# Professor Kevin Curran - Cybersecurity, Legal expert & media commentator > Cybersecurity Communicator, Researcher & Professor at Ulster University ## Pages - [Contact me](https://kevincurran.org/contact-me/): Phone: +44 7803759052 Email: kevin. curran@gmail. com LinkedIn: profkevincurran X: @profkevincurran Signal/WhatsApp: +44 7803759052 Address: MS Building, Ulster University, Strand... - [Interviews](https://kevincurran.org/interviews/): Stealthy Attacks: How To Protect Your Business SC Magazine on attackers favouring stealthy “living off the land” tactics that shift... - [Dissertations](https://kevincurran.org/teaching/dissertations/): What follows is an ad-hoc list of topical research areas for projects. I am happy to work with anyone in... - [Systems Security](https://kevincurran.org/teaching/systems-security/): The Syllabus lists some of the core texts and finer details of this module from an administrative viewpoint. The Syllabus... - [Computer Networks](https://kevincurran.org/teaching/computer-networks/): Lectures will take place on Monday from 11:15 – 13:05 in room MU001. Lab sessions will take place on Monday... - [Teaching](https://kevincurran.org/teaching/): I teach full time at Ulster University. My subjects are Computer Networks, Systems Security and legal technology. I also supervise... - [Funding](https://kevincurran.org/funding/): (2025) Intertrade Ireland Business Explorer – £5K – A cross-border collaboration with Transcribe. ie into machine learning techniques for real-time... - [Media Kit](https://kevincurran.org/media-kit/): Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University. Professor Curran has made significant contributions to advancing the... - [Publications](https://kevincurran.org/research/): Patrick McGonagle, William Farrelly, Kevin Curran (2026) Explainable AI: A Combined XAI Framework for Explaining Brain Tumour Detection Models. Engineering... - [About](https://kevincurran.org/about/): Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University. He is a senior member of the IEEE &... ## Posts - [Stealthy Attacks: How To Protect Your Business](https://kevincurran.org/security/stealthy-attacks-how-to-protect-your-business/): My interview with SC Magazine on how attackers favour stealthy “living off the land” tactics that shift focus from the... - [Thousands of charities hit by cyber security incident at third party provider](https://kevincurran.org/security/thousands-of-charities-hit-by-cyber-security-incident-at-third-party-provider/): My interview with BBC Radio 4 about a business providing specialist customer relationship management software to Britain’s third sector which... - [Rogue AI agent tasked with booking a gym class hacks system, removes other participant...says sorry](https://kevincurran.org/security/rogue-ai-agent-tasked-with-booking-a-gym-class-hacks-system-removes-other-participant-says-sorry/): My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about a user asking his agent to see if there was a way to... - [Artist's 'anger and frustration' with internet copycats](https://kevincurran.org/security/artists-anger-and-frustration-with-internet-copycats/): My interview with the BBC on the problems artists face online with their creations copied, altered and sold without permission. - [OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree](https://kevincurran.org/security/openai-didnt-notice-its-ai-agents-using-a-message-board-to-plan-their-hacking-spree/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on OpenAI revealing how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies and did... - [Building a Long-Term Cybersecurity Career in the Era of AI](https://kevincurran.org/security/building-a-long-term-cybersecurity-career-in-the-era-of-ai/): My interview with ITSecurity Wire on the cybersecurity talent shortage and cybersecurity careers in the AI era. - [OpenAI-Hugging Face: What Happened And What Does It Mean For UK CISOs?](https://kevincurran.org/security/openai-hugging-face-what-happened-and-what-does-it-mean-for-uk-cisos/): My interview with SC Magazine on OpenAI’s frontier AI models which had broken out of a sandbox and performed an... - [Experts react as Department for Education cyber attack exposes 607,000 records](https://kevincurran.org/security/experts-react-as-department-for-education-cyber-attack-exposes-607000-records/): My interview with IT Security Guru on the Department for Education (DfE) cyber attack on its external-facing systems resulting in... - [Will We Ever Solve the Problem of Losing Data?](https://kevincurran.org/security/will-we-ever-solve-the-problem-of-losing-data/): My interview with Gizmodo on the idea of “permanence,” specifically in the context of how we record, track, and store... - [Businesses need to boost cyber resilience, here’s how](https://kevincurran.org/security/businesses-need-to-boost-cyber-resilience-heres-how/): My interview with ITPro on how a small set of controls taken together can eliminate the majority of preventable incidents... - [What security features are missing from the Irish government digital wallet](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-security-features-are-missing-from-the-irish-government-digital-wallet/): My interview with Newstalk