About

I am an Associate Professor of Cyber Security at the Data Science Research Centre. I have been an active researcher in the cyber security field for more than 15 years, with research interests in incident response, threat intelligence, maritime cybersecurity, and human-centred security. My research outputs in the area of cyber security can be found on my Google Scholar profile. 

Research interests

• Digital forensics and incident response
• Threat intelligence
• Human-centred security
• Maritime cyber security
• Intrusion detection and analysis
• Advanced user authentication

Recent publications

An updated list of my publications can be found on my Google Scholar profile.

Membership of professional bodies

Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Qualifications

• PhD in Network Attack Classification and Automated Response, University of Plymouth, UK
• MSc in Integrated Services and Intelligent Networks Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK
• PgCERT in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Plymouth, UK
• Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), EC-Council, USA
• Certified Ethical Hacker v7.0 (CEH), EC-Council, USA
• GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), SANS, USA
• GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), SANS, USA

Experience in industry

Security Analyst, Symantec EMEA Managed Security Services (MSS)

International experience

List of selected invited talks, panels

• Roundtable expert and Panellist at Cyber Power in Hybrid Conflict (CPH) Symposium, Hybrid COE, The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, Helsinki, Finland, 12-13 October 2022
• "Towards detecting and mitigating insider threats", invited presentation at CIISec Live: Sparking Innovation & Knowledge in Cyber & Information Security, Virtual event, UK, 15-16 September 2021
• “Cyber Security at sea: Protection of critical maritime infrastructure”, invited presentation at EU-China Experts’ Meeting on Maritime Security, Haikou, China, 30-31 October 2020
• “Cyber Defence against Hybrid Threats”, invited presentation and panellist at Maritime Security Regimes Roundtable (MSR RT 2019) on improving Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA), Combined Joint Operations from the Sea (CJOS), Norfolk, USA, 30 April - 1 May 2019
• “End users: The weakest link or scapegoats?”, invited presentation at Kaspersky Academic Partner Summit, Prague, 5-6 December 2017
• “Cybersecurity in the Digital Age: Human Aspects”, invited roundtable panelist at Kaspersky Academic Partner Summit, Prague, 5-6 December 2017
• “Social Engineering: Testing for Human Vulnerabilities”, invited presentation at International Islamic University Malaysia, September 2014
• “Demystifying new cyber threat trends “, invited panellist at Kaspersky Cybersecurity for the Next Generation, European Cup, RTWH Aachen University, Germany, 4-6 April 2013

Teaching responsibilities

• Security: Attacks and Countermeasures
• Human and Legal Aspects of Cyber Security
• Security Protocols
• Foundations of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics