Associate Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland BSc (Hons), PhD, FBCS, FHEA, SMIEEE, MACS (Snr) CP, IP3P
Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Brief biographical information
p.haskelldowland@ecu.edu.auhttp://www.cscan.org/pdowland
Associate Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland is the Associate Dean for Computing and Security in the School of Science at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and is an associate member of the Centre for Security, Communications & Network Research at the University of Plymouth, UK. Paul has delivered keynotes, invited presentations, workshops, professional development/training and seminars across the world for audiences including RSA Security, ITU and IEEE. He has appeared on local and national media (newspaper, radio and tv) commenting on current cyber issues as well as contributions through articles published in The Conversation. Paul has more than 20 years of experience in cyber security research and education in both the UK and Australia.
Paul is the Working Group Coordinator and the ACS/Australian Country Member Representative to the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Technical Committee 11 (TC11 - Security and Privacy Protection in Information Processing Systems), the secretary to IFIP Working Group 11.1 (Information Security Management) and a member of the ACS Cyber Security Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow of the BCS and a Senior Member of the ACS/Certified Professional. He is the author of over 90 papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings and edited 29 proceedings.
Paul can be followed on Twitter (@pdowland).
Recent "The Conversation" articles
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- The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent thisPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Steven Furnell, University of Nottingham, January 5, 2021Many of us will have received new gadgets this festive season. But how can we ensure these are set up safely? And what's the best way to discard of old devices being replaced? View on website
- Australian hospitals are under constant cyber attack. The consequences could be deadlyPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, November 18, 2020Cyberattacks on Australian healthcare facilities are on the rise. View on website
- Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi serviceJames Jin Kang, Edith Cowan University; Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University, and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, October 15, 2020The age of autonomous vehicles is edging closer to reality with the launch of a driverless taxi service in the USA. View on website
- Airports, ATMs, hospitals: Microsoft Windows XP leak would be less of an issue, if so many didn’t use itBrianna O'Shea, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, September 30, 2020The outdated Microsoft operating system was recently dumped online in a huge leak. Hackers can now scour it for bugs to exploit. View on website
- Trump’s TikTok deal explained: who is Oracle? Why Walmart? And what does it mean for our data?Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Nathalie Collins, Edith Cowan University, September 22, 2020Plot twists in the TikTok saga continue to emerge daily, with a proposed deal to secure its future in the US now in doubt. Here's what it means for TikTok users — and for geopolitics. View on website
- A computer can guess more than 100,000,000,000 passwords per second. Still think yours is secure?Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Brianna O'Shea, Edith Cowan University, September 15, 2020One website dedicated to tracking stolen passwords suggests there are details of currently more than 10 billion compromised accounts available online. View on website
- Face masks and facial recognition will both be common in the future. How will they co-exist?Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, September 7, 2020With face masks now compulsory or recommended in various parts of the country, how are facial recognition systems functioning? View on website
- Microsoft’s takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants – not usersPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Brianna O'Shea, Edith Cowan University, August 3, 2020If a new deal between Microsoft and ByteDance goes through, the Chinese company may withdraw ownership of its TikTok operations in not only the US – but also Australia, New Zealand and Canada. View on website
- China could be using TikTok to spy on Australians, but banning it isn’t a simple fixPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and James Jin Kang, Edith Cowan University, July 8, 2020The US is also 'looking at' banning the Chinese social media app. View on website
- How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app’s issues, and Bluetooth-related risksJames Jin Kang, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, May 7, 2020From conflicts with specialised medical devices, through to unresolved problems with iPhone functionality, COVIDSafe is in need of updates. A major one may come within the next few weeks. View on website
- ANU will invigilate exams using remote software, and many students are unhappyPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, April 24, 2020The Australian National University is turning to digital proctoring to replace the role of a walking invigilator. But who watches the proctor, what are the risks, and what data will be collected? View on website
- Cyber threats at home: how to keep kids safe while they’re learning onlinePaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Ismini Vasileiou, De Montfort University, April 24, 2020Just as office workers need to be aware of cyber risks when setting up a home office, parents need to think about the increased exposure their children will face View on website
- Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like HousepartyMohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, April 15, 2020Apps like Houseparty and Netflix Party are helping people stay in touch with friends - but do these apps have cyber dangers that we need to be aware of? View on website
- How to boost your internet speed when everyone is working from homeJames Jin Kang, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, April 2, 2020Your mobile internet bandwidth is shared with others in your area. That's why many people trying to access the iternet at the same time results in slower speeds. View on website
- Restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites: a good idea, but technically trickyPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, March 10, 2020Accessing gambling and pornography sites may well get harder in Australia, if plans for mandatory age-verification go ahead. But there are already technical workarounds for determined web users. View on website
- Don’t die wondering: apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?James Jin Kang, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, January 16, 2020Predicting life expectancy remains in the realm of science fiction, but it may soon be possible. Are we prepared for such information? And who else would benefit View on website
- Aerial threat: why drone hacking could be bad news for the militaryMohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, October 8, 2019Drones are now an integral part of defence force capability, from intelligence gathering to unmanned theatre engagement. But what happens if our own technology is turned against us? View on website
- PayID data breaches show Australia’s banks need to be more vigilant to hackingPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, September 18, 2019PayID has been misused and compromised in various ways since its 2018 launch. The system deals only in "incoming" payments, not outgoing ones – but that doesn't mean users are safe from cyber crime. View on website
- Apple iPhones could have been hacked for years – here’s what to do about itLeslie Sikos, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, September 5, 2019The news that malware can invade iPhones and other Apple devices via the Safari web browser has damaged Apple's reputation for security. But you can fix the problem by updating your phone's software. View on website
- Three ways the ‘NotPetya’ cyberattack is more complex than WannaCryPaul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University, June 30, 2017Mayhem, not money, seems to be the ultimate aim of the latest attack unleashed on computer networks around the world. View on website
Randomly selected "The Conversation" article
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How to boost your internet speed when everyone is working from home
Shutterstock With #StayAtHome and social distancing now becoming a way of life, an increasing number of people are relying on the internet for work, education and entertainment. This has placed greater demand on our network infrastructure, reducing the bandwidth available for each user, and is leaving people frustrated at seemingly slow internet speeds.
