Encryption Isn’t Just A Switch!

We received great news this week, and where our undergraduate programme (BEng (Hons) in Cyber Security and Forensics) will receive full NCSC accreditation (and one of the first in the UK to receive full accreditation). I think it showcases the quality of our academic environment — and which is always informed by academic fundamentals and industry practice — and in the quality of our graduates. This adds to our MSc accreditation and gets us accreditation through every year of our programmes.

What industry wants …

One of the best things about being a Professor is meet up with graduates from the past and share their successes. I might bump into someone while shopping and they tell me about all the great things they have been doing. Recently, though, I’ve been “sharing the stage” in presentations with some of our amazing graduates, and it gives me a great feeling of the impact our students are making on the world.

Last week I listened to a fantastic presentation from Ian Lowe — one of our MSc graduates — and I already knew his presentation was going to be good because I was his second market for his dissertation, and my head is still spinning with his low-level analysis of Bluetooth. In this dissertation, Ian knew exactly how to take apart Bluetooth LE, and then rebuild it.