#CyberFest – Coffee Cake and Collaboration

13 September 2023 | 08:00 – 10:45 BST

Helix, The Core, Newcastle Science Central Management LLP, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TF

How can Cyber North assist you?

Come along to the third in our series of joint workshops with CyberNorth and Newcastle University’s Centre for Cyber Security and Resilience and Security and Resilient Systems Group. This time we’re looking at some ‘hidden’ threats in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). This event is an opportunity for collaboration between academia and industry, over cake and coffee of course.

This event us suitable for local, national and international cyber security businesses, technicians, academics.

About the Secure and Resilient Systems Group

The Secure and Resilient Systems group conducts pioneering research which has a direct impact on government, industry, and society. We examine the nature of the cyber environment, and how we can protect the human experience within it. Our research remit is broad and spans:

• human aspects of security and privacy
• System security, incl. cryptography, authentication and authorisation
• Security of complex systems, such as IoT and smart buildings
• System dependability and fault tolerance
• Formal verification of safety and security properties.

Agenda

08:15 || Gather for refreshments

08:30 || Introductions to #CyberFest and purpose of event: Phil Jackman – CyberNorth, Charles Morisset – Newcastle University

08:40 || ‘Hidden’ threats in the Internet of Things (IoT): Ian Todd – Sales Lynk

09:00 ||  Cyber Physical Systems (CPS): Charles Morisset – Newcastle University

09:20 || The route to collaboration between industry and academia

09:30 || Discussion on industry activity/concerns in IoT and CPSPanel discussion, Q&A

10:00 || Conclusions & Panellists

10:10 || Coffee, cake and collaboration

10:30 || Close