about Ireland’s Government Digital Wallet for national identity documents on Irish citizens’ smartphones which is being... - [UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge](https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-government-rolls-out-agentic-ai-defense-plan-alongside-industry-pledge/): My interview with Security Week on the UK Cyber Resilience Pledge with 60 founding signatories aiming to to make cybersecurity... - [Climate impact among proposed data centre concerns](https://kevincurran.org/security/climate-impact-among-proposed-data-centre-concerns/): My interview with BBC Radio Berkshire on Data Centres as Reading locals share concerns at a public consultation on the... - [Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks](https://kevincurran.org/security/parents-warned-not-to-publicly-share-childrens-images-amid-ai-abuse-risks/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the National Crime Agency warning parents to not publicly post images of their... - [Have you been caught out by a fake website](https://kevincurran.org/security/have-you-been-caught-out-by-a-fake-website/): My interview with BBC Radio 4 on national trading standards stating that 6. 4 million UK people have lost money... - [Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses](https://kevincurran.org/security/michael-barrymore-tiktok-videos-prompt-concern-over-filming-on-smart-glasses/): My interview on BBC Breakfast News about concerns by retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their... - [A u-turn on the UK social media ban for u16's](https://kevincurran.org/security/a-return-to-the-uk-social-media-ban-for-u16s/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle about my u-turn on the UK social media ban for under 16’s. - [What do Ireland’s teenagers think of a possible under 16s social media ban?](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-do-irelands-teenagers-think-of-a-possible-under-16s-social-media-ban/): My interview with the Irish Independent on the nuances behind a possible social media ban in Ireland. - [What are the cyber threats to the 2026 Fifa World Cup?](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-are-the-cyber-threats-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/): My interview with Computer Weekly on the digitisation of numerous systems dramatically widening the world cup tournament’s attack surface. - [What do young people in NI think about the social media ban for under-16s?](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-do-young-people-in-ni-think-about-the-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/): My interview with BBC News about the ban on social media sites for under-16s as the United Kingdom plans to... - [Starmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms](https://kevincurran.org/security/starmer-set-to-ban-under-16s-from-major-social-media-platforms/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Keir Starmer announcing a social media ban on under-16s and plans to impose... - [How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Cybersecurity](https://kevincurran.org/security/how-agentic-ai-is-reshaping-cybersecurity/): My interview on the Security Strategist podcast where we unpack what the shift to agents means for organisations, security teams,... - [Derry innovator creates ‘Third Pillar of the Internet’ with new privacy‑first architecture](https://kevincurran.org/security/derry-innovator-creates-third-pillar-of-the-internet-with-new-privacy-first-architecture/): A Derry Journal feature on my collaboration with Sean Carlin on our breakthrough that allows users to operate online with... - [AI in music & film](https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-in-music-film/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on their Talkback panel discussion over the use of gen AI in music &... - [Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account](https://kevincurran.org/security/hackers-trick-meta-ai-support-bot-to-infiltrate-obama-white-house-instagram-account/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Hackers using Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts alongside everyday... - [The AI That Changed Cybersecurity Forever - Why CEOs Should Be Worried](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-ai-that-changed-cybersecurity-forever-why-ceos-should-be-worried/): My interview with Robbie O’Brien, the Cybersecurity CEO on some of the recent pain points in cyber defence, not least... - [MPs call for statutory social media ban for children to tackle “addictive by design” platforms](https://kevincurran.org/security/mps-call-for-statutory-social-media-ban-for-children-to-tackle-addictive-by-design-platforms/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on MPs urging the Government to restrict “addictive” design elements for under-16s including infinite... - [WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot](https://kevincurran.org/security/whatsapp-launches-totally-private-incognito-conversations-with-its-ai-chatbot/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on WhatsApp introducing private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech... - [The rise of the third-party