I am a Reader in Cyber Security at the University of Kent, the Director of Science and Research at CybSafe, a Visiting Fellow in Defence and Security at Cranfield University, and an Associate Fellow at RUSI.

My research explores the interdisciplinary nature of cyber security, privacy and trust. This especially considers the impact of new technologies on these areas. As a result of this broad remit I have the pleasure of working across various domains including computing, psychology, and computational social science. I regularly contribute to mainstream media, and have written for, or featured in, the Wall Street Journal, BBC News, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Wired, The Telegraph, The Independent, TRT World, Tech Radar, Raconteur, Threat Post, Infosecurity Magazine, SC Magazine, Help Net Security, The Register, ZDNet, CSO, The Record, Dark Reading, ComputerWeekly, IT Pro, Symantec Blogs, Naked Security and The Conversation.

I am open for research collaboration opportunities, new PhD students, invited talks/presentations, and media commentary. Please contact me.

Recent news.

  • speaker  May.2026 --- Speaker at BSides Kent: "“Know thy enemy”: A deep dive into the business, brands, and power structures of ransomware groups". [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2026 --- Guest Lecturer at University of Kent's Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security Module on: "When AI becomes the weapon: The malicious misuse of AI by cybercriminals and threat actors". [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2026 --- Invited Panelist at 2026 Cyber Risk Insights Conference: "Building a Sustainable Future". [link]
  • award  Apr.2026  --- Recognised as a Kent Diamond, by the University of Kent. [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2026 --- Host and Speaker at the IMPACT USA Conference, a CybSafe conference in association with the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and MITRE. [link]
  • media  Apr.2026 --- Expert Contributor to new Insurance Business report: "Best Cyber Insurance Companies in the UK | 5-Star Cyber". [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2026 --- Invited Speaker at KentConnects: "Understanding ransomware and the groups behind it". [link]
  • role  Apr.2026 --- Research Degree Examiner at the Newcastle University, School of Computing. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2026 --- Invited Speaker at University College London (UCL): "Anatomy of ransomware groups: Origins, organisation, and evolution". [link]
  • media  Mar.2026 --- Expert Contributor to new ITV News article on Digital Footprints. [TikTok][Instagram]
  • media  Mar.2026 --- Expert Contributor to BBC Radio Kent. [link]
  • article  Mar.2026  --- New paper titled "Cyber Security Awareness Campaigns in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Do They Still Fail to Change Behaviour?" published in the proceedings of the Festschrift Symposium for Professor Angela Sasse. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Mar.2026 --- Host and Speaker at the IMPACT UK Conference, a CybSafe conference in association with the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and MITRE. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2026 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academia". [link]
  • media  Feb.2026 --- Expert Contributor to iTV and BBC News stories on cyber security. [link]
  • media  Feb.2026 --- New article in Binding Hook: "A fragmented ransomware ecosystem may be more threatening than we recognise". [link]
  • article  Feb.2026  --- New whitepaper titled "Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2021-2025" by CybSafe and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. [pdf]
  • speaker  Feb.2026 --- Guest Lecturer at University of Kent's Cybercrime and Adversarial Behaviours Module on: "Understanding ransomware: the organisation, business, and power structures of digital extortion". [link]
  • article  Feb.2026  --- New paper titled "Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): Perceptions, Challenges and Decision-Making Dynamics" published in Computers & Security Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Feb.2026 --- Invited Panelist at SASIG event: "Cybersecurity Awareness SASIG Human Risk Management Forum". [link]
  • speaker  Feb.2026 --- Guest Lecturer at Cardiff University's Cybersecurity Operations Module on: "Cyber-attacks & Adversarial Behaviours". [link]
  • media  Feb.2026 --- Expert Contributor to new University of Kent news article: "Valentine's Day cyber scammers, not just out to steal your heart". [link]
  • media  Jan.2026 --- Expert Contributor to new BBC News article: "'I was secretly filmed with smart glasses and then trolled online'". [link][LinkedIn]
  • speaker  Jan.2026 --- Speaker at Cognitive Security Institute (CSI) webinar: "Ransomware Inc.: The business, players, and power structures of digital extortion". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2026 --- Speaker at Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) Seminar: "Inside ransomware groups: An analysis of their origins, structures, and dynamics". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2026 --- Invited Speaker at CyCOS SME Workshop: "Small businesses and cyber insurance". [link]
  • article  Jan.2026  --- New paper titled "Inside ransomware groups: An analysis of their origins, structures, and dynamics" published in Computers & Security Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Dec.2025 --- Invited Speaker at the Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-Connected Cyber-Physical Systems (RITICS) Cybersecurity and Economics Workshop: "The harms and experiences of victims of cyber attacks". [link]
