The Human in_security - deception, weapons, crime & culture
About our guest:Dr. Iain ReidSenior Lecturer in CybercrimeUniversity of Portsmouthhttps://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/iain-reid Topics discussed in this episo...
1 Heinä 202527min
Visualizing Conti: Revealing the Business of Ransomware-as-a-Service through New Analytical Techniques
In this episode:How Estelle became involved in ransomware research between degreesThe scale and origin of the ContiLeaks datasetUsing machine learning and topic modelling to analyse criminal group com...
1 Kesä 202527min
Fake It Until You Break It: The pay-to-publish paper mills exploiting the over metrification of Science
Notes:Paper mills are fraudulent commercial enterprises that fabricate scientific papers and sell authorship, citations, and other academic credentials—often at scale.Sarah Eaton and Sabina Alam first...
1 Touko 202539min
DeReact, DeFatigue and Deceive: Psychology for Better Cybersecurity Design
Episode Notes:Dr. Reeves’ Background – Trained as a psychologist, his interest in cybersecurity emerged from a talk connecting human error to security breaches.Cybersecurity Fatigue Defined – A form o...
1 Huhti 202538min
Wake up Calling: Impacting businesses by communicating cybersecurity risk
Episode NotesSMEs struggle with cybersecurity due to time, cost, and lack of expertise, despite recognizing its importance.An automated cybersecurity scan was developed to assess SME websites and emai...
1 Maalis 202521min
Anomie.exe: Geography, Strain and the Motivated Cyber Offender
Episode Summary (Dot Points)Understanding Cybercrime through Strain and Anomie TheoriesDr. Dearden explains how strain theory and anomie theory provide insights into cybercriminal motivations.Discussi...
1 Helmi 202522min
The Ethical Hacker Pathway: Exploring Positive Cyber Behavior
Key Points Discussed:Defining Ethical Hacking: Ethical hackers use their skills to identify and report vulnerabilities, often to enhance cybersecurity in various capacities, including voluntary work, ...
1 Tammi 202523min
Building the Basics: Preparing Officers for the Present and Researching Training for the Future
About Our Guest:Dr. Tom Holthttps://cj.msu.edu/directory/holt-tom.htmlKey Topics Discussed:Dr. Tom Holt emphasized the urgent need for consistent and evidence-based cybercrime training in law enforcem...
1 Joulu 202425min
