Expert Comment
Obama's cybersecurity plans "important step" but Prof Carsten Maple warns against a "knee-jerk reaction"
Professor Carsten Maple, the director of research in cybersecurity at WMG's Cyber Security Centre (CSC) at the University of Warwick, describes Barack Obama's cybersecurity plans as an "important step" but warns against a "knee-jerk reaction".
Professor Seán Hand discusses Charlie Hebdo and the Paris shooting
Professor Seán Hand, Head of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, discusses the breaking news of an attack in Paris.
State-sponsored cyber-attacks are on the increase, but North Korea probably didn’t target Sony
Professor Carsten Maple, the director of research in Cybersecurity at WMG's Cyber Security Centre (CSC) at the University of Warwick, doesn’t believe North Korea is responsible for the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. “We are no doubt seeing a rise in state-sponsored attacks but also there are a significant number of ‘hacktivist’ attacks,” he said. “Just like states have skirmishes over territories, there’s now a battlefield around information, but my feeling is that North Korea is not behind the targeting of Sony Pictures.
That MI5 were Adebolajo and Adebowale "not enough to condemn the service": Dr Christopher Moran
"The fact that MI5 was aware of Adebolajo and Adebowale prior to the attack, possibly even trying to recruit them, is not enough to condemn the service for failing to prevent his death.", says Dr Christopher Moran of Dept. Politics and International Studies