Publications
Peer-reviewed research exploring human factors in cybersecurity, security education, usable privacy and implications of security.
Books/Chapters
Information Security and Privacy – Challenges and Outlook
Furnell SM, Haskell-Dowland PS, et al. (multiple authors)
Advancing Research in Information and Communication Technology, pp 383-401, ISBN: 978-3-030-81700-8
The ongoing demand for new and faster technologies continues to leave consumers and business users to face the constant challenge of updating systems and software. This unrelenting pace of technological evolution has not always been matched with a commensurate focus on security and privacy matters....
E-mail Security: A Pocket Guide
Furnell SM, Dowland PS
IT Governance Publishing, ISBN: 978-1849280969, pp108
Don't let an email cause an information security incident at your company - buy this pocket guide today! Your business relies on email for its everyday dealings with partners, suppliers and customers. While email is an invaluable form of communication, it also represents a potential threat to...
User Authentication Technologies
Clarke NL, Dowland PS, Furnell SM
in Securing Information and Communications Systems: Principles, Technologies, and Applications. S.M.Furnell, S.K.Katsikas, J.Lopez and A.Patel (Eds), Artech House, ISBN 978-1-59693-228-9, pp35-59
This chapter introduces the principles of user authentication technology. It begins by examining the need for reliable identification and authentication of users, and introducing the three primary foundations of authentication techniques (i.e. something the user knows, has or is). Subsequent...
Security Concepts, Services, and Threats
Dowland PS, Furnell SM
in Securing Information and Communications Systems: Principles, Technologies, and Applications. S.M.Furnell, S.K.Katsikas, J.Lopez and A.Patel (Eds), Artech House, ISBN 978-1-59693-228-9, pp5-20
This chapter provides a baseline introduction to the concepts of IT security, as well as providing a background on the need for protection from an organizational perspective. It begins by providing examples of incidents, statistics indicating the scale and nature of the problem and a number of cases...