While internet service providers such as TPG or Telstra may not be able to instantly respond to these changes, there are a few tricks you can use to boost your home internet’s speed.
Why is your internet slow?
There may be many reasons why your internet speed is slow. Internet use requires a reliable connection between your device and the destination, which may be a server that is physically located on the other side of the world.
Did you try turning your router off and on again? Tip: make sure it’s turned off for at least ten seconds. Shutterstock Your connection to that server could pass through hundreds of devices on its journey. Each one of these is a potential failure, or weak point. If one point along this path isn’t functioning optimally, this can significantly affect your internet experience.
Web servers in particular are often affected by external factors, including Denial of Service (DOS) attacks, wherein an overload of traffic causes congestion in the server, and impedes proper functioning.
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While you may not have control over these things from your home network, that doesn’t mean you don’t have options to improve your internet speed.
Wifi signal boost
The access point (wireless router) in your home network is used to connect your devices to your internet service provider. Most access points provide a wireless signal with limited channels, which can suffer interference from nearby signals, like your neighbour’s. A “channel” is a kind of virtual “pipe” through which data is transferred.
Although your devices are designed to avoid interference by switching channels automatically (there are usually 14 available), it may help to check your router settings, as some are set to a single channel by default. When trying different options to reduce interference, it’s advisable to select channels 1, 6 or 11 as they can help to minimise problems (for 2.4GHz wireless).
This diagram shows the frequency and channel distribution for 2.4GHz. Rob/Stack Exchange, CC BY-SA What else can you do?
There are further things you can try to improve your wifi signal. If your router supports 5GHz wifi signals, switching to this can provide a faster data rate, but over shorter distances. Reposition your router for best coverage (usually a central position).
The difference between 2.4GHz and 5GHz wifi signals is they have different data transmission speeds. While 5GHz can transfer data faster (with 23 available channels), 2.4GHz provides a wider range. If you want speed, go for 5GHz. For better coverage, choose 2.4GHz.
Some domestic appliances can cause interference with your router. It’s worth checking if using your microwave oven, cordless phone or baby monitor affects your connection, as they may be using the same frequency as your router.
Using a wifi extender can help with coverage by boosting or extending the signal.
Viruses and malware
To avoid computer viruses, make sure you regularly check for updates on your devices and use antivirus software. It’s also worth rebooting your router to clear specific malware (malicious software designed to damage your device or server), such as VPNFilter – a malware that infects more than half a million routers in more than 50 countries.
You should also check the following:
does your router need to be replaced with a newer model? This may be the case if it has been used for many years. Newer models support enhanced functions and faster internet speeds
is the firmware of your wireless router updated? You can do this by visiting the device manufacturer’s website. This will help fix problems and allow additional functionality. It’s unlikely this update is done automatically.
Planning your internet usage
If multiple people are streaming video at your home, which often requires ten times the daytime demand, a limited internet connection will soon be fully used.
Try to plan your and family members’ online activities around peak times. Before the pandemic hit, most internet usage was likely oriented around the early evenings, after close of business. With the shift to remote working and schooling, more internet access is likely during the day, with a 10% usage increase overall, and a 30% increase at peak times.
Outside your home, connectivity is likely to be on a “best effort” plan, which shares a fixed bandwidth with other users. In other words, your mobile internet bandwidth is shared with others in your area when they access the internet at the same time. A shared bandwidth results in slower individual speeds.
You can’t control how many people access the internet, but you can manage your own internet activity by downloading large files or content overnight, or outside of peak hours (when there is less traffic).
How to improve your ISP’s network issues
While you can try to fix issues and optimise the setup inside your home, unfortunately you can’t really influence network performance outside of it. Thus, contacting your internet service provider’s call centre and seeking support is your best option.
All of the above considered, it’s important to remember that when using the internet, we’re sharing a limited resource. Just like buying pasta or toilet paper, there are many who need it just as much as you, so use it wisely.