and supply chain threat](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-the-third-party-and-supply-chain-threat/): My interview with Business Reporter on how AI-driven tools and a move towards automation is reshaping the risk landscape, while... - [The Internet Will Never Be This Secure Again, IEEE's Kevin Curran on AI and Cybersecurity](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-internet-will-never-be-this-secure-again-ieees-kevin-curran-on-ai-and-cybersecurity/): My interview on The Business of Cybersecurity podcast on how cybersecurity evolved from an afterthought into one of the most... - [UK pioneers data centres on lampposts & UK cyber chiefs say time to ditch passwords for passkeys](https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-pioneers-data-centres-on-lampposts-uk-cyber-chiefs-say-time-to-ditch-passwords-for-passkeys/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on a UK firm betting on data centres using thousands of connected smartsolar-powered iLamp... - [200,000 MCP servers expose a command execution flaw that Anthropic calls a feature](https://kevincurran.org/security/200000-mcp-servers-expose-a-command-execution-flaw-that-anthropic-calls-a-feature/): My interview with VentureBeat on Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol default connection of an AI agent to a local tool, executing... - [NCSC: Leave passwords in the past - passkeys are the future](https://kevincurran.org/security/ncsc-leave-passwords-in-the-past-passkeys-are-the-future/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on the recommendation to use passkeys which are the more secure and user-friendly authentication... - [Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?](https://kevincurran.org/security/do-you-need-to-worry-about-mythos-anthropics-computer-hacking-ai/): My interview with New Scientist on the reality of the cybersecurity risks resulting from the Mythos AI model. - [From garbled text to self-driving cars: The secret history of the CAPTCHA](https://kevincurran.org/security/from-garbled-text-to-self-driving-cars-the-secret-history-of-the-captcha/): My interview on BBC Radio Berkshire about CAPTCHAs which are those now ubiquitous challenges you encounter to prove that you... - [Is ‘nearly right’ AI generated code becoming an enterprise business risk?](https://kevincurran.org/security/is-nearly-right-ai-generated-code-becoming-an-enterprise-business-risk/): My interview with Verdict on the sheer volume and complexity of AI generated code making it much easier for vulnerabilities... - [Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads](https://kevincurran.org/security/systemic-flaw-in-mcp-protocol-could-expose-150-million-downloads/): My interview with Infosecurity Magazine on a a shocking gap in the security of foundational AI infrastructure with the MCP... - [Recruitment platform used by health trusts targeted by cyber attackers](https://kevincurran.org/security/recruitment-platform-used-by-health-trusts-targeted-by-cyber-attackers/): My interview with BBC news on hackers stealing hundreds of thousands of sensitive files containing personal data from the Irish... - [Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds](https://kevincurran.org/security/fewer-uk-adults-posting-on-social-media-ofcom-finds/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on fewer UK adults posting, commenting on, or sharing material on social media –... - [Apple celebrates 50 years in business](https://kevincurran.org/security/apple-celebrates-50-years-in-business/): My interview with BBC World Service on Apple’s 50th anniversary. Apple are the world’s 2nd most valuable business with a... - [Identity-Based Attacks: The Threat and How to Mitigate It](https://kevincurran.org/security/identity-based-attacks-the-threat-and-how-to-mitigate-it/): My interview with SC Media on how identity-based attacks work and what businesses should be doing to mitigate this evolving... - [Meta and Google liable for social media harm to children’s mental health in landmark US case](https://kevincurran.org/security/meta-and-google-liable-for-social-media-harm-to-childrens-mental-health-in-landmark-us-case/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about Meta and Google being held liable in a landmark legal case that found... - [Mark Zuckerberg is building an AI Agent to help him be CEO](https://kevincurran.org/security/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-agent-to-help-him-be-ceo/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Mark Zuckerberg wanting everyone inside and outside his company to eventually have his... - [Dodgy boxes and cheap smart TVs are the next frontier for scammers](https://kevincurran.org/security/dodgy-boxes-and-cheap-smart-tvs-are-the-next-frontier-for-scammers/): My interview on Highland Radio about cyber malware software in Ireland which is downloading personal data contained on internet connected... - [The rise of AI-driven autonomous weapon systems](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-ai-driven-autonomous-weapon-systems/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about the rise of AI-driven autonomous weapon systems which is forcing a re-examination of... - [Online scams exposed](https://kevincurran.org/security/online-scams-exposed/): My interview with BBC Spotlight on impersonation scams which are making millions from unsuspecting victims. Using artificial intelligence, the criminals... - [Man wore smart glasses for High Court 'coaching' & Bizarre moment humanoid is detained by police after ‘harassing elderly woman’](https://kevincurran.org/security/man-wore-smart-glasses-for-high-court-coaching-bizarre-moment-humanoid-is-detained-by-police-after-harassing-elderly-woman/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on man accused by a High Court judge of wearing smart glasses to secretly... - [Switzerland built a secure alternative to BGP. The rest of the world hasn't noticed yet](https://kevincurran.org/security/switzerland-built-a-secure-alternative-to-bgp-the-rest-of-the-world-hasnt-noticed-yet/): My interview in The Register on SCION, a completely redesigned secure internet routing architecture from ETH Zürich that replaces the... - [The rise of PhaaS: what businesses should know](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-phaas-what-businesses-should-know/): My interview with IT Pro on how Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) is becoming part of supply chain attacks where... - [GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East](https://kevincurran.org/security/gps-jamming-the-invisible-battle-in-the-middle-east/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on GPS jamming which is causing hundreds of ships near the Strait of Hormuz... - [Voice phishing is AI fraud in real time](https://kevincurran.org/security/voice-phishing-is-ai-fraud-in-real-time/): My interview with Voice of Islam radio on how just as we learnt to treat emails with caution, we must... - [Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats & new data centers risk doubling UKs electricity use](https://kevincurran.org/security/urgent-research-needed-to-tackle-ai-threats-new-data-centers-risk-doubling-uks-electricity-use/): My interview on BBC radio Foyle about Google’s AI head stating that more research on the threats of AI needs... - [State of AI in Security & Development](https://kevincurran.org/security/state-of-ai-in-security-development-2/): My interview with SC Magazine on how AI adoption, tool sprawl, & dev experience reshape the balance between speed &... - [Using AI to generate passwords is a terrible idea, experts warn](https://kevincurran.org/security/using-ai-to-generate-passwords-is-a-terrible-idea-experts-warn/): My interview with ITPro on organizations needing to take proactive steps to prevent staff from relying on AI for password... - [Mobile mast planning & AI safety leader quitting technology life](https://kevincurran.org/security/mobile-mast-planning-ai-safety-leader-quitting-technology-life/): My interview on BBC Radio Foyle on mobile mast planning delays & AI safety leader who said ‘world is in... - [AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked](https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-coding-platforms-flaws-allow-bbc-reporter-to-be-hacked/): My interview with the BBC on the main security implications of vibe-coding being that without discipline, documentation, and review, such... - [The Learning Curve - Talking cybersecurity](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-learning-curve-talking-cybersecurity/): My interview on the Learning Curve podcast about cybersecurity with Darcie Murphy and Lauren McBurney. - [The cybersecurity cost of rushed digital stories](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-cybersecurity-cost-of-rushed-digital-stories/): My interview with Voice of Islam radio about aspects of social media algorithms and their influence on the public. - [What The UK's Cyber Action Plan Means for Businesses in 2026](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-the-uks-cyber-action-plan-means-for-businesses-in-2026/): My interview with Netitude on how suppliers are explicitly in scope (including strategic suppliers), due to their scale or criticality... - [Cyber Insights 2026: Malware and Cyberattacks in the Age of AI](https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-malware-and-cyberattacks-in-the-age-of-ai/): My interview with Security Week on how automation may disrupt middlemen but also create new marketplaces for specialised AI malware,... - [Cyber Insights 2026: Quantum Computing and the Potential Synergy With Advanced AI](https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-quantum-computing-and-the-potential-synergy-with-advanced-ai/): My interview with Security Weekly on how combining AGI and quantum computing could vastly accelerate optimization across industries. - [Experts warn weak passwords and poor security standards for IoT leave businesses exposed ahead of Data Privacy Day](https://kevincurran.org/security/experts-warn-weak-passwords-and-poor-security-standards-for-iot-leave-businesses-exposed-ahead-of-data-privacy-day/): My interview with IOT Insider on how Zero Trust architectures must be central to modern security, with strong governance and... - [Data Privacy Week comments](https://kevincurran.org/security/data-privacy-week-comments/): My interview with Professional Security Magazine on how the traditional