Networks & Security
by Plymouth University
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Description
The Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research is an established multidisciplinary group, applying academic expertise to the needs of industry and society. Themes within the Centre include Information systems security, Fixed, mobile & satellite communications and Network technologies.
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| 1 | VideoSocially awkward - Protecting your privacy on social networks | Plymouth University computing students Garon Baird and Heather Goult advise on how to protect personal information on social networks such as Facebook. A version of the same talk was originally delivered to groups from the 270 youngsters that attended the Safer Internet Day events run at Plymouth University on 7 February 2012. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoSafer Internet Day 2012 - Practitioner Forum | Two presentations delivered as part of the Safer Internet Day 2012 activities at Plymouth University. The speakers are Steven Furnell from Plymouth University and Tony Staunton from Plymouth Safeguarding Children Board. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoIn discussion with Kaspersky Lab - Mobile Malware | Steven Furnell talks to David Emm, Senior Regional Researcher with Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis Team in the UK, about the growing threat posed by malware on mobile devices. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoDigital Forensics Investigations of Social Networks | Dr John Haggerty examines the issue of digital forensic investigation of social networks, in this invited presentation at Plymouth University. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe security overhead | How much of your time does it actually take to stay protected? How long does it take to perform the routine security tasks that occur on a day-to-day basis? Steven Furnell considers this issue, and presents a conservative estimate of how much of his time he spends doing these little security interactions … and how they then add up over a year. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoPhysical Security - Assessing the physical barriers of companies | Thomas Hackner discusses the physical risks and solutions that companies have to deal with every day. Drawing upon experience in sanctioned physical penetration testing and tiger team assessment, the talk examines the requirements for effective perimeter security, as well as the principles of security for windows, doors and locks, suggesting the best approaches to take to safeguard them against compromise. The activities should not be attempted without permission. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoWeb 2.0 Applications - Do they help your business | Paul McKay from Bond Pearce discusses some of the threats that Web 2.0 applications can pose in a business context. The talk was hosted at Plymouth University on 10 October 2011 and presented to the South West branches of the BCS and IISP. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoNew Approaches to New Dangers | A panel session from Kaspersky Lab's IT Security for the Next Generation Conference in New York on 10 November 2011, with industry and academic experts discussing how we need to change to combat the increasingly organised and sophisticated cybercriminal fraternity. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoAdvanced Evasion Techniques | Alan Cottom, solutions architect from Stonesoft, discusses the threat of Advanced Evasion Techniques. The talk was hosted at Plymouth University on 1 November 2011 and presented to the South West branches of the BCS and IISP. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoMobile device security issues | An examination of some of the security issues linked to our increasing use of mobile devices, alongside the limitations that can sometimes be faced in trying to protect them. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoSpamming in action | A visualisation of the network behavior of a malware-infected system, which was found to be participating in the bulk transmission of spam email. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoWebsite password practices 2011 | A revised examination of the password practices enforced on popular websites, based upon the same approach as used in the ‘website passwords’ podcast, but updated to report findings from 2011 rather than 2007. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoUser authentication for online banking | An examination of how Internet banking sites have been taking active steps to move away from standard user ID and password authentication, and the implications that this has from the user perspective. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoRFID security | An introduction to the general principles of RFID technology and an overview of some of the attacks that this can enable from the security perspective. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoThe Threat Landscape 2011 | Steven Furnell interviews Ram Herkanaidu from Kaspersky Lab about the online security threat landscape in 2011, considering the activities of cybercriminals and the resulting risks for end-users. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoOnline threats - Scale and scope | Ram Herkanaidu from Kaspersky Lab discusses the current scale of malicious code threats and how they are handled by modern Internet Security tools, as well as the evolving nature of online attack methods such as drive-by downloads and botnets. The film is an extract from the keynote talk at the TrustBus'11 conference, held in Toulouse on 1-2 September 2011 with support from the Universities of Piraeus, Plymouth and Regensberg. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoManaging mobile devices | A discussion of the IT and security management challenges posed by mobile devices, particularly in view of emerging initiatives such as BYO (Bring Your Own). [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoVulnerability management | Considering the essential role of vulnerability management in maintaining IT security, examining how it can be undermined by the scale and difficulty of the task, and the ultimate acceptance of responsibility. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 8/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoThe evolving challenge of end-user security | A segment from the keynote talk delivered at the Information Security South Africa (ISSA) 2011 conference, considering the potential mismatch between what users need from security technologies and what they are often provided with. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoThe Cynic's Guide to Information Security | The film presents an invited talk to the South West branches of BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT and the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), hosted by Plymouth University on 26 April 2011. The presenter is Dr Jeremy Ward from ExecIA LLP. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoSocial networks - access all areas | An examination of the challenges that users may face in selecting appropriate privacy settings for their personal data on social networking sites. Examples from the popular Facebook and LinkedIn services are used to illustrate the discussion. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoStrange things about human behaviour and security | The film presents the keynote presentation from the 5th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA 2011), an event created and run by Plymouth University. The presenter is Mr Sarb Sembhi, from the London Chapter of ISACA. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoCloud Security - Are we high in the clouds? | The film presents extracts from a panel discussion about Cloud Security, which took place at Kaspersky Lab's IT Security for the Next Generation Conference, held in Munich on 15 April 2011. The Panel included Kaspersky Lab experts and invited academics, including Prof. Steven Furnell from Plymouth University. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoSelecting Security Champions | Steven Furnell and Trevor Gabriel discuss the findings of research that investigated the potential of using personality profiling as a means of identifying appropriate people to take on security responsibilities within organisations. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoBeyond Security Awareness | Extracts from a keynote presentation at the Security Forum 2011 in Hagenberg, Austria, considering the state of security awareness amongst users in organisations and the degree of security compliance (or non-compliance) they may be showing in the behaviour. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoTransparent versus explicit security | Extracts from a seminar examining the balance that needs to be struck between making security usable and having it explicit enough to remind and reassure users that something is happening. An example is also given of when it is sometimes made unnecessarily explicit. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | Video09 - Multi-Level Login 2 | This is the ninth of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video we look at a weakness in a multi-factor authentication mechanism. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | Video08 - Multi-Level Login 1 | This is the eighth of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video we look at a weakness in a multi-factor authentication mechanism. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | Video07 - Basic Authentication | This is the seventh of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video we look at how credentials are transferred using basic HTTP authentication. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | Video06 - Remote Admin Access | This is the sixth of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video we look at how to gain administrative access to a website. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | Video05 - Path Based Access Control | This is the fifth of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video we manipulate server side file handling. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | Video04 - Password Recovery | This is the fourth of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video, the Password Recovery mechanism is introduced. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | Video03 - Basic SQL String Injection | This is the third of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video, the concept of SQL Injection is introduced. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | Video02 - HTTP Splitting | This is the second of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video, the concept of HTTP Splitting is introduced. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | Video01 - Introduction to WebGoat | This is the first of a series of videos that consider a range of security vulnerabilities. In this video, the use of WebGoat and WebScarab is introduced. Some of these videos demonstrate techniques that could be considered “hacking”. These videos and any techniques demonstrated form part of a taught module where hacking methods are used to understand the threats to computer systems before looking at the protective mechanisms available. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK] | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoThe worm that came for Christmas | An example of a worm incident that used a social engineering hook based upon both the time of year and human instincts to trick its victims. Note: In illustrating the worm's method, the video contains an image that some may find offensive. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 12/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoReporting of Cybercrimes | Consideration of some of the practical problems that may lead to under-reporting of cybercrime activities, even when suitable legislation exists. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 12/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoMalware toolkits | An example of how the malware threat has been amplified by the availability of toolkits that make it easy to create and release related code. The segment uses the example of the VBS Worms Generator. Viewers are reminded that release of malware is illegal in most countries. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoSecurity Risk Concepts | Examining the concept of IT security risk (including the relationship to assets, threats and vulnerabilities), and the broad options for dealing with it. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoDefining Hackers | Discussing the concept of the 'hacker', its common use definition, and other labels that often get given to the individuals operating in this space. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoDefining Security | Considering some perspectives on security, as expressed by UK businesses. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoCybercrime Evolution | An examination of the way in which cybercrime has evolved over the years, based upon the reporting categories used by Audit Commission surveys. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoSome principles of Biometrics | Examining some of the key issues associated with biometrics, including the generic architecture of a system and some of the practical challenges in terms of error rates. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoSecurity Certifications | Considering the general categories of security certification, encompassing vendor-specific and vendor-neutral schemes, and academic qualifications. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoWebsite Passwords | An examination of the password practices enforced on popular websites. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoSecurity usability - Practical impacts | Consideration of the practical impacts of poor usability within security tools and applications, drawing upon evidence from a number of related studies with end-users. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoSecurity usability - Common problems | An examination of some of the common usability problems encountered within security tools and related application features, with practical examples from popular packages. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoSecurity awareness - Communicating the messages | Examining the importance of communicating security messages in an effective manner. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoSecurity usability - Principles and perceptions | An examination of the need for security features to be usable and understandable for their target audience. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoSocial Engineering - Experiment 2 | Discussion of an experiment assessing users' susceptibility to being tricked into opening malware or other unwanted content. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoSocial Engineering - Threats by deception | An examination of the threat posed by social engineering. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoSecurity Fatigue - Measuring and responding | Continuing the examination of security fatigue, looking at means of managing the issue. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoScare tactics | Considering the potential to use 'active' awareness raising techniques to promote security messages to users in ways that give them a direct demonstration of the need to improve behaviour. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoSecurity Fatigue - Potential and implications | Looking at the potential for users to become fatigued by their encounters with security, and the negative effects that this can bring in terms of maintaining protection. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoSecurity awareness - Influencing security compliance | Continuing the consideration of security compliance within organisations, by looking at techniques that may be used to influence it. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoSecurity awareness - Culture to disobedience | An assessment of the varying levels of security compliance that organisations may face amongst employees. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoSecurity Hurdles | Examining the potential hurdles facing end-users when accepting and acting upon security responsibilities. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoBiometrics - Keystroke Dynamics | Keystroke dynamics research from the University of Plymouth [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoSocial Engineering - Experiment 1 | Discussion of an experiment that assessed users' ability to identify phishing messages. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.] | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 59 Episodes |