  • speaker  Dec.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Cyberpsychology course: "Cybersecurity, cybercrime and psychology". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Invited Speaker at the North West Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP) Quarterly Meeting: "The Ins and Outs of Ransomware Groups". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Invited Speaker at International Crime Science Conference: "The Threat of Ransomware to the UK Economy". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Speaker at University of Kent REF Impact Workshop. [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Invited Speaker at CyberSecurity Live Conference: "Ransomware Inc.: The business, players, and power structures of digital extortion". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Invited Speaker at ISC2 London Chapter Meeting: "The 2025 Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report". [link]
  • media  Nov.2025 --- Expert Contributor to new Condé Nast Traveller article: "Do we really need complimentary WiFi on planes?". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Kings College London's Navigating International Financial Regulation and Compliance course on: "The Threat of Ransomware". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2025 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "The PhD/ECR journey: Part 4". [link]
  • media  Oct.2025 --- Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "The Best End User Security Awareness Programs Aren't About Awareness Anymore". [link]
  • role  Oct.2025 --- Appointed as Chair of the Ethics Board of the UK's National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online (REPHRAIN). [link]
  • media  Oct.2025 --- New article in Binding Hook: "Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shows that governments must provide post-incident support". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2025 --- Guest Lecturer for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowships Programme: "A human aspects perspective on cyber attacks". [link]
  • media  Oct.2025 --- Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "From Power Users to Protective Stewards: How to Tune Security Training for Specialized Employees". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Cranfield University's The Human Dimension course on: "The Human Aspect of Cyber Security". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Kent University's Information Security Management Module on: "Cyber Insurance: Origins and Progress". [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2025 --- Keynote Speaker at the 2025 European Symposium on Usable Security (EuroUSEC 2025): "It's *not* all about the Benjamins: The real harms of cyber attacks". [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2025 --- Speaker at Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) Strategy Meeting: "Ransomware: The threat, the impact, and the way forward". [link]
  • article  Sep.2025  --- New whitepaper titled "Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2025-2026" by CybSafe and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. [pdf]
  • speaker  Sep.2025 --- Keynote Panel Speaker at the 5th Annual Northern WARP Conference: "The human factor in cyber and data protection". [link]
  • media  Aug.2025 --- Media coverage in Barbados' The Nation Newspaper based on research talk/webinar: "Warning over hackers’ tactics". [link][Instagram story]
  • speaker  Aug.2025 --- Speaker at The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Barbados Chapter's Webinar: "Behind the scenes of cybersecurity: How cybercriminals use human psychology against us". [link][LI post]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at National Cybersecurity Alliance (StaySafeOnline.org) Webinar: "Convene Chats - Nudgestock: Ogilvy weaponized psychology. Learn how to do more than just ask nicely". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at The 66th London International Youth Science Forum: "AI and Society". [link]
  • article  Jun.2025  --- Contributor to new RAND research policy paper titled "Beyond Technicalities Assessing Cyber Risk by Incorporating Human Factors". [pdf][doi]
  • media  Jul.2025 --- Expert Contributor to new Raconteur article: "The Online Safety Act is a security and compliance minefield". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at UCL DIS Summer School Programme for Black Heritage Students: "An Introduction to Cybersecurity: What is it, why it matters, and its future". [link]
  • media  Jul.2025 --- Expert Contributor to new ComputerWeekly.com feature: "The Security Interviews". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at Cognitive Security Institute (CSI): "From Security Awareness and Training to Human Risk Management in Cybersecurity". [link]
  • role  Jul.2025 --- Research Degree Examiner at the Open University, Computing and IT Department. [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at BMS Group: "Understanding the Human Aspect of Cybersecurity: A Focus on the Insurance Industry". [link]