security model, which assumes that everything inside the network can... - [What to know about the UK Cyber Action Plan](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-to-know-about-the-uk-cyber-action-plan/): My interview with SC Magazine on how the UK cyber action plan also extends to organisations delivering services at a... - [Threat hunting in an age of automation and AI](https://kevincurran.org/security/threat-hunting-in-an-age-of-automation-and-ai/): My interview with Security Weekly on how human oversight will remain critical for context, legal decisions and complex reasoning when... - [Vibe coding: word of the year](https://kevincurran.org/security/vibe-coding-word-of-the-year/): My interview with Managed IT on how ‘vibe coding’ can lower barriers of entry to software development whilst also introducing... - [Are wearables a security risk](https://kevincurran.org/security/are-wearables-a-security-risk/): My interview with Voice of Islam on various attack vectors on wearables. - [UK to outlaw non-consensual intimate images after Grok outcry](https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-to-outlaw-non-consensual-intimate-images-after-grok-outcry/): My interview with UTV on the UK media regulator threatening the X AI chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine. - [Cyber Insights 2026: External Attack Surface Management](https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-external-attack-surface-management/): My interview in Security Week on how AI will assist companies in finding their external attack surface but also assist... - [UK media regulator investigating Elon Musk’s X after outcry over sexualised AI images](https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-media-regulator-investigating-elon-musks-x-after-outcry-over-sexualised-ai-images/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster Nolan Show about the UK media watchdog opening a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s... - [Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes](https://kevincurran.org/security/ofcom-investigates-elon-musks-x-over-grok-ai-sexual-deepfakes/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on OFCOM stating there had been “deeply concerning reports” of X being used to... - [Tool sprawl: the risk and how to mitigate it](https://kevincurran.org/security/tool-sprawl-the-risk-and-how-to-mitigate-it/): My interview with ITPro on the problem with tool sprawl and how it can creep in gradually but is rarely... - [The impact of AI in society](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-impact-of-ai-in-society/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle about the future of AI. - [Cybersecurity at Christmas](https://kevincurran.org/security/cybersecurity-at-christmas/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the need to be cyber secure at Christmas. - [Is AI dragging security back to the 1990s?](https://kevincurran.org/security/is-ai-dragging-security-back-to-the-1990s/): My interview with Computer Weekly on how human judgement, strong access controls and staff training are critical when deploying AI. - [End of Roomba - US scouring tourists' social media - Fire Stick user warnings - TVs spying](https://kevincurran.org/security/end-of-roomba-us-scouring-tourists-social-media-fire-stick-user-warnings-tvs-spying/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Roomba vacuum cleaner filing for bankruptcy, The U. S. asking visitors to hand... - [Phones to cost more due to AI boom & AI's role in the future of education](https://kevincurran.org/security/phones-to-cost-more-due-to-ai-boom-ais-role-in-the-future-of-education/): My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about memory prices rising because major manufacturers are instead ramping up production for AI... - [AI, Work places scanning employee text messages & Broadband tariffs](https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-work-places-scanning-employee-text-messages-broadband-tariffs/): My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about 1 in 4 GPs using AI at work, Google sharing text messages with... - [WhatsApp security flaw leaks data from 3.5 billion accounts](https://kevincurran.org/security/whatsapp-security-flaw-leaks-data-from-3-5-billion-accounts/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the WhatsApp security flaw which leaked data from 3. 5 billion accounts. We... - [AI firm claims Chinese spies used its tech to automate cyber attack](https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-firm-claims-chinese-spies-used-its-tech-to-automate-cyber-attack/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the makers of AI chatbot Claude claiming to have caught hackers sponsored by... - [What Is Vibe Coding? Collins’ Word of the Year Spotlights AI’s Role and Risks in Software](https://kevincurran.org/security/what-is-vibe-coding-collins-word-of-the-year-spotlights-ais-role-and-risks-in-software/): My interview with Infosecurity Magazine on the main security implications of vibe coding being that without discipline, documentation and review,... - [Weak Passwords - Google Maps landmark navigation - Airpods & Airlines & Social Media