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James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Research interests
- Network and System Security
- Teaching and Learning Technologies
- Learner and Learning Analytics
- Security Education
- Child eSafety
- Network Monitoring
- Misuse Detection
- Authentication Technologies
Education/qualifications
- 2013 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- 2013 EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- 1998-2004 PhD, "User Authentication and Supervision in Networked Systems"
- 2000-2001 Postgraduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE)
- 1994-1998 B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Informatics (1st Class)
Professional memberships
- Working Group Coordinator, IFIP TC11, June 2017
- Senior Member of the ACS - Certified Professional MACS (Snr) CP and IP3P, December 2016
- SMIEEE (Senior Member of the IEEE), April 2016
- Member of the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC), September 2015
- MIEEE (Member of the IEEE), August 2015
- FBCS (Fellow of British Computer Society), September 2010
- IFIP Silver Core recipient, 2010
- Member of the IFIP TC 11 Working Group 11.12 on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance
- Secretary & Webmaster, IFIP TC11 Working Group 11.1 on Information Security Management, August 2004
- Branch Committee Member & Webmaster, BCS South West, April 2004-2016
- MBCS (Member of British Computer Society), April 2004
External appointments
- Australian Research Council, DECRA Reviewer
- Australian Research Council, General Assessor and Selection Advisory Committee panel member for Industrial Transformation Research Program (Research Hubs and Training Centres)
- Reviewer for National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
- External examiner, MSc Information Technology and MSc Software Development at the University of Glasgow, January 2014 - December 2016
- External examiner, Information Technology, Information Technology with Management, Information Technology with Economics, Business Information Technology awards at the University of Reading, October 2007 - September 2011
- Programme validation event - external panel member, MSc Computer Networking, NEWI, May 2007
- External examiner, MSc Computing, Computer Science, Forensic Computing, Distance Learning, Multimedia and Web Multimedia awards at the University of Stafford, January 2007 - December 2011
- SAHFOS Honorary Fellow in recognition of work to develop the WinCPR, North Sea Plankton Database, April 2005 (renewed 2015)
- Programme validation event - external panel member, University of Portsmouth, May 2005
- Programme validation event - external panel member, University of Greenwich at Medway, March 2005
Grants and other income
- In-Circuit Forensic Analysis of IoT Memory Modules, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PhD Scholarship, 2020 - 2023, $180,000
- Data – Increased cybersecurity risk from working at home, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 - 2022, AUD $135,554
- Co-ordinated as CRC Theme Lead
- > Postdoc funding theme 2.4 - #1, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PostDoc Scholarship, 2019-2022, AUD $501,150
- > Postdoc funding theme 2.4 - #2, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PostDoc Scholarship, 2019-2022, AUD $500,765
- > Honeypot Deployment Architecture, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre MBR Scholarship, 2019-2021, AUD $130,000
- > The lived experience of hacking victims: Implications for support and prevention, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre Honours Scholarship, 2019, AUD $35,000
- > Measuring and Mitigating Vigilance Decrement in Cyber Network Defence Tasks, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PhD Scholarship, 2019 - 2022, AUD $225,000
- IoT Testbed, 2018. AUD $20,000. Co-Investigator. The proposed IoT testbed will enable the School of Science to establish an IoT based infrastructure with various sensors, connected to a virtualised platform that would enable researchers and lecturers to simulate various use-cases and scenarios, taking into consideration the dynamic cyber threat landscape within the IoT space.
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy, 2017, AUD $20,300, Co-Investigator. This project investigates the digital economy through the lens of innovation and entrepreneurship. It also activates local and regional partnerships to support this research and initiate research knowledge translation. It proposes a collaborative Industry/University workshop and research project with data gathering about innovative small and micro-businesses in the digital economy. It brings together ECU experts across the Schools of Business and Law and, Science, together with industry professionals from entrepreneurship, economic development, financial and technology fields.
- Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence, Department of Education and Training, 2017-2021, AUD $950,288
- Intelligent Building Security: An investigation into Vulnerabilities, Current Practice and Security Management Best Practice, March 2017 - June 2018, AUD $79,339, Co-Investigator. The research will develop an evidence based framework of IB vulnerabilities, resulting in guidelines to educate and inform the security professional.
- Increasing low SES female participation in computer and security science, Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia), March 2017 to December 2017, AUD $66,402.40, Co-Lead. This initiative aims to improve: pre-tertiary low SES, and Indigenous, female student understanding of, and aspirations for, Higher Education in the computer and security disciplines. Furthermore, the project is intended to extend secondary teachers (career counsellors) understanding of careers in Computing & Security Science.
- KTP Associate Project (Essential 6, Paignton), 2015-2017, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) £109,633
- Superfast Network Monitoring Project (Cornwall Development Company), 2013-2015, £48,048
- Network Monitoring Proof of Concept Project (partners not disclosed), 2012-2015 ~£15,000
- e-Invigilator (Teaching Fellowship), 2012-2013
- KTP Associate Project (Westland Geo Projects, Bude), 2008-2010, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), £109,633
- Online Peer Assessment (Teaching Fellowship), 2008-2009
- End Point Compliance. Symantec.2007: £7,000
- KTP Associate Project (Corpdata, Exeter), 2004-2006, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), £99,044
- A CD and web-based gridded database and browser for North Atlantic plankton, 2004-2006, funded by the NERC, £49,349
- Biometric Terminal - Phase 2, Orange, 2004
- Security Technology in a Virtual University (Virtusec), 2003-2005, funded by the British Council in Collaboration with Darmstadt University of Applied Science, £4,000
- PC Integrity Testing. Plymouth Trading Standards. 2003-2004: £1,250
- Biometric Terminal - Phase 1, Orange, 2003
- TCS Associate Project (John Nicholls Builders, Goonhavern), 2002-2004, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), project value: £97,653
