Invited Presentations
Keynotes, discussion panels, seminars, and workshops delivered at academic conferences, industry events, and universities worldwide.
Cybersecurity Discussion Panel
WA Tech Summit - ACS
Panel session as part of the annual ACS WA Tech Summit. The panel explored topics such as: the maturity of cyber security; how AI is changing the cyber landscape; and, how can we measure the effectiveness of our cyber strategy.
IoT Workshop
ECU Sri Lanka
Hands-on workshop exploring BBC micro:bit SBCs for simple tasks including games, communications and sensors.
How AI is Changing Cyber
CSSL Tech Talk
This talk, for the Computer Society of Sri Lanka, explored how AI is evolving to both support cyber security for good and as a weapon for our adversaries.
AI & Cybersecurity: Future and Emerging Trends
ECU Sri Lanka
How AI is Changing Cyber
University of Colombo
Ethical Hacking
U-TAD
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Ethical Hacking
Chalmers University
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Simple Errors=Serious Consequences
ECU Sri Lanka
History of VR/AI
ECU Sri Lanka
Using Microsoft Azure Labs to develop and deliver virtual IT environments for teaching and learning
ACDICT ALTA Forum
Simple Errors=Serious Consequences
IIT Madras
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Simple Errors=Serious Consequences
CERT
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Tracking technologies: Now everyone can be a spy
Virtusa
Simple Errors=Serious Consequences
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Business News 'The Future Of Cybersecurity' Sector Briefing.
Photo credit: Matt Jelonek
Surveillance and Tracking
Computer Society of Sri Lanka
The Cost of Cyber Crime
Auspire
UK Connect
Invest and Trade Western Australia
Tracking technologies: From James Bond to everyone
IEEE-CSR Conference
Until recently, tracking technologies were a Hollywood fantasy reserved for the likes of James Bond and Jason Bourne. While we suspected that intelligence operatives (and private investigators) had access to such equipment, there was little public awareness. Around ten years ago, consumer devices began to emerge – most notably with the Tile device. Although Bluetooth enabled trackers were technically capable, the absence of a sizable network of sensors mostly limited their appeal to localised tracking (e.g. finding our own keys in the house). Products (and vendors) came and went, but there was no viable option for real-life spy-grade tracking.
In 2021, fantasy became reality when Apple launched the AirTag. With a consumer-grade package backed by a global network of sensors (an estimated one billion Apple devices), the ability to track anything in a public space became an affordable option to the end-user. Since their launch, the AirTags have sold in their millions and are now a key component in a global surveillance network (of which we, the public, are unwitting accomplices). It didn’t take long until AirTags were being used to stalk people and steal possessions. With a technology that is only a year old, we are likely to see much more controversy in the coming years. This talk will explore the world of personal tracking devices and some of the security concerns being explored by researchers around the world.
From TikTok to Pegasus: Communicating cyber to the masses
ECU Lecture Series
Professorial talk exploring the social responsibility of academics to share our research and knowledge with the public through non-traditional publications (ie the media).
Cyber security education, a perfect storm
ECUlture
Universities across the world have been spinning up cyber security courses to meet the massive industry demand for practitioners while at the same time competing against each other for a limited pool of qualified academics to deliver high quality education in a rapidly evolving field.
ECU has been no exception with cyber courses in the School of Science seeing an average year-on-year growth of 54% pre-COVID. At the same time, the school has established national and international partnerships in response to the university strategic goals to grow international student enrolments. This combination of factors has generated a perfect storm with a range of academic and administrative challenges.
This presentation will explore the challenges of providing a contemporary curriculum and fit-for-purpose student learning experience while balancing the significant workload challenges of these multiple merging modalities. The presentation will also outline specific examples of the various initiatives and solutions that have been adopted. This includes the use of scaffolded assessments; problem- and enquiry-based learning; targeted use of service providers; authentic assessment strategies; and, embracing innovative technologies in the classroom. This process of change has rapidly escalated in the last two years with COVID impacting on the traditional classroom experience with a global shift in teaching and learning practices impacting all disciplines.
With six timetable models across 51 weeks of the year, in five locations and the addition of an accelerated course, the School of Science has risen to these challenges.
Case study live demo
Cyber Security Asia
Cyber Security: protecting ourselves into the future?
Brand Launch
Invoice Fraud Case Study
PWN Event
What can we learn from a hack?
Cyber Security Asia
Discovering the Digital Underworld: Privacy, the Dark Web, Tech & Democracy
Cyber Security Asia
Lessons in Ethical Hacking
Computer Society of Sri Lanka
Ethical Hacking
RSA Conference 2019 Asia Pacific and Japan
Ethical hacking is the process by which an authorised individual uses the methods and techniques of an adversary (hacker) with the intention of identifying vulnerabilities before an organisation is compromised. In order to understand how an attacker identifies, targets and compromises a system, this workshop will begin with a case study—but this won’t be a boring lecture on what went wrong. This will be a live-hack demo where you will experience the process from first encounter through full network access.
Evolving Cyber Risks for Organisations: Taking security seriously
Innovation Summit, Austrade
Cyber Security: protecting ourselves into the future
Singapore Computer Society
Ethical Hacking
IDP
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
Ethical Hacking
SCS Student Chapter
A live-demo walkthrough of the vulnerability and subsequent exploitation of a web server.
WA Leaders Conference
Engineers Australia
ICT Education Showcase
Austrade
Ethical Hacking
IEEE/Sri Lanka CERT Cyber Security Week
This will be a basic workshop covering ethical hacking and forensic computing.
Can Barbie bring down a power station?
10th Annual National Conference on Cyber Security, Sri Lanka CERT
Cyber Security Threat Landscape
IEEE/Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)
Ethical Hacking
Security Governance Workshop, CommunicAsia 2017
Security Monitoring
Internet and IPv6 Infrastructure Security
Practical Exploitation
Secure South West 6
This talk will examine common exploitation techniques and will aim to discuss the underlying vulnerability as well as providing a practical demonstration of system compromise. The talk will consider recent high profile incidents as well as historic examples of exploitation. The live demo nature of this talk will demonstrate that while some attacks may be technically simple, they often go wrong (sometimes with unexpected side-effects). The attacks will be demonstrated in a virtualised environment using freely available tools.
Talk was recorded and available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EZI9GzjXOU
Effectively Utilising Higher Education Data
Inside Government
Chair of an event exploring how higher education institutions can utilise data for evidence-led student interventions.
Making it easier to be effective tutors - the role of S3
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference
What can S3 do for you (and your students)?
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference
Demonstration of the S3 system to support staff and students interactions.
Cyber Security Survival Strategy
South West Cyber Security Cluster
Tackling student welfare issues and improving student retention
Westminster Higher Education Forum
A panel discussion exploring how student retention can be improved through data-driven interventions.
Higher Education Data: Redesigning the Information Landscape
Inside Government
Chair for event and presentation of case study: S3: Utilising University Data for Student Support and Analytics: Working 'Outside the Corporate Box'
Are today’s security technologies usable enough?
Secure South West 4
Does security expect too much of those expected to use it? How easily do users learn what is expected of them? What can be done to make things better? These and other questions are considered in this panel discussion.
Panel was recorded and available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJQ4o0odjk
Future Challenges in Cyber Security
Secure South West 3
Cyber Security continues to pose challenges from a variety of technical and non-technical directions. This panel session seeks to explore some of the related issues, including the key cyber security challenges anticipated for the next 3-5 years, how to approach the security requirements of new technologies, and how to get people we need to make security work.
Panel was recorded and available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_iXyY7x_y8
Introduction to and demo of S3 (Student Support System)
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference
Demonstration of the prototype S3 system to support staff and students interactions.
Practical IT Security and Digital Forensics techniques
Secure South West
By way of a break from the more formal presentations, this session provides an opportunity to tour our new Computer Security Laboratory together with a visit to our dedicated Forensics Suite. We will start by looking at a number of network monitoring techniques before demonstrating a number of biometric authentication mechanisms with an opportunity to try some of them out. The session finishes with a discussion on password practice.
Endpoint Security Case Study
Enterprise Security 2007
Presenting the findings from a recent research project looking into endpoint security.
Introduction to Cyber Security
IPICS Summer School
Introductory session for the IPICS school (aimed at postgraduate students specialising in cyber security).
Online Peer Assessment
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference
An introduction and demonstration of the OPAS peer assessment system.
Transparent User Authentication using Keystroke Analysis
11th Conference on Human Computer Interaction
An invited keynote exploring how keystroke analysis can be utilised for transparent, continuous user authentication.
Common Failings and Technical Requirements
Information Systems Security Conference
Invited presentation to explore common challenges in cyber security.
Introduction to Cyber Security
IPICS Winter School
Introductory session for the IPICS school (aimed at postgraduate students specialising in cyber security).
Cyber Security Course
Guernsey Training Agency
Cyber Security Course
Guernsey Training Agency
Introduction to Cyber Security
IPICS Summer School
Introductory session for the IPICS school (aimed at postgraduate students specialising in cyber security).
Introduction to Cyber Security
IPICS Winter School
Introductory session for the IPICS school (aimed at postgraduate students specialising in cyber security).
Introduction to Cyber Security
IPICS Summer School
Introductory session for the IPICS school (aimed at postgraduate students specialising in cyber security).