Ban](https://kevincurran.org/security/weak-passwords-google-maps-landmark-navigation-airpods-airlines-social-media-ban/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the most common passwords of 2025, Google using AI to identify visible landmarks... - [Watchdog proposes new rules to increase blocking of scam texts](https://kevincurran.org/security/watchdog-proposes-new-rules-to-increase-blocking-of-scam-texts/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on OFCOMs new rules to make phone networks block scam texts from reaching potential... - [Firms listed on 'weird' website with wrong information fear reputation hit](https://kevincurran.org/security/firms-listed-on-weird-website-with-wrong-information-fear-reputation-hit/): My interview with BBC News on the reputation of firms being damaged after unknowingly being listed on an online booking... - [O2 announces landmark deal with Starlink to boost network](https://kevincurran.org/security/o2-announces-landmark-deal-with-starlink-to-boost-network/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on O2 partnering with Starlink Direct to Cell to significantly enhance rural mobile network... - [Mobile phone theft, Apple fine & smart vacuums broadcasting secret house maps](https://kevincurran.org/security/mobile-phone-theft-apple-fine-smart-vacuums-broadcasting-secret-house-maps/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on how Tech giants including Apple & Google are not doing enough to stop... - [State of AI in Security & Development](https://kevincurran.org/security/state-of-ai-in-security-development/): My contribution in a global report which captures the voices of 450 security leaders, developers, and AppSec engineers on how... - [Amazon's massive AWS outage points to a key weakness in the modern internet](https://kevincurran.org/security/amazons-massive-aws-outage-points-to-a-key-weakness-in-the-modern-internet/): My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about Amazon’s AWS being online after a day-long outage that impacted companies and organizations... - [AWS Data Centre Disruption Causes Global Service Outages](https://kevincurran.org/security/aws-data-centre-disruption-causes-global-service-outages/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about Amazon Web Services (AWS) disruption across core cloud infrastructure, leading to global outages... - [Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told](https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-attack-contingency-plans-should-be-put-on-paper-firms-told/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about the government writing to chief executives across the country strongly recommending that they... - [Rise of the AI Finance apps](https://kevincurran.org/security/rise-of-the-ai-finance-apps/): My interview on BBC Radio Ulster Consumer Fightback about the benefits of AI powered Finance Apps. - [A double-edged sword for cybersecurity](https://kevincurran.org/security/a-double-edged-sword-for-cybersecurity/): My interview with the Business Post on how AI affects cybersecurity as much as we know right now. - [How third-party breaches put retail networks at risk](https://kevincurran.org/security/how-third-party-breaches-put-retail-networks-at-risk/): My interview in Networking+ on how retailers should focus on raising the standard of security across every connection. - [The future of networking: secure by design](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-future-of-networking-secure-by-design/): My interview with ITPro on the need to build zero trust principles, embrace frameworks like secure access service edge (SASE)... - [Jaguar Land Rover: "Biggest cyber attack experienced in UK economy"](https://kevincurran.org/security/jaguar-land-rover-biggest-cyber-attack-experienced-in-uk-economy/): My interview with BBC Hereford and Worcester about Jaguar Land Rover who after suffering one of the worst cyber attacks... - [Hackers strike Harrods in latest UK cyberattack](https://kevincurran.org/security/hackers-strike-harrods-in-latest-uk-cyberattack/): My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Harrods blaming its supplier after criminals steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack... - [The Salesloft Breach Fallout and Supply Chain Threat](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-salesloft-breach-fallout-and-supply-chain-threat/): My interview with SC Magazine on security leaders needing to “take a multi-layered approach to security, covering people, processes and... - [Thousands of phones seized from robbers in City of London summer crackdown on gangs 'profiting from misery'](https://kevincurran.org/security/thousands-of-phones-seized-from-robbers-in-city-of-london-summer-crackdown-on-gangs-profiting-from-misery/): My interview with BBC Radio Berkshire on the City of London Police obtaining 3,000 convicted handsets, worth up to £4... - [The problem of fake news](https://kevincurran.org/security/the-problem-of-fake-news/): My interview with Voice of Islam on the rise of fake news and what can be done to combat it. - [New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK](https://kevincurran.org/security/new-digital-id-scheme-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk/): My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on a new digital ID scheme aiming to combat illegal working while making it... - [Keir Starmer set to announce digital ID cards for all UK adults](https://kevincurran.org/security/keir-starmer-set-to-announce-digital-id-cards-for-all-uk-adults/): My interview with BBC Radio Bristol on plans for every adult in the UK to have a digital ID card,... # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2025-09-25 - Modified: 2025-11-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/contact-me/ Phone: +44 7803759052 Email: kevin. curran@gmail. com LinkedIn: profkevincurran X: @profkevincurran Signal/WhatsApp: +44 7803759052 Address: MS Building, Ulster University, Strand Road, Londonderry, BT48 7JL - Published: 2025-09-11 - Modified: 2026-08-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/interviews/ Stealthy Attacks: How To Protect Your Business SC Magazine on attackers favouring stealthy “living off the land” tactics that shift focus from initial perimeter breach to subsequent lateral movement with seemingly legitimate credentials. (18 Aug 2026) Thousands of charities hit by cyber security incident at third party provider BBC Radio 4 about a business providing specialist customer relationship management software to Britain’s third sector which has reported itself to regulators over a cyber attack. Listen. (12 Aug 2026) Rogue AI agent tasked with booking a gym class hacks system, removes other participant... says sorry BBC Radio Foyle about an AI hacking a gym system and cancelling the place of participants to make room for a user. Listen. (11 Aug 2026) Artist's 'anger and frustration' with internet copycats BBC News on the problems artists face online with their creations copied, altered and sold without permission. (8 Aug 2026) OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree BBC Radio Ulster on OpenAI revealing how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies and did it all right under the company’s nose. Listen. (7 Aug 2026) Building a Long-Term Cybersecurity Career in the Era of AI ITSecurity Wire on the cybersecurity talent shortage and cybersecurity careers in the AI era. Watch. (4 Aug 2026) OpenAI-Hugging Face: What Happened And What Does It Mean For UK CISOs? SC Magazine on OpenAI’s frontier AI models which had broken out of a sandbox and performed an attack on Hugging... - Published: 2017-09-01 - Modified: 2024-09-25 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/teaching/dissertations/ What follows is an ad-hoc list of topical research areas for projects. I am happy to work with anyone in the research fields of cybersecurity/networking/distributed systems/blockchain and other areas. These are previous/current topic areas over the years. 1999/2000 - Networking . NET - Peer-to-Peer Networked Apps with the Microsoft . NET Framework Adaptinet - Adaptive Networking with the Adaptinet SDK Internet Congestion - Examining bottlenecks leading to Internet Congestion MMStream - Throughput/Bandwidth measurements Streaming Video - Through the Real Time Protocol and JMF Streaming Audio/Video - Examined using The Real Time Protocol (RTP) with JMF MapPoint Web Services - Integrate location-based services, such as maps, driving directions, and proximity searches into applications iBus - Streaming Multimedia Location Based Services - Interfacing to a Mobile Positioning Center Buzzpad - A Peer-to-Peer Application Framework Jade - Java Agent DEvelopment Framework - run Agents on Mobile Devices XMIDDLE - A data sharing middleware for ad-hoc networks Autonomic Computing - IBM Autonomic Computing Toolkit for development of autonomic behavior 2000/01 - Network Simulation Network Simulations - Research various parameters and their influence on TCP/UDP Cellular IP - new mobile host protocol that is optimized to provide access to a Mobile IP enabled Internet in support of fast moving wireless hosts. llular IP Nipper - Neat Internet Protocol Packet EditoR JavaSim - component-based, compositional simulation environment. SSF. NET - high-performance network modeling, simulation, and analysis. nscript - Java GUI front-end for the Network Simulator from Berkeley BlueHoc simulator - this provides a Bluetooth extension to... - Published: 2017-09-01 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/teaching/systems-security/ The Syllabus lists some of the core texts and finer details of this module from an administrative viewpoint. The Syllabus is here and the module handbook is here. The philosophy of this module is to introduce the student to the issues that arise when we consider the security of computer networks, from both a "white-hat" (defensive), and "black-hat" (offensive) perspective. The lecture in week 1 will be in room MF124/125 from 13:15 to 15:05 after week 1, the remaining lectures are on Wednesdays in room TQ001 from 9:15-11:15 and the practicals are in room TQ001 from 11:15 to 14:05. The module is 100% coursework. Coursework 1 is a report on a cyber security topic which is worth 25%. The submission date is week 5 - Wednesday October 22nd. The second coursework is a lab test where you will demonstrate aspects of your practical & theoretical pen testing skills. This is in week 12 - Wednesday December 10th and is worth 75% of your final module