Lancaster University Cyber Security

Congratulations to Lancaster spin-out company Mindgard, which has secured $8 million investment to further grow its AI cyber security business. Mindgard is led by Professor Peter Garraghan of Lancaster University’s School of Computing and Communications. It helps businesses and organisations identify and mitigate AI-specific vulnerabilities, ensuring the AI tools they create are secure. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/e-PvFuMi

The 2024 Beyond Cyber Security series has officially concluded, and as the festive season approaches, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what has been an extraordinary set of events. Featuring three world-class speakers, each event fulfilled the purpose of Beyond Cyber to push boundaries, break down siloed thinking and bring together new and different perspectives. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dikVbz5J Recordings from all three events are being made available on the Lancaster University Cyber channel so do take a watch: https://lnkd.in/dUBPXXXH Finally, we are delighted that Beyond Cyber will continue with a new series in 2025. Keep an eye out for what comes next! Anna Dyson | Daniel Prince | Jon Lomas | James Darwent | James Livsey

"Hackers are People Too" This is a fantastic write up from Daniel Prince on our Beyond Cyber event with Gabriella "Biella" Coleman. What did Gabriella share about her research on "The Provenance and the many lives of the hack-and-leak”? Read more below 👇

Lancaster University's Beyond Cyber Security series went out with a bang yesterday with our last event of 2024! We were delighted to welcome to our stage the brilliant Robin Ince, comedian and co-host of the Sony Gold Award-winning BBC Radio 4 podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage! Robin took us on a thoughtful and provocative journey through art, sci-fi, poetry, and music to critically explore what it means to be human in the age of AI. His talk captured how imagination, emotion, and creativity define us as a species, prompting a crucial question: What might we be losing as we remove more of the human from thought-processes, decision-making and creative processes? Will it ultimately be us that start to fail the Turing Test? In the panel session that followed, Daniel Prince Laetitia Sterling MCMI ChMC and Joanna Munnelly (Foskett) took a closer look at the themes of Robin’s talk and challenged him with thought provoking questions like: Can AI be an enabler to spark new thoughts and creativity, rather than something that diminishes it? A key message coming from these discussions was a reminder that AI is a tool and its effectiveness depends on us. To use it wisely while preserving what makes us unique as humans, we need to get much better at critical thinking in the age of the machine. Thank you to Robin Ince for being with us for our final event of the series and making it such a thought-provoking session to end on. Thanks to our brilliant panelists for their thoughtful questions, and to our wonderful guests for contributing to such meaningful discussions throughout. Anna Dyson | Daniel Prince | James Livsey | Jon Lomas | James Darwent | Barclays Eagle Labs | Lancaster University

Less than a week to go until our final Beyond Cyber event of the series!   Expect the unexpected as we explore cyber and AI from an infinitely unique perspective. Beyond Cyber is no ordinary cyber conversation – it’s a game changing look at these topics from surprising angles that will challenge your thinking and leave you reflecting long after the event concludes. Watch this space! Anna Dyson | Daniel Prince | Jon Lomas | James Livsey | James Darwent

📅 It’s our 2-week countdown to the final Beyond Cyber event of the series!   These events are proving to be brilliant forums to get people thinking differently about cyber security, leadership, and innovation. So far, we’ve explored digital deception and the intricacies of social engineering, and the origins of the ‘hack and leak’. 📝 What topics do you think our next speaker will delve into? Thoughts below!   If you’ve missed the events so far, watch the highlights video from our last event to see what Beyond Cyber is all about! Anna Dyson | Daniel Prince | Jon Lomas | James Livsey | James Darwent

📢 We're on the search for talented women ready to make their mark in cyber leadership! While women are making strides in cyber, they remain under represented in the workforce and in senior leadership roles. That's why Lancaster University Management School and Templar Executives are committed to advancing gender equality with the Cyber Executive MBA Female Scholarship. Find out more below or click the link: https://lnkd.in/e3CCCsBz Lancaster University Management School | Lancaster University Cyber Security | Templar Executives | Daniel Prince | Avril Palmer-Fye | Emma Sose | Rebecca Chan | Anu Khurmi | Kiran Lall | Lancashire Digital Hub: Powered by Innovate Lancashire and Barclays Eagle Labs | Security Lancaster Institute | North West Cyber Security Cluster | Lancashire Cyber Alliance | North West Business Leadership Team | North West Cyber Resilience Centre | UKC3 - UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration #businessleadership #skills #MBA #cybersecurity #executivemba #womenincyber

📢 From service to cyber security - calling all veterans! We have an amazing opportunity for veterans to leverage ELCAS funding to join our Cyber Executive MBA (CEMBA) programme. Designed for working professionals and delivered part-time over two years, we combine cutting-edge academic research with industry best practices to enable veterans to apply their skills honed through military service to a career in cyber leadership. Want to find out more? Read more below 👇 or click here: https://lnkd.in/e3CCCsBz Lancaster University Management School | Lancaster University Cyber Security | Templar Executives | Daniel Prince | Avril Palmer-Fye | Emma Sose | Rebecca Chan | Anu Khurmi | Kiran Lall | Lancashire Digital Hub: Powered by Innovate Lancashire and Barclays Eagle Labs | Security Lancaster Institute | North West Cyber Security Cluster | Lancashire Cyber Alliance | North West Business Leadership Team | North West Cyber Resilience Centre | UKC3 - UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration #businessleadership #skills #MBA #cybersecurity #executivemba #elcas

We are delighted to announce a major new project which will fuel the potential of the region's cyber sector to keep the UK at the forefront of cutting-edge cyber security. Led by Lancaster University, the £4.9m CyberFocus project combines the strength and expertise of seven universities across the North West and aims to deliver both societal and economic benefits for the region. CyberFocus is one of seven new projects supported through £22 million of funding by the UK Research and Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Place Based Impact Acceleration Account (PBIAA) scheme to strengthen emerging and existing research and innovation clusters to kickstart economic growth and address regional needs. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eV5YCCWm The University of Manchester | University of Central Lancashire | University of Cumbria | The Manchester Metropolitan University | University of Liverpool | Daniel Prince | Jamie Hodge | Mark Rushforth | Daisy Richmond (Munn) | Security Lancaster Institute

Lancaster University’s flagship Cyber Security Executive MBA (CEMBA) challenges traditional approaches to business education and offers a transformational fusion of business leadership and cyber security education. We are delighted to share that we have Cyber Executive MBA Scholarships for Women – available for the part-time programme commencing in January 2025. The scholarship reflects the shared mission of the University and the cyber industry to encourage gender balance in cyber leadership teams and to provide practical support, skills and training to develop female talent. With up to 10 scholarships available, our aim is to increase the number of women joining Lancaster University Management School’s Cyber Executive MBA. If you or anyone you know is interested in finding out about the programme, click the link for more details and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/e3CCCsBz The CEMBA is taught by leading academics from the Management School and the School of Computing and Communication as well as expert practitioners from Templar Executives. Lancaster University Management School | Lancaster University Cyber Security | Templar Executives | Daniel Prince | Avril Palmer-Fye | Emma Sose | Rebecca Chan | Anu Khurmi | Kiran Lall | Lancashire Digital Hub: Powered by Innovate Lancashire and Barclays Eagle Labs | Security Lancaster Institute | North West Cyber Security Cluster | Lancashire Cyber Alliance | North West Business Leadership Team | North West Cyber Resilience Centre | UKC3 - UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration #businessleadership ##skills #MBA #cybersecurity #executivemba