and compromised cards, and enormous financial and reputational damage to the organisations that are hacked. To secure the future IT professionals need to be as sophisticated as the attacks they face and focus on prevention, detection and mitigation. Details of eventThis half-day ComputerworldUK conference, produced in association with Fortinet, will include presentations from: Mike Simons, Editor, ComputerWorld UK Introduction to Advanced Threat Security. Mike Simons outlines the next generation of threats and shares his view on the security landscape as it stands today. Bill Buchanan, Professor in the School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University. It's all Hackable. With an increase in the range and mobility of devices which connect to the network, there are now so many opportunities for intruders to compromise systems. Leading with the recent Sony hack, Bill explores the pitfalls of their defences and how they impacted the business.Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection: A strategic approach against an increasingly sophisticated threat. Fortinet focus on the need to gather a wide range of complementary technology to form an effective, proactive and reactive defence framework. A defence that will evolve as the threat landscape continues to evolve.More details: http://eloqua.idg.co.uk/LP=397
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Consulting on the Shoulders of Giants - Andrew Kember, Cloudreach Limited
Mar 19, 2015

Location	10:00 B2
Description	Consulting on the Shoulders of Giants is a guest lecture from Andrew Kember, Cloudreach Limited Time: 10am Place: B2, Merchiston All invited
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Heartbleed, Sony and Lenovo : Anatomy of a Computer Vulnerability
Mar 4, 2015

Location	1pm, F10
Description	Seminar: Wednesday 4th March 2015, 1pm, F10, Merchiston All invited. Title: Heartbleed, Sony and Lenovo : Anatomy of a Computer Vulnerability Abstract: This talk will outline the time lines involved in some of the most recent computer hacks, and showcase the issues involved. It will look at the complete timeline of Heartbleed, and outline how bugs and sloppy coding within C++ nearly brought down the Internet. The talk will also provide a live demo of Heartbleed, and analyse some insider share price dealing around the vulnerability. Along with this the talk will look at the complete timeline of the Sony hack, going back to the issues related to the cracking of the PlayStation Network, and show new evidence on the possible culprits. Finally it will look at how Lenovo managed to compromise the security of the Internet with the integration of Superfish.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Cyber Security Symposium
Jan 14, 2015

Description	The Cyber Security Symposium was held at Edinburgh Napier University on Thursday 8 Jan 2015 investigated a range of interesting topics. Here's some of the tweets around the event: https://storify.com/billatnapier/cyber-security-symposium Other details here. The event was supported by the EU (DG Connect), and sponsored by ECS, Farrpoint and G2G3.
People	Bill Buchanan Jamie Brogan Rich Macfarlane Alistair Lawson
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor to give keynote at Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference
Dec 11, 2014

Description	Outline Professor Bill Buchanan will be outlining Stimulating and Engaging: Innovation and Enterprise in Teaching at the Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference on 6 Jan 2015. The talk will focus on how innovative methods can be put in-place which not only supports our students, but can place Edinburgh Napier University at the forefront of innovation in teaching. A key focus will be on how digital technologies can be used to support students who are both campus based and remote, and how they can both engage and stimulate our students. ProfileBill has won awards for both innovation and teaching, including Most Innovative Tutor in 2014 within the Edinburgh Napier University Excellence Awards. He has an extensive resource of on-line material, including on Youtube (now with over 1,800 subscribers) and with one of the advanced academic Web sites for Cyber Security. He has published over 27 academic books, with new plans for a whole series on Cyber Security. Along with this he has an extensive research profile with direct funding of over £2 million over the past few years, with two successful spin-out companies (Zonefox and Symphonic Trust). DetailsThe following are some details. http://staff.napier.ac.uk/learningevents/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=66058132WS Event Date: 6th January 2015 Event Times: 08:45 - 17:00 Venue: Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre- Craiglockhart Lead Facilitator: Type: Academic Professional Development Event Description: Registration is now open for the Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference. The Conference promises to be both interesting and informative - with over 40 presentations in the parallel sessions, a wide range of posters, and a selection of workshops, there is guaranteed to be something for everyone. This is a great opportunity to network with your colleagues and pick up new ideas for teaching and supporting student learning. We look forward to seeing you there!
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor to talk to the Law Society of Scotland on Data Loss Prevention: Detecting the Cracks and Plugging a Dam with a Billion Holes
Aug 19, 2014

Description	Prof Bill Buchanan will talk on Data Loss Prevention: Detecting the Cracks and Plugging a Dam with a Billion Holes, at a Law Society of Scotland event on Wednesday 17 September in Edinburgh.  This presentation will outline the many ways that sensitive information can leak from an organization, and the methods which can be used to prevent and detect the loss. This includes methods of detecting data leakage across internally networked systems, and within open source environments. A particular challenge relates to the storage of information within The Cloud and on the trails of information that each of us leave on the Internet. With the talk, Bill will outline the growth of SIEM (Security Information and Event Manage) as a tool which can detect and log important events, so that data loss can be detected in real-time, or that the events capture can be used to playback the incident. It seems increasingly that virtually every event is captured and archived on a network, and used to analyse the methods used within data loss.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment