I am an Associate Professor in Cyber Security at the University of Kent, and a Visiting Academic at the University of Oxford.
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, The BBC (and BBC Radio 4 ), Newsweek, Wired, The Independent, Infosecurity Magazine, The Register, 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.
Mar.2021 --- New research grant awarded: "Cyber Security Body Of Knowledge: Mapping Research (PhD) Theses to CyBOK 1.0". [link]
Mar.2021 --- Expert contributor to new article in ThreatPost, "Home-Office Photos: A Ripe Cyberattack Vector": [link]
Mar.2021 --- New article in Naked Security, "I see you: your home-working photos reveal more than you think!": [link]
Feb.2021 --- Best Poster Paper Award at the The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) 2021, for "A Framework for Effective Corporate Communication after Cyber Security Incidents". [poster][NDSS]
Feb.2021 --- New paper titled "Cybersecurity Awareness" published in Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. [doi]
Feb.2021 --- Featured in the Insider discussing smart/IoT device surveillance during protests: [link]
Feb.2021 --- Featured in Naked Security "What should you say if you have a data breach? Catch up with Jason Nurse": [link]
Jan.2021 --- Appointed as Associate Fellow of The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) [link]
Jan.2021 --- Headline talk for SASIG PR Academy "Effective corporate communications and public relations in response to a data breach" [link]
Jan.2021 --- New Emerging Insights Policy paper titled "Cyber Security Incentives and the Role of Cyber Insurance" published in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. [pdf][link]
Dec.2020 --- Speaker at IEEE UK & Ireland Cyber Security Chapter Webinar: "Corporate communications and PR after cyber security incidents". [link]
Dec.2020 --- Infosecurity Magazine Webinar Panel Member: "Putting People First: Overcoming Human Error in Email Security". [link]
Nov.2020 --- Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 regarding Cyber Attacks targeting the Sports industry, particularly the recent attack on Manchester United Football Club. [link]
Nov.2020 --- Discussing my research at the Sophos Evolve Cybersecurity Summit: "How to Protect Your Company Brand if a Breach Occurs". [link]
Nov.2020 --- Invited Panelist at Association of British Insurers(ABI)/Oxera cyber insurance event: "A Known, Unknown: Evolving Cyber Threats and the future of the UK Cyber Insurance Market". [link]
Nov.2020 --- My research is featured in SASIG Webinar: "Developing a playbook for corporate communications after a data breach". [link]
Nov.2020 --- New paper titled "Cyber Stalking, Cyber Harassment and Adult Mental Health: A Systematic Review" published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Journal. [pdf][doi]
Nov.2020 --- Speaker at the CyberSecurity Live Conference on: "Cyber Security Incident Response". [link]
Oct.2020 --- My research is featured in Infosecurity Magazine: "Interview with Jason Nurse about the Corporate Comms Framework". [link]
Oct.2020 --- Featured professional/profile in Infosecurity Magazine. [link][mag]
Sep.2020 --- My research is featured in The Register: "Wondering how to tell the world you've been hacked? Here's a handy guide from infosec academics". [link]
Sep.2020 --- New paper "A framework for effective corporate communication after cyber security incidents" published in Computers & Security. [pdf][doi]
Sep.2020 --- Appointed as General Chair of ICWSM 2021 (acceptance rate ~22%). [link]
Sep.2020 --- Speaker at the UKIERI-DST Virtual Workshop on Adversarial Cybersecurity [site]
Sep.2020 --- New paper "Security should be there by default: Investigating how journalists perceive and respond to risks from the Internet of Things" published in the 5th European Workshop on Usable Security (EuroUSEC 2020) co-located with the 2020 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (Euro S&P). [pdf]
Sep.2020 --- New paper "#ISIS vs #ActionCountersTerrorism: A Computational Analysis of Extremist and Counter-extremist Twitter Narratives" published in the 2nd Workshop on Attackers and Cyber-Crime Operations (WACCO), at the IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (Euro S&P). [pdf]
Aug.2020 --- New research grant awarded: "TIPS in blended home-work environments post-COVID: A socio-technical perspective". [link]