Talks/Media

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to deliver a range of public talks and seminars, and I have featured in, or written, various research-based news articles. A selection of these are listed below.

2023/Dec: Expert Contributor to new Cyber Security Hub article: "How ransomware extortion is evolving". [link] 2023/Nov: 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]
2023/Nov: Expert Contributor to new TechFinitive article: "ChatGPT is a year old today but not all cybersecurity experts are celebrating". [link] 2023/Nov: Author of new Infosecurity article: "Oh, Behave! Report 2023: Cybersecurity Progress is Being Made, But There Is a Long Way to Go". [link]
2023/Nov: Expert Contributor to new cyber security awareness video from Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS): "Why does cyber security matter for everyone?". [link] 2023/Oct: Expert Contributor to new Infosecurity Magazine podcast: "Combatting Phishing in the Era of AI and Deepfakes". [link]
2023/Oct: Invited Speaker at GOETEC Annual Conference: "Developing the UCISA Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit". [link] 2023/Oct: Invited Speaker at CyberSecurity Live Conference: "Is cyber insurance helping to mitigate the threat of ransomware?". [link]
2023/Oct: Expert Contributor to new Dark Reading article: "From Snooze to Enthuse: Making Security Awareness Training 'Sticky'". [link] 2023/Oct: Expert Contributor to new CSO Online article: "UK NCSC begins rollout of free DNS security service for schools". [link]
2023/Oct: Panellist at the CybSafe and National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) Webinar: "Oh, Behave! The Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2023". [link] 2023/Sep: Invited Speaker at Cybersecurity: Manage your Human Risk webinar with Vodacom Business in partnership with CybSafe. [link]
2023/Sep: Speaker at International Cyber Expo 2023: "Oh, Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2023". [link] 2023/Sep: Invited Speaker at SANS CISO Network UK Summit 2023: "What does Ransomware mean for Cyber Insurance?". [link]
2023/Aug: 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] 2023/Aug: Expert Contributor to new Tech Radar Pro article: "Workers are spilling more secrets to AI than to their friends". [link]
2023/Jul: Keynote Speaker at 2023 The Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference: "Cyber security and Cyber Psychology". [link] 2023/Jul: Invited Speaker at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) BB ICAB seminar: "'Shielding the digital fort': Understanding cybersecurity's vital role". [link]
2023/Jul: Invited Speaker on BEHAVE Podcast: "Interdisciplinary Security" (Spotify, Apple podcasts iTunes). [link] 2023/May: Invited Speaker at International Cyber Security Center of Excellence (INCS-CoE) Expert Community Seminar, Cybercrime and Ransomware: "Cyber insurance and ransomware". [link]
2023/May: Host for Cyber security webinar: "The ultimate people-centric webinar on ransomware prevention". [link] 2023/Apr: Invited Speaker at ASTIN Cyber Workshop (ACW) Meeting (Lloyds of London): "Cyber insurance in the ransomware era". [link]
2023/Mar: Host for The IMPACT Conference, spotlighting the latest academic research on the human aspect of cybersecurity. [link] 2023/Mar: Expert Contributor to new Help Net Security article: "How to transform cybersecurity learning and make content more engaging". [link]
2023/Mar: Invited Speaker at UCISA Webinar: "Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit". [link] 2023/Mar: Research featured in University News: "Kent research inspires Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit for universities". [link]
2023/Feb: Invited Speaker at Local Government Association (LGA) Cyber security and the crisis communications response Webinar. [link] 2023/Feb: Interviewed Live on BBC Radio Kent on the increase in QR Code scams and protection measures. [link]
2023/Jan: Invited Judge for 2023 SC Awards. [link] 2023/Jan: Invited Speaker at 2023 SC Unlocks series: "Is Cyber Insurance Right for Your Organization?" [link]
2022/Nov: Keynote Speaker at 2022 National Safeguarding Adult Week: Domestic Abuse in Tech-Society: "Computer Misuse as a Facilitator of Domestic Abuse" [link] 2022/Nov: Invited Speaker at 2022 Annual Kent Human Resources Conference: "Managing human cyber risk: a look into cybersecurity attitudes and behaviours". [link]
