Events & Webinars
CPD events, workshops, and conferences for UK technology educators.
Getting Value from Security: Understanding Passkey Adoption
Passkeys are widely regarded as the successor to passwords, yet their adoption has been slower than anticipated. This talk examines authentication as a service and considers the value users expect it to deliver. Drawing on evidence from a Q-methodology investigation, the talk presents several distinct viewpoints towards passkeys, demonstrating that non-adoption is driven by diverse perceptions rather than a single underlying barrier. These perspectives suggest that improving adoption will require targeted interventions that address the specific concerns and priorities of different user groups. Biography: Jacques Ophoff is Professor of Cybersecurity and Resilience at Abertay University. Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/394042772812191?p=RcnCnpSj3sVG8giReA
Generative AI and Cybersecurity: How AI Changes Software Vulnerabilities and Cyberattacks
Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, offers significant opportunities to improve how we work, create, and interact with technology. At the same time, it creates new cybersecurity challenges. Magdalena Glas takes a two sided look the dark side of the technology. On the one hand, attackers can use AI to automate vulnerability discovery and exploitation, potentially launching attacks faster than conventional security mechanisms can detect them. On the other hand, AI-assisted programming enables individuals to produce large amounts of code in a short time, potentially introducing vulnerabilities that developers neither anticipate nor recognize. Bio: Dr. Magdalena Glas is a PostDoc at the University of Regensburg (Germany) and an incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Leiden (Netherlands). Her research evolves around the human factor in cybersecurity and cybercrime. During her PhD at the University of Regensburg, she examined the use of cyber ranges, realistic simulations of digital environments, for training security experts. Since then, she has worked in international and interdisciplinary research teams and has spent research visits at the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim, Norway). Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36690915666507?p=ghuhJpTiI4mrRBuR0f
QUB ACE-CSE and TechFirst Christmas Schools Event
Join us for a festive event at Queen's University Belfast for KS4 students from CyberFirst Schools. What’s in store? • Learn new skills: Explore the fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. • Hear from the experts: Gain insights into exciting careers in Cyber and AI from industry professionals. • Get hands-on: Take part in interactive activities inside QUB’s Computer Science building.
Defence & Security Enrichment week
USW is bringing together leading public and private sector organisations for two days of collaboration, innovation and career inspiration in one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most strategically important sectors. We’re inviting organisations to get involved in one or more of the following ways: Present a talk to our staff and students linked to defence and security Run a workshop, hands-on activity or demo Exhibit and showcase your organisation, conference-style Attend and connect with the next generation of talent from across our faculty: Engineering, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Data Science, AI and Science The event aims to: Drive research collaboration by giving students, researchers and academic staff a platform to showcase current projects, innovation and R&D activity Boost graduate employability and career readiness in this high-growth, strategically important sector Build lasting connections between industry, government, academia and emerging talent