Outputs (408)

The future of computer science education and observations from on-line learning. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2014, January). The future of computer science education and observations from on-line learning. Paper presented at Higher Computing Science National Qualifications Support

This session will look at the opportunities at the present time and in the future for Computing, and provide key pointer to the skills that are required to undertake a career in related areas. Along with this Bill will outline the results of the work... Read More about The future of computer science education and observations from on-line learning..

The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., & Smales, A. (2014, February). The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments. Paper presented at Practical Perspectives on Secure Mobile Working

This presentation outlines the changing architecture of business systems, and with the increasing use of Cloud-based systems. It outlines some of the key risks around using mobile devices for business and social uses, and define some best practice me... Read More about The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments..

Evaluating Digital Forensic Tools (DFTs). (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flandrin, F., Buchanan, W. J., Macfarlane, R., Ramsay, B., & Smales, A. (2014). Evaluating Digital Forensic Tools (DFTs). In 7th International Conference : Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training

This paper outlines the key methods used in the evaluation of digital forensics tools.

Modelling of integrated trust, governance and access safi.re: Information Sharing Architecture. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Uthmani, O., Fan, L., Burns, N., Lo, O., Lawson, A., Varga, J., & Anderson, C. (2013, April). Modelling of integrated trust, governance and access safi.re: Information Sharing Architecture. Presented at CSP 2013: Cyber Security and Privacy

We live in a world where trust relationships are becoming ever more important. This paper outlines how an architecture which abstracts these relationships between domains, organisations and units, into a formal definition, and then implement these as... Read More about Modelling of integrated trust, governance and access safi.re: Information Sharing Architecture..

Schutz der Anonymität als Gemeinschaftsaufgabe – eine neue Generation von PETs? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kwecka, Z., Buchanan, W. J., Schafer, B., & Rauhofer, J. (2013). Schutz der Anonymität als Gemeinschaftsaufgabe – eine neue Generation von PETs?. In INFORMATIK 2013

Technologies, der seine rechtstheoretische Motivation aus einem Verständnis der Privatsphäre als kollektivem Gut gewinnt. In diesem Modell willigen alle Mitglieder einer Gruppe in eine theoretisches Risiko ein, um gegenseitig ihre Anonymität und dami... Read More about Schutz der Anonymität als Gemeinschaftsaufgabe – eine neue Generation von PETs?.

Building the bridges -- a proposal for merging different paradigms in mobile NFC ecosystem. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Akram, R. N., Markantonakis, K., & Mayes, K. (2012, November). Building the bridges -- a proposal for merging different paradigms in mobile NFC ecosystem

In late 1990s. the multi-application initiative was put forward to have multiple applications on a single smart card. This would have enabled a cardholder to accumulate all of her smart card based applications (e.g. banking, telecom, and transport et... Read More about Building the bridges -- a proposal for merging different paradigms in mobile NFC ecosystem..

Coopetitive architecture to support a dynamic and scalable NFC based mobile services architecture. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Akram, R. N., Markantonakis, K., & Mayes, K. (2012, October). Coopetitive architecture to support a dynamic and scalable NFC based mobile services architecture

Near Field Communication (NFC) has reinvigorated the multi-application smart card initiative. The NFC trials are relying on an extension of Issuer Centric Smart Card Model (ICOM) referred as Trusted Service Manager (TSM) architecture, which may creat... Read More about Coopetitive architecture to support a dynamic and scalable NFC based mobile services architecture..

Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2012). Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism. In National Information Security Conference (NISC)

As organisations move towards infrastructures which are highly dependent on their Web infrastructure, they are now at great risk from external parties who can use a number of motivations, such as for a political agenda, to compromise their activities... Read More about Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism..

Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Lawson, A., Schafer, B., Scott, R., Thuemmler, C., & Uthmani, O. (2012, December). Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online

The paper reports of a collaborative project between computer scientists, lawyers, police officers, medical professionals and social workers to develop a communication in infrastructure that allows information sharing while observing Data Protection... Read More about Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online..

SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., Lo, O., Thuemmler, C., Lawson, A., Uthmani, O., …Khedim, A. S. (2012). SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud. In eTELEMED 2012 (99-104)

The use of digital technologies in providing health care services is in general subsumed under the term e-Health. The Data Capture and Auto Identification Reference (DACAR) project provides an open e-Health service platform that reinforces the integr... Read More about SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud.

Security issues of a publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Russell, G., & Macfarlane, R. (2012, June). Security issues of a publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure

Edinburgh Napier University runs a custom cloud computing infrastructure for both student and public use. Such access carries dangers, both reputational and legal, as accidental or deliberate acts by users can be dangerous to other systems. This pape... Read More about Security issues of a publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure..

A forensic image description language for generating test images. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Russell, G., Macfarlane, R., & Ludwiniak, R. (2012). A forensic image description language for generating test images. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training

Digital Forensics is a fast developing job market, as well as being topical and interesting, and as such is an area in which University students are keen to develop and study. At Edinburgh Napier University this topic has been taught with flexible an... Read More about A forensic image description language for generating test images..

A methodology to evaluate rate-based intrusion prevention system against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Flandrin, F., Macfarlane, R., & Graves, J. (2011). A methodology to evaluate rate-based intrusion prevention system against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). In Cyberforensics 2011

This paper defines a methodology for the evaluation of a Rate-based Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) threat. This evaluation system uses realistic background traffic along with attacking traffic, with four... Read More about A methodology to evaluate rate-based intrusion prevention system against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)..

DACAR platform for eHealth services cloud. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., Thuemmler, C., Lo, O., Khedim, A. S., Uthmani, O., …Bell, D. (2011). DACAR platform for eHealth services cloud. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CLOUD.2011.31

The use of digital technologies in providing health care services is collectively known as eHealth. Considerable progress has been made in the development of eHealth services, but concerns over service integration, large scale deployment, and securit... Read More about DACAR platform for eHealth services cloud..

Affliate advertising fraud and an investigatory fraud framework. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miehling, M. J., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011). Affliate advertising fraud and an investigatory fraud framework. In CyberForensics 2011

This paper outlines the details of a real-life scam, which involves creating fraudulent Web sites which pretend to sell goods, but are actually used to perform click-through crime or use identity fraud to claim commission on the sale of goods. It inv... Read More about Affliate advertising fraud and an investigatory fraud framework..

Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rietsche, R., Russell, G., & Karduck, A. P. (2011, July). Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment. Presented at Computers and Advanced Technology in Education

Online learning environments are an important aspect to many University courses. They allow flexibility in student approaches, and permit students from a range of backgrounds to take part in education. This paper considers an online learning environm... Read More about Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment..

Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Russell, G., & Cumming, A. (2011). Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on e-Learning (181-188)

Flexible learning approaches to education are important in modern Universities. Students should be able to choose how they will study their courses, and educators should be prepared to support students in their choices, and guide students to employ s... Read More about Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework..

Information sharing framework: next generation e-Health cloud. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Thuemmler, C., Fan, L., Lo, O., & Khedim, A. S. (2010). Information sharing framework: next generation e-Health cloud.

This presentation outlines the novel e-Health Cloud. See: http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~bill/e_presentations/healthcloud01/healthcloud01.html

An e-Health cloud. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Thuemmler, C., Fan, L., Lo, O., & Khedim, A. S. (2010). An e-Health cloud.

A significant weakness within cloud-based systems is often their security. This presentation shows how a health care cloud has been created which preserves the rights of the patient to control access to their captured data, and then how this is used... Read More about An e-Health cloud..

Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Lawson, A., Schafer, B., Scott, R., Thuemmler, C., & Uthmani, O. (2010). Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law.

The paper describes a collaborative project between computer scientist, police officers, medical professionals and social workers to develop a communication infrastructure that allows information sharing while observing Data Protection law “by design... Read More about Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law..