2022/Nov: Expert Contributor to new SC Magazine UK article "Stick or carrot? Why some firms are suspending staff for failed cyber tests". [link] 2022/Oct: Interview on 'Computer Science Journeys' for the National Centre for Computing Education and the Raspberry Pi Foundation for Black History Month UK and Cybersecurity Awareness Month. [link]
2022/Sep: Speaker at International Cyber Expo: "Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2022". [link] 2022/Jul: Invited Speaker at The 64th London International Youth Science Forum: "Truth, Trust and Harm Online: Who is responsible?". [link]
2022/May: Invited Speaker at The Cybersecurity Revolution (SECREV) Conference: "Cyber Security in the Age of COVID-19: A Timeline and Analysis of Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Attacks During the Pandemic". [link] 2022/May: Invited Speaker at the University of Cambridge's Security Seminar Series: "“You're never left alone:” the use of digital technologies in domestic abuse". [link]
2022/Mar: Panel Chair and Speaker at ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (ASCCE)-UK Cyber Conference & Workshop on Strategic Communications with the UK Government Communication Service International (GCSI), "The Big Breach: Communicating with the Citizen and Businesses". [link] 2022/Mar: Keynote Speaker at European Commission event on How to train more Cybersecurity experts: "Addressing Skills Shortage and Gap Through Higher Education". [link]
2022/Mar: Expert Contributor to new article in Raconteur: "Rethink insider risk and data loss prevention". [link] 2022/Feb: Expert contributor to new article in The Next Web (TNW): "Domestic abusers are weaponizing everyday tech — and there's no quick fix". [link]
2022/Feb: Media coverage of new "Computer Misuse as a Facilitator of Domestic Abuse" Report from project funded by the UK Home Office Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research Fund, in Kent Online. [link] 2022/Feb: Expert contributor to new article in The Conversation: "How tech is driving new forms of domestic abuse". [link]
2022/Jan: Interviewed by TRT World (an international news broadcaster) on, "The psychological harms that can occur from cyber attacks". [link] 2022/Jan: My research covered in SC Magazine, "Why tougher cyber insurance rules could be a game changer". [link]
2021/Nov: Expert contribution in CREST Security Review Magazine on: "Balancing Cybersecurity And Privacy In The Remote Workforce". [link] 2021/Nov: Speaker at 7th annual Human Resources Conference: Keeping up with the Change on: "Remote Working in the Age of Covid-19 - An Analysis of New Risks of Cyber Security and Privacy". [link]
2021/Sep: Speaker at Sophos Security SOS Week event: "Does Cyber Insurance Help Or Hinder Online Crime?". [link] 2021/Sep: Speaker at Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) Identifying cyber threats and risks in SSA Webinar event: "The Evolving nature of Cyber threats". [link]
2021/Sep: Speaker at Cybersecurity Investment Supporting SME decision making event: "Cybersecurity incentives and the role of cyber insurance". [link] 2021/Sep: Tes expert comment, "Cyberattacks on schools: the facts". [link]
2021/Sep: Expert comment, "No, il vostro smartphone non vi sta spiando (ma le app potrebbero)". [link] 2021/Aug: Speaker at #RansomAware Movement event: "Is Cyber Insurance Fuelling the Ransomware Crisis?". [link]
2021/Jul: Speaker at Chatham House International Security event: "How do we tackle ransomware?". [link] 2021/Jul: Expert comment in Siècle Digital, "Le coût de la cyberassurance est en hausse de 32%". [link]
2021/Jul: The Register expert comment, "Cyber insurance model is broken, consider banning ransomware payments, says think tank". [link] 2021/Jun: Speaker at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Webinar: "How to Take Control of Cyber Security" on the topic of Cyber Insurance. [link]
2021/Jun: Speaker at the 33rd Annual FIRST Conference (FIRSTCON21): Crossing Uncertain Times: "A Playbook for Effective Corporate Communication After a Cyber Security Incident". [link] 2021/Jun: CSO expert comment, "Ransomware surge emphasises cyberthreats faced by UK education sector". [link]
2021/Apr: University of Maryland College of Information Studies talk, "Communicating Effectively after Cybersecurity Incidents and Breaches". [link] 2021/Apr: News18 expert comment, "Your Cat Videos May be Giving Away Sensitive Data to Hackers, and You Didn't Even Know it". [link]
2021/Mar: Naked Security, "I see you: your home-working photos reveal more than you think!". [link] 2021/Mar: ThreatPost expert comment, "Home-Office Photos: A Ripe Cyberattack Vector". [link]
