Kevin Curran
@profkevincurran
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Research & teaching at @ulsteruni. He speaks to media about #cybersecurity, #hacking, #AI, #blockchain, #socialmedia & #computing in general
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Joined May 2010
Delighted to receive today a photo of my late partner Heather Loney at a special wedding on the Amalfi Coast in Italy in July 2022. Heather was discreet and did not like her photo taken. I am so happy someone took this of her unaware. I miss my buddy š
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My interview with Infosecurity Magazine on the main security implications of vibe coding being that without discipline, documentation and review, such code often fails under attack. https://t.co/5uB3DuA07L
infosecurity-magazine.com
AI-powered coding opens doors for innovation but also for exploitation, as cyber risks rise with the rise of 'vibe coding'
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My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the most common passwords of 2025, Google using AI to identify visible landmarks for turn-by-turn nav & why Airpods cannot be put into checked luggage. https://t.co/BApznt59IA
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My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on OFCOMs new rules to make phone networks block scam texts from reaching potential victims. https://t.co/4It0NH2XSi
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My interview with BBC News on the reputation of firms being damaged after unknowingly being listed on an online booking website, often with incorrect information. https://t.co/2XUZimShIa
bbc.co.uk
BBC News NI also speaks to businesses in other areas of the UK whose businesses were also listed without their permission.
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My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on O2 partnering with Starlink Direct to Cell to significantly enhance rural mobile network coverage across the UK. https://t.co/AkzwP0nyn7
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My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about Tech giants not doing enough to stop mobile phone thefts & the discovery that smart vacuums sometimes transfer private house layouts to manufacturers. https://t.co/fZsfDvMbc1
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My contribution to a Aikido global report which captures the voices of 450 security leaders, developers, and AppSec engineers on how AI in cybersecurity and software development is already breaking things. https://t.co/Qu2756Tpu9
aikido.dev
450 CISOs and developers reveal how AI is reshaping security and software development, and how teams are responding to new risks and real breaches.
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My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about Amazonās AWS being online after a day-long outage that impacted companies and organizations across the country and globe, knocking out websites and apps for millions. https://t.co/Fx8f8IhIAL
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Iāll be on the @BBCTheOneShow tonight from 7pm with Ashley John-Baptiste! We will discuss the recent AWS outage and increase in cyberattacks. And what a thoroughly nice guy he is too āļø
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My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about Amazon Web Services (AWS) disruption across core cloud infrastructure, leading to global outages for businesses, government services and everyday users. https://t.co/nsWIwMuutx
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My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about the government writing to chief executives across the country strongly recommending that they should have physical copies of their plans at the ready as a precaution. https://t.co/Eg392eEvHQ
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My interview on BBC Radio Ulster Consumer Fightback about the benefits of AI powered Finance Apps. https://t.co/UwarAuQbQM
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My interview in Networking+ on how retailers should focus on raising the standard of security across every connection. https://t.co/GIHHwAGzeb
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My interview with ITPro on the need to build zero trust principles, embrace frameworks like secure access service edge (SASE) and security service edge (SSE) as well as prepare for a quantum-safe future. https://t.co/1Z9YMz5jGl
itpro.com
Zero trust, SASE, and quantum-safe design are reshaping networks. Security is no longer bolted on ā it must be embedded, adaptive, and future-proof
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My interview with BBC Hereford & Worcester about Jaguar Land Rover who after suffering one of the worst cyber attacks in UK, have restarted production following £1.5 billion from UK government in order to protect their vulnerable supply chain. https://t.co/kSu05LZ46M
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My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Harrods blaming its supplier after criminals steal 430k customersā data in fresh attack & Meta ad-free subscription. https://t.co/SMosr7g3YL
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My interview with SC Magazine on security leaders needing to ātake a multi-layered approach to security, covering people, processes and technologyā. https://t.co/mUfsgw6ScF
insight.scmagazineuk.com
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My interview with BBC Radio Berkshire on the City of London Police obtaining 3,000 convicted handsets, worth up to Ā£4 million, as part of its āSafer City Streetsā campaign. https://t.co/suHDX9RrRF
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