  • role  Jul.2025 --- PhD Student, Clare M. Patterson, at the University of Kent completes doctorate degree: Thesis title "Organisational Learning from Cybersecurity Incidents". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2025 --- Speaker at The University of Oxford's St Anne's College Summer School Programme for Internatinonal Students: "An Introduction to Cybersecurity". [link]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Speaker on Cybercology: Confessions of a CyberPsychologist Podcast: "The Psychology of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust". [link]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Speaker at Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) Cyber Incident Workshop: "Ransomware: The threat, the impact, and the way forward". [link]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Speaker at UCL Data Protection Showcase: "Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviours: A Real-World Study". [link]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Invited Speaker on ITSPmagazine @ Infosecurity Europe 2025: "Understanding Cybersecurity Behavior: From Social Engineering to Shadow AI" [link]
  • article  Jun.2025  --- New paper titled "From Security Awareness and Training to Human Risk Management in Cybersecurity" published in the 7th International Conference HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust (27th HCI International Conference). [pdf][doi]
  • article  Jun.2025  --- New paper titled "To Patch or Not to Patch: Motivations, Challenges, and Implications for Cybersecurity" published in the 7th International Conference HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust (27th HCI International Conference). [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2025 (Cyber Strategies Stage): "‘Oh, Behave!’ A Global Outlook on Cyber Behaviors and the Science Behind". [link]
  • speaker  Jun.2025 --- Stand at SME XPO 2025 presenting The CyCOS Project. [link]
  • speaker  May.2025 --- Speaker at RSA Conference 2025: "‘Oh, Behave!’ A Global Outlook on Cyber Behaviors and the Science Behind". [link]
  • speaker  May.2025 --- Invited Speaker on ITSPmagazine @ RSAC 2025: "Mindset Matters: Rethinking How We Teach and Design Cybersecurity" [link]
  • media  May.2025 --- Expert Contributor to Yahoo! News article: "5 signs you’re being catfished like on ITV's Fake". [link]
  • speaker  May.2025 --- Speaker at The Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) Annual Conference 2025. [link]
  • role  May.2025 --- Research Degree Examiner at the University of Bristol, School of Computer Science. [link]
  • speaker  May.2025 --- Speaker at International Association of Security Awareness Professionals (IASAP): "A Deep Dive into Security Attitudes and Behaviours". [link]
  • speaker  May.2025 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "The PhD/ECR journey: Part 3". [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2025 --- Speaker at UK Cyber Week 2025 (Cyber and Strategy Theatre): "Understanding Cybersecurity Attitudes". [link]
  • article  Apr.2025  --- New paper titled "Investigating the experiences of providing cyber security support to small-and medium-sized enterprises" published in the Computers & Security Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  April.2025 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "The PhD/ECR journey: Part 2". [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2025 --- Host and Speaker at the IMPACT USA Conference, a CybSafe conference in association with the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and MITRE. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2025 --- Speaker at BSides Kent: "It's *not* all about the Benjamins: The real harms of ransomware attacks". [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2025 --- Host of Webinar: "Nudge nudge, wink wink: Using nudges and automation to reduce human cyber risk". [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Leiden University's Cyber Crisis Management and Resilience course on: "The Threat of Ransomware". [link]
  • award  Mar.2025  --- Supervised MSc Student Project on Ransomware that won the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) prize. [link]
  • award  Mar.2025  --- Supervised BSc Student Project on Ransomware that won the School of Computing Best Poster prize. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2025 --- Host and Speaker at the IMPACT UK Conferences, a CybSafe conference in association with the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), MITRE and SASIG. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2025 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "The PhD/ECR journey: Part 1". [link]
  • article  Feb.2025  --- Invited to be Section Editor in the new Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cyberpsychology. [publisher]
  • article  Feb.2025  --- New paper titled "Invisible Lines, Visible Impact: How Territorial Security Influences Russian Cyber Security Strategy" published in The RUSI Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • media  Feb.2025 --- New article in Binding Hook: "Cyber insurance is no silver bullet for cybersecurity". [link]
  • speaker  Feb.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Kent University's Information Security Management Module on: "Cyber Insurance: Origins and Progress". [link]
  • role  Feb.2025 --- PhD Student, Enes Altuncu, at the University of Kent completes doctorate degree: Thesis title "Fact-checking Ecosystem: From Modelling to Semi-automated Stakeholder-based Detection of False Information". [link]
  • article  Jan.2025  --- New Policy Brief titled "Unlocking Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs): The importance of implementing PETs for SMEs". [pdf]
  • speaker  Jan.2025 --- Invited Panelist at SASIG event: "Securing the future of data: Navigating AI, sovereignty, and cyber threats". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2025 --- Invited Speaker at Cognitive Security Institute: "Studying your Cyber Security Attitudes and Behaviors". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2025 --- Speaker and Organiser of the University of Kent's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Environment Session: "Challenges and opportunities". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2025 --- Guest Lecturer at Cardiff University's Cybersecurity Operations Module on: "Cyber-attacks & Adversarial Behaviours". [link]
  • role  Dec.2024 --- External Examiner PhD at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. [link]
  • media  Dec.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new ITV News articles on Fake QR codes and Black Friday scams. [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2024 --- Invited Speaker at CyberSecurity Live Conference: "The real impact of ransomware attacks on victim organisations". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2024 --- Invited Speaker at University of Athens' Graduate Program in Cyberpsychology: "Psychology and Cyber Security". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2024 --- Invited Speaker at iNetwork (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) Webinar: "Human Factor: Behavioural Insights in Cyber Security". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2024 --- Speaker (joint) at Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) Seminar: "Does Cyber Insurance promote Cyber Security Best Practice? An Analysis based on Insurance Application Forms". [link]
  • article  Oct.2024  --- New paper titled "Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" published in IFIP WG 11.12 International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Oct.2024 --- Invited Speaker at ISC2 London Chapter Meeting: "The 2024 Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2024 --- Host for RUSI Webinar featuring Dr Claudia Natanson, CEO of UK Cyber Security Council: "Building a Diverse and Resilient Cyber Workforce". [link]
  • media  Oct.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new The Telegraph article: "Evil Corp: The Russian family business that cheated British taxpayers out of millions". [link]
  • article  Oct.2024  --- New paper titled "Does Cyber Insurance promote Cyber Security Best Practice? An Analysis based on Insurance Application Forms" published in ACM Digital Threats: Research and Practice Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • media  Sep.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new DarkTrace The Inference article: "Malware-as-a-Service: what you need to know about this persistent cyber threat". [link]
  • media  Sep.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Tech Monitor article: "How to tell the world you've just been hacked". [link]
  • media  Sep.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new IT Pro article: "The importance of supply chain resilience". [link]
  • media  Sep.2024 --- Media coverage of new Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2024-2025. [Infosecurity Magazine][Tech Monitor][CIO News][SC Media]
  • article  Sep.2024  --- New whitepaper titled "Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2024-2025" by CybSafe and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. [pdf]
  • article  Aug.2024  --- New paper titled "‘There was a bit of PTSD every time I walked through the office door’: Ransomware harms and the factors that influence the victim organization’s experience" published in the Journal of Cybersecurity. [pdf][doi]
  • article  Aug.2024  --- New paper titled "The technification of domestic abuse: Methods, tools and criminal justice responses" published in the Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • article  Aug.2024  --- New paper titled "Cyber Strategy in Practice: The Evolution of US, Russian and Ukrainian National Cyber Security Strategies through the Experience of War" published in The RUSI Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • article  Aug.2024  --- New paper titled "Unmasking hate in the pandemic: A cross-platform study of the COVID-19 infodemic" published in the Big Data Research Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • media  Jul.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Raconteur article: "Hacking HR: how can people leaders ensure their operations are cybersecure?". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2024 --- Speaker at The 65th London International Youth Science Forum: "Generative AI: A Catalyst for Progress or a Source of Peril?". [link]
  • media  Jul.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Raconteur article: "Sleepless nights, PTSD and strokes: inside the human cost of ransomware". [link]
  • media  Jul.2024 --- Media coverage of new RUSI Occassional Policy Paper on "‘Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted’: The Ransomware Victim Experience" in TechXplore, and TechTimes. [TechXplore][TechTimes]
  • article  Jul.2024  --- New RUSI Occassional Policy paper titled "‘Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted’: The Ransomware Victim Experience" published in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. [pdf][link]
  • article  Jun.2024  --- New paper titled "Cybersecurity, cyber insurance and small-to-medium-sized enterprises: A systematic review" published in the Information and Computer Security Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • article  Jun.2024  --- New paper titled "Embedding Privacy in Computational Social Science and Artificial Intelligence Research" published in International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) Workshop Proceedings. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Jun.2024 --- Speaker at Cambridge Cybercrime Centre: Seventh Annual Cybercrime Conference: "Ransomware Harms and the Victim Experience". [link]
  • speaker  May.2024 --- Invited Speaker at The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Digital Week, CyberKeys 2024. [link]
  • media  May.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Raconteur article: "AI worms: what your cybersecurity team needs to know". [link]
  • speaker  May.2024 --- Invited Speaker at ISC2 London Chapter Meeting: "Attitudes and Behaviours in Cyber Security: What you need to know!". [link]
  • speaker  May.2024 --- Guest Lecturer for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Chevening India, Western Balkans & Japan Cyber Security Fellowships Programme: "Cyber-attacks and Adversarial Behaviours: A human aspects perspective". [link]
  • media  May.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new FinTech Global publication: "Parents prioritise online safety education when choosing children’s banks". [link]
  • role  Apr.2024 --- Appointed to Google.org European Cybersecurity Seminars Advisory Committee, in collaboration with European Cyber Conflict Research Incubator (ECCRI). [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2024 --- Invited Speaker on the ITSPmagazine Podcast: "The Role Behavioral Science In Understanding And Improving Cybersecurity Posture In A Technological Society | Redefining Society" [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2024 --- Invited Delegate at Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre 10th Anniversary Conference. [link]
  • media  Apr.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Fintech Times publication: "CybSafe Reveals Importance and Use of Cyber Training for Customers". [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2024 --- Invited Speaker at Bournemouth University's Department of Psychology and Cyber Security Research Group's research seminar series: "Psychology and Cyber Security: A match made in H...". [link]
  • media  Mar.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new International Banking Systems (IBS) Intelligence (IBSi) publication: "Is Cybersecurity the key to customer loyalty for banks?". [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2024 --- Host and Speaker at the IMPACT Conference, a CybSafe conference in association with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), MITRE, and SASIG. [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Washington Post article: "11-nation operation takes down world’s ‘most harmful’ cybercriminal group". [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new ComputerWeekly article: "Users love their cyber teams, but find them frustrating". [link]
  • speaker  Feb.2024 --- Invited Speaker on the ITSPmagazine Podcast: "The Untold Impact of Cyber Insurance on Businesses | Human-Centered Cybersecurity Series". [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- New article in The Conversation: "Cybercriminals are creating their own AI chatbots to support hacking and scam users". [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- New article in The Financial Times, Banking Risk and Regulation publication: "Banks will only take cyber more seriously if they see an attack as a certainty". [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- New article in the University of Kent News: "Cyber expert tips for safe online dating this Valentine’s Day". [link]
  • media  Feb.2024 --- Expert Contributor on Greatest Hits Radio Kent station story covering Internet Safety Day and Romance Scams. [link]
  • speaker  Feb.2024 --- Guest Lecturer at Cardiff University's Cybersecurity Operations Module on: "Cyber-attacks & Adversarial Behaviours". [link]
  • article  Jan.2024  --- New paper titled "“I don't think we're there yet”: The practices and challenges of organisational learning from cyber security incidents" published in Computers & Security. [pdf][doi]
  • article  Jan.2024  --- New RUSI Occassional Policy paper titled "The Scourge of Ransomware: Victim Insights on Harms to Individuals, Organisations and Society" published in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. [pdf][link]
  • media  Jan.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Police Professional article: "Global ransomware threat expected to rise with AI, NCSC warns". [link]
  • media  Jan.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "Hook Younger Users With Cybersecurity Education Designed for Them". [link]
  • media  Jan.2024 --- Expert Contributor on Greatest Hits Radio Kent station story covering cyber attacks on Southern Water and Kent Council in Kent, UK. [link]
  • media  Jan.2024 --- Research featured in new University of Kent article: "Research by cyber expert informs UK national security ransomware report". [link]
  • article  Jan.2024  --- Research informed new Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (appointed by the UK House of Lords and the House of Commons) policy report titled "A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security", which is intended to influence UK Government Policy. [report][article]
  • media  Jan.2024 --- Expert Contributor to new Tech Informed article: "2024 Informed: Ten cyber security trends". [link]
  • article  Dec.2023  --- New paper titled "Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in using Privacy Enhancing Technologies" published in 5th International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust (HCII). [pdf][doi]