- WinCPR Software Development. SAHFOS. 2002: £4,000
- TCS Associate Project (Intasoft Limited, Exeter), 2001-2003, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), project value: £88,733
- Cybersign, Orange, 1999
- Tools for On-Line Distance Learning, 1997-1999
- HGML Phase 1, Orange, 1997-1998
Journal papers
An Energy-Efficient and Secure Data Inference Framework for Internet of Health Things: A Pilot Study | |
Cooperative co‑evolution for feature selection in Big Data with random feature grouping | |
No Soldiers Left Behind: An IoT-based Low-Power Military Mobile Health System Design | |
A Novel Penalty-Based Wrapper Objective Function for Feature Selection in Big Data using Cooperative Co-Evolution | |
Intelligent Building Systems: Security and Facility Professionals' Understanding of System Threats, Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Practice | |
Behavioral Profiling for Transparent Verification in Cloud Storage Services | |
A Survey of Distributed Certificate Authorities in MANETs | |
A toolkit approach to information security awareness and education | |
The impact of security and its antecedents in behaviour intention of using e-government services | |
Literature Studies on Security Warnings Development | |
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Feature Selection for Gait Recognition Using Smartwatches | |
Graphical One-Time Password (GOTPass): A usability evaluation | |
Adaptive Behavioral Profiling for Identity Verification in Cloud Computing: A Model and Preliminary Analysis | |
Secure Graphical One Time Password (GOTPass): An Empirical Study | |
Security Factors Influencing End Users' Adoption of E-Government | |
Investigating the Viability of Multifactor Graphical Passwords for User Authentication | |
Active authentication for mobile devices utilising behaviour profiling | |
Misuse Detection for Mobile Devices Using Behaviour Profiling | |
Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Games: What’s the Risk? | |
Online Addiction: A Cultural Comparison of Privacy Risks in Online Gaming Environments | |
Assessing image-based authentication techniques in a web-based environment | |
An automated framework for managing security vulnerabilities | |
A long-term trial of alternative user authentication technologies | |
A prototype tool for information security awareness and training | |
An experimental comparison of secret-based user authentication | |
Security analysers: Administrator Assistants or Hacker Helpers? | |
Authentication and Supervision: A survey of user attitudes | |
A conceptual architecture for real-time intrusion monitoring | |
Computer Crime and Abuse: A Survey of Public Attitudes and Awareness | |
Dissecting the 'Hacker Manifesto' |
30 Journal papers
Conference papers
IoT Threat Detection Advances, Challenges and Future Directions | |
Building a Better Micro:Bit IDE – Teaching Computer Science | |
The Hop Portal Snowglobe Architecture: Making Virtual Reality Functional | |
Good guidance or mistaken misdirection: Assessing the quality of password advice | |
Hybrid Routing for Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack Detection in IoT Networks | |
Addressing STEM Geek Culture Through Peer Learning | |
From Model B To Micro:Bit – Teaching Computer Science | |
Design Principles and Guidelines for Targeted Security Awareness | |
Misuse Detection in a Simulated IaaS Environment | |
Continuous identity verification in cloud storage services using behavioural profiling | |
Transparent Authentication: Utilising Heart Rate for User Authentication | |
Body Temperature Authentication for Secure Smartwatch to Smart Device Communication | |
Unobtrusive Gait Recognition Using Smartwatches | |
Towards Targeted Security Awareness Raising | |
Activity Recognition using wearable computing | |
Increasing eLearning Engagement Using Mobile Technologies | |
The Value of the Biometrics in Invigilated E-Assessments | |
A Review of Graphical Authentication Utilising a Keypad Input Method | |
E-Invigilation of E-Assessments | |
Nonvisual Presentation, Navigation and Manipulation of Structured Documents on Mobile and Wearable Devices | |
Security challenges of e-government adoption based on end users' perspective | |
Alternative Graphical Authentication for Online Banking Environments | |
Connected In-Car Multimedia: Qualities Affecting Composability of Dynamic Functionality | |
Nonvisual Presentation and Navigation within the Structure of Digital Text-Documents on Mobile Devices | |
Learning management systems in higher education: a faculty perspective | |
E-Invigilator: A Biometric-Based Supervision System for e-Assessments | |
Learning management systems in higher education: a student perspective | |
Assessing the usability of application level security warnings | |
Teleoperation of mobile robots over wireless internet | |
Survey: improving document accessibility from the blind and visually impaired user's point of view | |
Multifactor Graphical Passwords: An Assessment of End-User Performance | |
Quantifying the effect of graphical password guidelines for better security | |
Resource Management for Multicore Aware Software Architectures of In-Car Multimedia Systems | |
Emerging risks in massively multiplayer online role playing games | |
Behaviour Profiling for Transparent Authentication for Mobile Devices | |
End-User Perception and Usability of Information Security | |
Online Addiction: Privacy Risks in Online Gaming Environments | |
Behaviour Profiling on Mobile Devices | |
Implications and Risks of MMORPG Addiction: Motivations, Emotional Investment, Problematic Usage and Personal Privacy | |
A Critical Evaluation of an Online Peer Assessment System (OPAS) | |
Evaluating Web-Based User Authentication using Graphical Techniques | |
An Assessment of People’s Vulnerabilities in Relation to Personal and Sensitive Data | |
Service-Oriented Architecture: Performance Issues and Approaches | |
A practical usability evaluation of security features in end-user applications | |
Considering the Usability of End-User Security Software | |
Using Human Computer Interaction principles to promote usable security | |
Identifying the security requirements for virtual university environments | |
Survey of Wireless Access Point Security | |
PassImages : an alternative method of user authentication | |
A Long-term Trial of Keystroke Profiling using Digraph, Trigraph and Keyword Latencies | |
A Correlation Framework for Continuous User Authentication Using Data Mining | |
Improving Security Awareness And Training Through Computer-Based Training | |
Assessing IT Security Culture: System Administrator and End-User | |
Critical awareness ? The problem of monitoring security vulnerabilities | |
Keystroke Analysis as a Method of Advanced User Authentication and | |
A Preliminary Investigation of User Authentication Using Continuous Keystroke Analysis | |
Investigating and Evaluating Behavioural Profiling and Intrusion Detection Using Data Mining | |
A Generic Taxonomy for Intrusion Specification and Response | |
Promoting security awareness and training within small organisations | |