2021/Jan: Headline talk for SASIG PR Academy "Effective corporate communications and public relations in response to a data breach" [link] 2020/Nov: Speaking at the Sophos Evolve Cybersecurity Summit: "How to Protect Your Company Brand if a Breach Occurs". [link]
2020/Nov: Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 regarding Cyber Attacks targeting the Sports industry, particularly the recent attack on Manchester United Football Club. [link] 2020/Nov: 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]
2020/Oct: Infosecurity Magazine interview about framework for effective corporate communication after cyber security incidents [link] 2020/Sep: Research featured in The Register article, "Wondering how to tell the world you've been hacked? Here's a handy guide from infosec academics" [link]
2020/Sep: Cyber Security career tips for school pupils (video) [YouTube link] 2020/Jul: The Conversation article, "Police surveillance of Black Lives Matter shows the danger technology poses to democracy" [link]
2020/June: Wall Street Journal article, "The Dangerous Secrets Our Working-From-Home Photos Reveal" [link] 2020/June: Cyber Science Conference keynote, "Exploring the Online Identity: Do the Opportunities outweigh the Security and Privacy Risks?" (video) [link]
2020/May: Newsweek Japan article, "The Dangers of Zoom, Slack and Houseparty Apps" [link] 2020/May: BBC Future expert comment, "How your smart home devices can be turned against you " [link]
2020/May: BBC Radio Kent interview to discuss cybersecurity threats, as criminals target hospitals and healthcare providers during the pandemic. [link] 2020/Apr: TODAY Online (Singapore) article, "Watch out for these online security and privacy risks as you work from home" [link]
2020/Mar: The Conversation article, "Working from home risks online security and privacy – how to stay protected" [link] 2020/Feb: British Computing Society presentation, "Tracking the Trackers: Your privacy vs Online ads!" [link]
2019/Oct: New Scientist Live presentation, "Online data and the pursuit of privacy" [link] 2019/Jul: 61st London International Youth Science Forum keynote [link]
2019/Jul: Cambridge Judge Business School Future of Cyber Risk presentation, "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cyber Security for Organisations" [link] 2019/Jun: Wired Magazine expert comment, "A series of dumb security flaws left millions of EA Origin users exposed" [link]
2019/Jun: PeepSec Conference speaker (video) [link] 2019/May: Pint of Science Kent talk, "Online Security and Privacy" [link]
2019/Jan: The Conversation article, "Amazon, Facebook and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about" [link] 2019/Jan: Wired Magazine expert comment, "Fortnite has another security flaw and Epic's response wasn't great" [link]
2019/Jan: Symantec Blogs feature interview, "Advice for CISOs: Want More Resources? Think Beyond Pure Tech" [link] 2019/Jan: BBC News World Service, The Why Factor, expert comment, "Fitness Apps and their security and privacy" [link]
2018/Oct: Featured Scientist in Children's Book, "Fantastic jobs and how to get them" [link] 2018/May: Pint of Science Oxford talk, "Cyber crime fighters" [link]
2018/Mar: Advisen Annual Cyber Risk Insights Conference keynote, "The Cybersecurity Challenge: Emerging risks in complex environments" [link] 2018/Feb: Parque Explora Science Museum invited talk in Colombia, "Risks to online privacy" [link]
2017/Jun: BBC Tech Tent: featured interview, "Fake news, algorithms and listening gadgets" [link] 2017/Jun: The Times expert comment, "Hackers could use Alexa or Siri to spy on you, cybersecurity expert warns" [link]
2016/Oct: Universit of Oxford, Day in the life of... videos "Day in the life of...Jason Nurse" (video) [link] 2016/Jun: Oxford Internet Institute talk, "Security and privacy risks to our presence in cyberspace" (video) [link]
2016/Oct: SCOR P&C Conference keynote, "Cyber risk on rise" [link] 2016/Oct: Research engagement video on online information and the harms it can cause, "Keeping Social Media Social" (video) [link]
2016/Jun: Hay Festival talk, "Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" [link] 2015/Dec: University of Oxford Christmas Science Lectures talk, "Social Media: The use of your online information for the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!" (video) [link]
2015/Feb: EPSRC Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers (RISE) Awards video [link] And more...