  • media  Dec.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Cyber Security Hub article: "How ransomware extortion is evolving". [link]
  • media  Dec.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Silicon Republic article: "Joy to the world of books: Recommendations from tech leaders". [link]
  • speaker  Dec.2023 --- Invited Speaker at ISC2 London Chapter Meeting: "Attitudes and Behaviours in Cyber Security: What you need to know!". [link]
  • media  Nov.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Security on Screen article: "Research uncovers a distinct gap in workplace cybersecurity prioritisation". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Invited Speaker at UK Finance's Digital Tech and Cyber - Product and Services Board Meeting: "The Human Aspect of Cyber Security". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Invited Speaker at Centre for Cyber Security, Communications and Network Research (CSCAN)'s Cyber security research seminar series: "Ransomware and the role of Cyber insurance". [link]
  • media  Nov.2023 --- Author of new Infosecurity article: "Oh, Behave! Report 2023: Cybersecurity Progress is Being Made, But There Is a Long Way to Go". [link]
  • media  Nov.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Cyber Security Hub article: "Play ransomware being sold as-a-service". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Invited Speaker at University of Hertfordshire's Department of Psychology seminar series: "Cybersecurity and its interplay with Psychology". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Guest Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Cyberpsychology course: "Cybersecurity, cybercrime and psychology". [link]
  • media  Nov.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new TechFinitive article: "ChatGPT is a year old today but not all cybersecurity experts are celebrating". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Guest Lecturer at Cranfield University's Critical Networks & Cyber-Physical Systems Course: "The Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity". [link]
  • speaker  Nov.2023 --- Guest Lecturer for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship Programme: "Cyber-attacks and Adversarial Behaviours: A human aspects perspective". [link]
  • media  Nov.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new cyber security awareness video from Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS): "Why does cyber security matter for everyone?". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Infosecurity Magazine podcast: "Combatting Phishing in the Era of AI and Deepfakes". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "From Snooze to Enthuse: Making Security Awareness Training 'Sticky'". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new CSO Online article: "UK NCSC begins rollout of free DNS security service for schools". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2023 --- Invited Speaker at GOETEC Annual Conference: "Developing the UCISA Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new BetaNews article: "Why lack of training can put cybersecurity at risk". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "10 Tips for Security Awareness Training That Hits the Target". [link]
  • speaker  Oct.2023 --- Invited Speaker at CyberSecurity Live Conference: "Is cyber insurance helping to mitigate the threat of ransomware?". [link]
  • media  Oct.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new SecurityBrief article: "Gen Z & millennials: the most vulnerable to cybercrimes". [link]
  • research project  Sep.2023 --- New research grant started: "Enhancing Cyber Resilience of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises through Cyber Security Communities of Support" by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / EPSRC Cybersecurity Research Institutes Research Projects Call. [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2023 --- Featured in IT Security Guru article: "International Cyber Expo 2023 Triumphs in its Second Year". [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2023 --- Speaker at International Cyber Expo 2023: "Oh, Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2023". [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2023 --- Invited Speaker at SANS CISO Network UK Summit 2023: "Ransomware and Cyber Insurance". [link]
  • speaker  Sep.2023 --- Expert lead for REPHRAIN Workshop on Ethics and Consent in Research. [link]
  • media  Aug.2023 --- Media coverage of new RUSI Occassional Policy Paper on "Cyber Insurance and the Ransomware Challenge" in Recorded Future News, SC Magazine, and Infosecurity. [The Record][SC Magazine][Infosecurity][Politico]
  • article  Aug.2023  --- New RUSI Occassional Policy paper titled "Cyber Insurance and the Ransomware Challenge" published in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. [pdf][link]
  • media  Aug.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Tech Radar Pro article: "Workers are spilling more secrets to AI than to their friends". [link]
  • media  Aug.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Beta News article: "Employees share more secrets with AI than they would in a bar". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2023 --- Keynote Speaker at 2023 The Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference: "Cyber security and Cyber Psychology" [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2023 --- Infosecurity Magazine Webinar Panel Member: "Don't Take the Bait: Collaborative Intelligence to Build Phishing Resilience". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2023 --- Invited Speaker at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) BB ICAB seminar: "'Shielding the digital fort': Understanding cybersecurity's vital role". [link]