A conceptual intrusion monitoring architecture and thoughts on practical implementation | |
Enhancing Operating System Authentication Techniques | |
Developing tools to support online distance learning |
62 Conference papers
Books
![]() | E-mail Security: A Pocket Guide |
1 Books
Edited books
![]() | Advances in Communications, Electronics, Networks, Robotics and Security Volume 13 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016) |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Electronics, Networks, Robotics and Security Volume 12 |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security Volume 11 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Tenth International Network Conference (INC 2014) |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security Volume 10 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Ninth International Network Conference (INC 2012) |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security Volume 9 |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security Volume 8 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Seventh Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2011) |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security Volume 7 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Sixth Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2010) |
![]() | Proceedings of the Eighth International Network Conference (INC 2010) |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security 6 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Fifth Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2009) |
![]() | Proceedings of the 11th IFIP TC 11.1 Working Conference on Information Security Management |
![]() | Advances in Communications, Computing, Networks and Security 5 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Fourth Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2008) |
![]() | Proceedings of the 7th International Network Conference (INC 2008) |
![]() | Advances in Networks, Computing and Communications 4 |
![]() | Proceedings of the Third Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2007) |
![]() | Advances in Networks, Computing and Communications 3 |
![]() | Proceedings of the 6th International Network Conference (INC 2006) |
![]() | Security Management, Integrity, and Internal Control in Information Systems |
![]() | Advances in Network and Communications Engineering 2 |
![]() | Proceedings of the 5th International Network Conference (INC 2005) |
![]() | Proceedings of the 4th International Network Conference (INC 2004) |
![]() | Proceedings of the 8th Annual Scientific Conference (Euromedia 2003) |
![]() | Proceedings of the 3rd International Network Conference (INC 2002) |
29 Edited books
Contributions to edited books
![]() | User Authentication Technologies |
![]() | Security Concepts, Services, and Threats |
2 Contributions to edited books
Posters
3D Facial Recognition and Eye Tracking | |
E-invigilation of E-Assessments | |
Enhancing Intrusion Response in Networked System | |
Non-Intrusive Subscriber Authentication for 3G Mopbile System | |
Advanced Authentication and Intrusion Detection Technologies |
5 Posters
Internal publications
Firewall Rulebase Analysis Tool | |
Evaluation of Current E-Safety Software | |
Operational Business Intelligence – A Key to Just-in-Time Decision Making (JDM) | |
System Design for Embedded Automotive Systems | |
An Approach for Structuring Heterogeneous Automotive Software Systems by use of Multicore Architectures | |
Web-Based Plankton Data Visualisation | |
Implementation of the Least Privilege Principle on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux | |
An Assessment of People's Vulnerabilities in Relation to Personal and Sensitive Data | |
CentOS Linux 5.2 and Apache 2.2 vs. Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 and IIS 7.0 when Serving Static and PHP Content | |
Network Security, Guidelines to Build a Security Perimeter for SMEs | |
A SOA Middleware for High-Performance Communication | |
Online Gaming: An Emerging Avenue for Exploitation? | |
Investigating Options of Securing Web Application | |
Investigating, Implementing and Evaluating Client-Side Keystroke Analysis User Authentication for Web Sites | |
Implementing a Visual Network Management Console | |
A Survey of User Opinions and Preference Towards Graphical Authentication | |
Web-based Plankton Data Visualisation | |
Information Security Awareness & Training | |
A guide for small and medium enterprise of implementing security and firewall system | |
VoIP Security Threats and Vulnerabilities | |
The Art of Network Monitoring | |
Implementing Network Monitoring Tools | |
Social Engineering: A growing threat, with diverging directions | |
Security and Risk Analysis of VoIP Networks | |
Implementing a network operations centre management console: Netmates | |
Design of an Architecture for Wireless Community Networks | |
Approaches to Establishing IT Security Culture | |
Passimages : An Alternative Method of User Authentication | |
Security Analysis Tools - Do They Make Any Difference? |
29 Internal publications
Other publications
The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this | |
Australian hospitals are under constant cyber attack. The consequences could be deadly | |
Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi service | |
Airports, ATMs, hospitals: Microsoft Windows XP leak would be less of an issue, if so many didn’t use it | |
Trump’s TikTok deal explained: who is Oracle? Why Walmart? And what does it mean for our data? | |
A computer can guess more than 100,000,000,000 passwords per second. Still think yours is secure? | |
A storm in a TikTok | |
Face masks and facial recognition will both be common in the future. How will they co-exist? | |
Microsoft's takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants – not users | |
China could be using TikTok to spy on Australians, but banning it isn’t a simple fix | |
How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app's issues, and Bluetooth-related risks | |
ANU will invigilate exams using remote software, and many students are unhappy | |
Cyber threats at home: how to keep kids safe while they’re learning online | |
Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty | |
How to boost your internet speed when everyone is working from home | |
Restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites: a good idea, but technically tricky | |
Don't die wondering: apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know? | |
Aerial threat: why drone hacking could be bad news for the military | |
PayID data breaches show Australia’s banks need to be more vigilant to hacking | |
Apple iPhones could have been hacked for years – here’s what to do about it | |
Three ways the "NotPetya" cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry | |
Using student analytics to improve the student experience and underpin success at university | |
Adapting to analytics | |
Collecting data on students: is it useful to know which books they've read? |
24 Other publications
182 publication(s) - all categories.
Editorships / Refereeing for journals
- Editorial Board Member, Computers & Security, Elsevier
- Editorial Advisory Board Member (former Editor), Heliyon, Elsevier
- Reviewer for ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems
- Reviewer for Journal of Computer Security
- Reviewer for Internet Technology Letters, Wiley
- Reviewer for Computers & Security
- Reviewer for Cryptography
- Reviewer for Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change
- Reviewer for Journal of Network and Computer Applications
- Reviewer for IET (formerly IEE) Proceedings Information Security
- International Editorial Board Member, "e-Minds: International Journal on Human-Computer Interaction"
- Reviewer for McGraw Hill
Conferences organised
- Secure South West 7, Plymouth, 5th October 2016
- International Network Conference 2016, INC 2016, Frankfurt, Germany, 19-21 July 2016
- Secure South West 6, Plymouth, 9th February 2016
- Secure South West 5, Plymouth, 2nd April 2015
- Secure South West 4, Plymouth, 10th July 2014
- International Network Conference 2014, INC 2014, Plymouth, UK, 8-9 July 2014
- Secure South West 3, Plymouth, 16th December 2013
- Secure South West 2, Plymouth, 25th March 2013
- Secure South West, Plymouth, 20th September 2012
- International Network Conference 2012, INC 2012, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11-12 July 2012
- International Network Conference 2010, INC 2010, Heidelberg, Germany, 8-10 July 2010
- 12th Annual IFIP Workshop on Information Security Management, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17-18 May 2010
- 11th Annual Working Conference on Information Security Management, Richmond, USA, 16 - 17 October 2008
- International Network Conference 2008, INC 2008, Plymouth, UK, 11-14 July 2008
- International Network Conference 2006, INC 2006, Plymouth, UK, 11-14 July 2006
- IFIP TC-11 WG 11.1 & WG 11.5 Joint Working Conference on Security Management, Integrity, and Internal Control in Information Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, 1-2 December 2005
- International Network Conference 2005, INC 2005, Samos, Greece, 5-7 July 2005
- International Network Conference 2004, INC 2004, Plymouth, UK, 6-9 July 2004
- Euromedia 2003, Plymouth, UK, 14-16 April 2003
- International Network Conference 2002, INC 2002, Plymouth, UK, 16-18 July 2002
- International Network Conference 2000, INC 2000, Plymouth, UK, 3-6 July 2000
Other international conference activities
- International Programme Committee Member IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Security and Resilience (IEEE CSR 2021), Rhodes, Greece, 26-28 July 2021
- International Programme Committee Member, 15th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2021), Mytilene, Greece, 7-9 July 2021
- International Programme Committee Member, 20th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2021), Chester, UK, 24-25 June 2021
- International Programme Committee Member 36th IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference (IFIP SEC), Oslo, Norway, 22-24 June 2021
- International Programme Committee Member 35th IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference (IFIP SEC), Maribor, Slovenia, 21-23 September 2020
- International Programme Committee Member, 19th Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2020, Pretoria, South Africa, 25-26 August 2020
- International Programme Committee Member, 14th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2020), Mytilene, Greece, 8-10 July 2020
- International Programme Committee Member, 19th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2020), Portugal, 25-26 June 2020
- International Programme Committee Member, 18th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference (CWAR), Melbourne, Australia, October 8-9 2019
- International Programme Committee Member, 18th Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa, 14-15 August 2019
- International Programme Committee Member, 13th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2019), Nicosia, Cyprus, 15-17 July 2019
- International Programme Committee Member, 18th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2019), Portugal, 4-5 July 2019
- International Programme Committee Member 34th IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference (IFIP SEC), Lisbon, Portugal, 25-27 June 2019
- International Programme Committee Member, 17th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference (CWAR), Melbourne, Australia, October 10-11 2018
- International Programme Committee Member, 12th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2018), Dundee, UK, 29-31 August 2018
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 15-16 2018
- International Programme Committee Member, 17th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2018), Oslo, Norway, 28-29 June 2018
- International Programme Committee Member, 15th Australian Digital Forensics Conference and 15th Australian Information Security Management Conference, Perth, Australia, 5-6 December 2017
- International Programme Committee Member, 11th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2017), Adelaide, Australia, 28-30 November 2017
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 17-18 2016
- International Programme Committee Member, 10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2016), Frankfurt, Germany, 19-21 July 2016
- Organising Committee Member, 11th International Network Conference 2016 (INC2016), Plymouth, UK, 19-21 July 2016
- International Programme Committee Member 15th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2016), Munich, Germany, 7-8 July 2016
- International Programme Committee Member 31st IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference (IFIP SEC), Ghent, Belgium, 30 May-1 June 2016
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 12-13 2015
- International Programme Committee Member 14th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2015), Hatfield, UK, 2-3 July 2015
- International Programme Committee Member 9th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2015), Lesvos, Greece, 1-3 July 2015
- International Programme Committee Member, 30th IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference (IFIP SEC), Hamburg, Germany, 26-28 May 2015
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 13-15 2014
- Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, 10th International Network Conference 2014 (INC2014), Plymouth, UK, 8-10 July 2014
- International Programme Committee Member 8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2014), Plymouth, UK, 8-10 July 2014
- International Programme Committee Member 13th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECIW 2014), Piraeus, Greece, 3-4 July 2014
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 14-16 2013
- International Programme Committee Member 12th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW 2013), Jyväskylä, Finland , 11-12 July 2013
- International Programme Committee Member 7th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, 8-10 May 2013
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 15-17 2012
- Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, 9th International Network Conference 2012 (INC2012), Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11-12 July 2012
- International Programme Committee Member 11th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW 2012), Laval, France, 5-6 July 2012
- International Programme Committee Member 6th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2012), Crete, Greece, 6-8 June 2012
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 15-17 2011
- International Programme Committee Member 10th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW 2011), Tallinn, Estonia, 7-8 July 2011
- International Programme Committee Member 5th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2011), London, UK, 7-8 July 2010
- International Programme Committee Member, CERC Postgraduate Symposium 2010, Cork, Ireland, January 14-15 2011
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 2-4 2010
- Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, 8th International Network Conference 2010 (INC2010), Heidelberg, Germany, 6-8 July 2010
- International Programme Committee Member 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW 2010), Thessaloniki, Greece, 1-2 July 2010
- International Programme Committee Member 4th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2010), Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17-18 May 2010
- International Programme Committee Member 12th Annual IFIP Workshop on Information Security Management, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17-18 May 2010
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2010, Gandia, Spain, April 2010
- International Programme Committee Member 3rd International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2009), Athens, Greece, 25-26 June 2009
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 6-8 2009
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2009, Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2009
- Conference Executive and International Programme Committee Member 8th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW'09), Braga, Portugal, 6-7 July 2009
- Program Chair, 11th Annual Working Conference on Information Security Management, Richmond, USA, 16 - 17 October 2008
- Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, 7th International Network Conference 2008 (INC2008), INC 2008, Plymouth, UK, 8-10 July 2008
- International Programme Committee Member 2nd International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2008), Plymouth, UK, 8 - 10 July 2008
- Conference Executive and International Programme Committee Member 7th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW'08), Plymouth, UK, 30 June - 1 July 2008
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2008, Porto, Portugal, 9-11 April 2008
- International Programme Committee Member 2nd International Symposium on Information Security (IS'07), Algarve, Portugal, 25 - 30 November 2007
- International Programme Committee Member The Second International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications (ICSNC 2007), Tahiti, French Polynesia, 25-31 August 2007
- International Programme Committee Member International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2007), Plymouth, UK, 10 - 12 July 2007
- International Programme Committee Member IFIP TC-11 WG 11.1 & WG 11.8 Joint Workshop on Fostering knowledge and skills for manageable information security, Sandton, South Africa, 15 May 2007
- International Programme Committee Member 22nd IFIP TC-11 International Information Security Conference, Sandton, South Africa, 14-16 May 2007
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2007, Delft, The Netherlands, April 2007
- International Programme Committee Member 5th WSEAS International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP '06), Venice, Italy, 20-22 November 2006
- International Programme Committee Member International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications (ICSNC 2006), Tahiti, French Polynesia, 2-4 November 2006
- International Programme Committee Member First International Workshop on Information Security (IS'06), Montpelier, France, 29 October-3 November 2006
- International Programme Committee Member International Workshop on Security (IWSEC) 2006, Kyoto, Japan, 23-24 October 2006
- Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, International Network Conference 2006, INC 2006, Plymouth, UK, 11-14 July 2006
- International Programme Committee Member, Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2006, Gauteng, South Africa, 5-7 July 2006
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2006, Athens, Greece, April 2006
- Reviewer, IFIP TC-11 WG 11.1 & WG 11.8 Joint Workshop on Security Culture, Karlstad, Sweden, 22 May 2006
- International Programme Committee Chair and Reviewer, IFIP TC-11 WG 11.1 & WG 11.5 Joint Working Conference on Security Management, Integrity, and Internal Control in Information Systems, Fairfax, USA, 1-2 December 2005
- International Programme Committee Member, Euromedia 2005, Toulouse, France, April 2005
- Organising Committee Co-Chair and International Programme Committee Member, International Network Conference 2005, INC 2005, Samos, Greece, July 2005
- Scientific Committee Member, Sciences of Electronics, Technologies of Information and Telecommunications (SETIT) 2005, Susa, Tunisia, 27-31 March 2005
- Local Organising Committee Chair and International Programme Committee Member, International Network Conference 2004, INC 2004, Plymouth, UK, July 2004
- Scientific Committee Member, Sciences of Electronics, Technologies of Information and Telecommunications (SETIT) 2004, Susa, Tunisia, 15-20 March 2004
- International Programme Committee Member, International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2003), Oviedo, Spain, 14-18 July 2003
- General Programme Chair, Euromedia 2003, Plymouth, UK, 14-16 April 2003
- Local Organising Committee Chair, International Network Conference 2002, INC 2002, Plymouth, UK, 16-18 July 2002
- Organising Committee member, International Network Conference 2000, INC 2000, Plymouth, UK, 3-6 July 2000
Completed MPhil/PhD Supervisions
- Dr Burhan Al-Bayati, Continuous Identity Verification in Cloud Computing Services (2018)
- Dr Neamah Al-Naffakh, Activity-Based User Authentication Using Smartwatches (2020)
- Dr Abdualaziz Alayed, Active security vulnerability notification and resolution (2006)
- Dr Nawaf Alharbi, The role of security and its antecedents in e-government adoption (2016)
- Dr Hussain Alsaiari, Graphical One-Time-Password Authentication (2016)
- Mr Cedric Copy, Data Mining applied to external marketing data (2007)
- Dr Martin Dorigo, DOKY: A Multi-Modal User Interface for Non-Visual Presentation, Navigation and Manipulation of Structured Documents on Mobile and Wearable Devices (2018)
- Dr Timibloudi Stephen Enamamu, Bioelectrical User Authentication (2019)
- Dr Mohd Zalisham Jali, Enhancing User Authentication using Graphical Techniques (2011)
- Dr Salam Ketab, E-Invigilator of E-Assessment (2017)
- Dr Andreas Knirsch, Improved Composability of Software Components through Parallel Hardware Platforms for In-Car Multimedia Systems (2015)
- Dr Peter Korovessis, Establishing an Information Security Awareness and Culture (2015)
- Dr Fudong Li, Behaviour Profiling for Mobile Devices (2012)
- Dr Najem Mahmoud, An Evaluation of Targeted Security Awareness for End Users (2019)
- Dr Benjamin G Sanders, Opportunities and Risks in Online Gaming Environments (2016)
- Dr Martin Swientek, High-Performance Near-Time Processing of Bulk Data (2015)
- Dr Athanassios Triantafyllidis, Increasing eLearning Engagement through Mobile Learning Integration (2017)
- Dr Zarul Fitri Zaaba, Enhancing Usability using Automated Security Interface Adaptation (ASIA) (2014)
Examination of research degrees
- Liza Salleh, External Examiner, PhD thesis, University of Auckland, September 2020
- Dr Timm Heuss, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, December 2016
- Dr Thomas Rübsamen, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, November 2016
- Dr Janet Kneller, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, December 2015
- Dr Sandra Frei, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, March 2015
- Dr Christopher Hocking, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, December 2014
- Dr Christopher Kosmas, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, May 2014
- Dr Sevasti Karatzouni, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, February 2014
- Dr Hataichanok Saevanee, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, February 2014
- Dr Karin Kronawitter, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, January 2014
- Dr Witold Thaul, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, September 2013
- Dr Mike Krey, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, 2013
- Dr Jan Muhammad, External Examiner, PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, October 2012
- Dr Shuhaili Talib, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, October 2012
- Dr Benjamin Heckmann, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, September 2012
- Dr Nor Badrul Abuar Jumaat, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, February 2012
- Dr HaiYun Tian, External Examiner, PhD thesis, Teesside University, January 2012
- Dr Aruna Thakur, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, February 2007
- Dr Nathan Luke Clarke, Internal Examiner, PhD thesis, September 2004
Invited Presentations, Lectures, etc.