  • speaker  Jul.2023 --- Invited Speaker on BEHAVE Podcast: "Interdisciplinary Security". [Spotify][Apple podcasts iTunes]
  • role  Jul.2023 --- Hosted and Organised (acting as Organising Chair) of the 17th IFIP International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA) 2023. [link]
  • role  Jul.2023 --- Hosted Research Visitor Professor Dutt, IIT Mandi, India. [link]
  • research project  Jun.2023 --- New research grant awarded: "Enhancing Cyber Resilience of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises through Cyber Security Communities of Support" by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / EPSRC Cybersecurity Research Institutes Research Projects Call. [link]
  • role  Jun.2023 --- Appointed to the Editorial Board of the Elsevier Computers & Security Journal [link]
  • article  June.2023  --- New paper titled "Learning from cyber security incidents: A systematic review and future research agenda" published in Computers & Security. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Jun.2023 --- Invited Speaker at Technische Universiteit Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Cybersecurity seminar: "Between a rock and a hard(ening) place: Cyber insurance in the ransomware era". [link]
  • speaker  May.2023 --- Invited Speaker at International Cyber Security Center of Excellence (INCS-CoE) Expert Community Seminar, Cybercrime and Ransomware: "Cyber insurance and ransomware". [link]
  • article  May.2023  --- New paper titled "Between a rock and a hard(ening) place: Cyber insurance in the ransomware era" published in Computers & Security. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  May.2023 --- Invited Inspirational Speaker at the Levelling up: Maths for Black Heritage Students Programme (from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and the London Mathematical Society (LMS)). [link]
  • speaker  May.2023 --- Host for Cyber security webinar: "The ultimate people-centric webinar on ransomware prevention". [link]
  • role  May.2023 --- External Examiner PhD at the University of Nottingham. [link]
  • award  May.2023  --- Nominated for University of Kent Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Award. [link]
  • speaker  Apr.2023 --- Invited Speaker at ASTIN Cyber Workshop (ACW) Meeting (Lloyds of London): "Cyber insurance in the ransomware era". [link]
  • article  Apr.2023  --- New paper titled "Preparing for future cyber crises: lessons from governance of the coronavirus pandemic" published in Policy Design and Practice Journal. [pdf][doi]
  • media  Apr.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Help Net Security article: "How to transform cybersecurity learning and make content more engaging". [link]
  • media  Apr.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new Silicon Republic article: "Cybersecurity researcher wants users to make smarter security decisions". [link]
  • role  Mar.2023 --- Appointed as the Chair of The Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) Advisory Board. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2023 --- Host for The IMPACT Conference, spotlighting the latest academic research on the human aspect of cybersecurity. [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2023 --- Invited Speaker at The Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) Launch event: "Cyber Security, Insurance and Ransomware". [link]
  • media  Mar.2023 --- Research featured in University News: "Kent research inspires Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit for universities". [link]
  • speaker  Mar.2023 --- Invited Speaker at UCISA Webinar: "Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit". [link]
  • article  Mar.2023  --- New paper titled "How cyber insurance influences the ransomware payment decision: theory and evidence" published in The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Mar.2023 --- Invited Expert Contributor at Computer Misuse-Facilitated Fraud event. [link]
  • article  Feb.2023  --- New paper titled "Perspectives of non-expert users on cyber security and privacy: An analysis of online discussions on Twitter" published in Computers & Security. [pdf][doi]
  • speaker  Feb.2023 --- Invited Speaker at Local Government Association (LGA) Cyber security and the crisis communications response Webinar. [link]
  • media  Feb.2023 --- Interviewed Live on BBC Radio Kent on the increase in QR Code scams and protection measures. [link]
  • article  Feb.2023  --- New paper titled "A Survey of User Perspectives on Security and Privacy in a Home Networking Environment" published in ACM Computing Surveys. [pdf][doi]
  • role  Mar.2023 --- External examiner PhD in the University of Oxford. [link]
  • article  Jan.2023  --- New written evidence submitted to The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) Call for Evidence for inquiry into Ransomware. [evidence][call]
  • media  Jan.2023 --- Expert Contributor to new SC Magazine UK article: "Crystal ball cyber predictions for 2023". [link]
  • speaker  Jan.2023 --- Invited Speaker at 2023 SC Unlocks series: "Is Cyber Insurance Right for Your Organization?" [link]
  • role  Jan.2023  --- Panel Member and Judge for the Third Annual EPSRC/UKRI SPRITE+ Sandpit. [link]
  • role  Jan.2023  --- Judge for 2023 SC Awards. [link]