- Invited Speaker, What can we learn from a hack? Cyber Security Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5th November 2019
- Panel Member, Discovering the Digital Underworld: Privacy, the Dark Web, Tech & Democracy, Cyber Security Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 4th November 2019
- Keynote Speaker, Lessons in Ethical Hacking, Computer Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29th October 2019
- Invited Speaker, Ethical Hacking, RSA Conference 2019, Asia Pacific and Japan, Singapore, 16th July 2019
- Keynote Speaker, Evolving Cyber Risks for Organisations: Taking security seriously, Innovation Summit, Austrade, Cebu, Philippines, 24th May 2019
- Keynote Speaker, Cyber Security: protecting ourselves into the future, Singapore Computer Society, Singapore, 22nd May 2019
- Keynote Speaker, Ethical Hacking, IDP, Singapore, 11th May 2019
- Invited Speaker, Ethical Hacking, SCS Student Chapter, Singapore, 3rd May 2019
- Panel Moderator, WA Leaders Conference, Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, 30th May 2018
- Panel Member, Austrade ICT Education Showcase, Hanoi, Vietnam, 16th May 2018
- Workshop, Ethical Hacking, IEEE/Sri Lanka CERT Cyber Security Week, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 31st August 2017
- Keynote Speaker, Can Barbie bring down a power station?, 10th Annual National Conference on Cyber Security, Sri Lanka CERT, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30th August 2017
- Speaker, Cyber Security Threat Landscape, IEEE/Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th August 2017
- Chair and Speaker, Ethical Hacking, Security Governance Workshop, CommunicAsia 2017, Singapore, 25th May 2017
- Speaker, Security Monitoring, Internet and IPv6 Infrastructure Security, Bangkok, Thailand, 11th May 2017
- Speaker, Practical Exploitation, Secure South West 6, Plymouth, 9th February 2016
- Chair, Effectively Utilising Higher Education Data, Inside Government, London, 26th November 2015
- Workshop, "Making it easier to be effective tutors - the role of S3", Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference, Plymouth, 26th June 2015
- Poster, "What can S3 do for you (and your students)?", Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference, Plymouth, 26th June 2015
- Presentation, South West Cyber Security Cluster: Cyber Security Survival Strategy, Exeter, 21 May 2015
- Panel Member, Tackling student welfare issues and improving student retention, Westminster Higher Education Forum, London, 5th March 2015
- Chair and Case Study Presentation, Higher Education Data: Redesigning the Information Landscape, Inside Government, London, 12th November 2014
- Panel Member, Are today’s security technologies usable enough?, Secure South West 4, Plymouth, 10th July 2014
- Panel Member, Future Challenges in Cyber Security, Secure South West 3, Plymouth, 16th December 2013
- Masterclass, "Introduction to and demo of S3 (Student Support System)", Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference, Plymouth, 28th June 2013
- Speaker, Practical IT Security and Digital Forensics techniques, Secure South West, Plymouth, 20th September 2012
- Presentation, "Endpoint Security Case Study", Enterprise Security 2007, London, 11 October 2007
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Summer School, Leuven, Belgium, July 2006
- Presentation, "Online Peer Assessment", Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference, Plymouth, June 2006
- Keynote Speech, "Transparent User Authentication using Keystroke Analysis", 11th Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Oviedo, Spain, 22-24 March 2006
- “Common Failings” and "Technical Requirements", Information Systems Security 1 Day Conference, Guernsey, 8 February 2006
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Winter School, Oulu, Finland, April 2004
- Invited Lecturer, Guernsey Training Agency, Guernsey, December 2003, January 2004
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Summer School, Malaga, Spain, July 2003
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Winter School, Oulu, Finland, April 2003
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Summer School, Samos, Greece, July 2002
Other professional/academic activities/roles/duties
Present (Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia):
- Acting Dean (as required)
- ASL Committee
- Associate Dean (Computing and Security)
- Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Committee
- ERA Discipline Champion
- Occupational Safety and Health Committee
- Research and Research Training Committee
- School Executive
Past (Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK):
- Academic Regulations Sub-Committee - Faculty Representative (2012-2016)
- Associate Head of School for Computing (2015-2016)
- Cisco Academy Co-ordinator (2005-2016)
- CNET Subject Group Leader (2002-2015)
- Computer Security Incident Response Team member (2015-2016)
- Data Centre Project Board member (2015-2016)
- DLE Early Adopter - School Representative (2014-2015)
- DLE User Group - Academic Representative (2015-2016)
- DTC Committee Member - CSCAN Representative (2014-2016)
- Enterprise Architecture Board - Academic Representative (2013-2016)
- Faculty IT Committee - School Representative (2014-2016)
- Faculty Plagiarism Committee - (2002-2016)
- Fitness to Study Hearing - Chair (2014-2016)
- HR Self Service Working Group - Academic Representative (2009-2010)
- Industrial Liaison Advisory Committee (2009-2012)
- Information Security Group (2015-2016)
- Information Security Policy - Contributor (2012-2014)
- League Table Performance Committee - S3 Representative (2015-2016)
- Microsoft Server 2003 Migration Project Board - Academic Representative (2015-2016)
- Research Student Data Project (2012)
- School Executive (2009-2016)
- School Health and Safety Committee (2015-2016)
- SciTech Showcase - School Coordinator (2012-2016)
- Student Marks Project Board (2011-2013)
- Teaching Learning and Quality Committee (2011-2016)
- University IT Committee (2015-2016)
- Web Expenses Process Group (2009-2010)