mark. Week 6 is a reading week so you have no lecture or lab on the 29th of October. Weekly Sides, Reading & Labs Lecture 1 : Introduction & Emerging Topics Optional additional reading: Tor: The Second-Generation Onion Router by Dingledine et al. Optional video clip: Vacuum Robot Security & Privacy - Prevent your Robot from Sucking Your Data Lab 1: Vulnersity, Networks & Snort Lecture 2: Authentication - Access control & cryptography Optional additional reading: Cloud Security - A short primer by Joel-Ahmed Mondol.... - Published: 2017-09-01 - Modified: 2026-03-08 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/teaching/computer-networks/ Lectures will take place on Monday from 11:15 - 13:05 in room MU001. Lab sessions will take place on Monday from 13:15 to 15:05 in room TQ001. Lectures Lecture 1: Introduction to Networks and Introduction to Wireshark Optional additional reading: A Short History of the Internet by Bruce Sterling. Optional video clip History of the Internet in 8 minutes Lecture 2: Physical Layer Optional additional reading: An Overview of Key Technologies in Physical Layer Security By Sanega et al. Optional video clip: Physical Layer Lecture 3: Data Link Layer Optional additional reading: An Architectural Framework for Data Link Layer Security with Security Interlayering By Altunbasak et al. Optional video clip: Data Link Layer Lecture 4: Medium Access Control Sub Layer Optional additional reading: What is a MAC Address? by GeeksforGeeks. Optional video clip: Data Center Tour Lecture 5: Network Layer Optional additional reading: Congestion Control in TCP by PyNetLabs. Optional video clip: Network Layer Lecture 6: Transport Layer Optional additional reading: Transport Layer by Tang et al. Optional video clip: Transport Layer Lecture 7: Application Layer Optional additional reading: Application Layer Protocols in Computer Network by IBM. Optional video clip: The Convergence of Blockchain, Machine Learning, and the Cloud - Steve Lund, TEDx Talk Lecture 8: Network Security Optional additional reading: Enhancing Mobile Security through Comprehensive Penetration Testing by Roshanaei. Optional video clip: A gift for the hackers documentary Lecture 9: Cloud Computing Optional additional reading: Can we make operating systems reliable and secure by Tanenbaum et al. Optional video... - Published: 2017-09-01 - Modified: 2017-09-01 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/teaching/ I teach full time at Ulster University. My subjects are Computer Networks, Systems Security and legal technology. I also supervise dissertations. - Published: 2017-05-27 - Modified: 2025-09-03 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/funding/ (2025) Intertrade Ireland Business Explorer - £5K - A cross-border collaboration with Transcribe. ie into machine learning techniques for real-time voice transcription (2025) Costar Network Lab Ideate £5K - A collaboration with Ludo DAO on a blockchain NFT project to manage IP within the UK music scene. (2024) British Academy £10K - Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners of our TReVER: Terrorism, Radicalisation, and Violent Extremism Response project. . (2021) InterTrade Ireland £50K - Fusion project with Phonovation, Dublin to tackle Smishing fraud (2020) British Science Association - Cybersecurity public outreach project funded under the community buddies scheme. (2020) Department for the Environment £50K - Cybersecurity outreach project to encourage the next generation of cybersecurity researchers. (2020) Allen & Overy £500K - Project to develop a Knowledge Graph of a domain created by legal experts through intelligent machine learning algorithms. (2019) InterTrade Ireland £50K - Fusion project with Sidero Ltd, Athlone to create security tools & compliance processes (2018) Intellectual Property Office £75K - IPO project “Music 2025” examining the Issues facing the digital content industries in a stream-driven economy (2018) InterTrade Ireland £2K - co-innovate project to examine using 4G for creating a workable solution for live streaming regardless of location. (2018) Invest NI £5K - Innovation voucher with Modern Democracy, Derry to examine the feasibility of adopting a blockchain for e-voting. (2018) Invest NI £5K - Innovation voucher with SureCert, Belfast to examine the feasibility of using a blockchain to deliver core business services in the... - Published: 2017-01-31 - Modified: 2026-06-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/media-kit/ Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University. Professor Curran has made significant contributions to advancing the knowledge and understanding of computer security, evidenced by over 1100 conference, book chapter & research journal publications. Google Scholar lists his citations as 13, 330 with h-index of 51 and i10-index of 183 placing him in the top 1% globally in Computer Science. He one of the most frequently interviewed cybersecurity experts in the UK. Appearances include Sky News, BBC, ITV, RTE, CBC, CNN, Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Times, Independent, GB News, Wired, South China Morning Post, Daily Mail, NY Times, Huffington Post, Techcrunch, Infowars, China Global Times, New Scientist, Washington Times, The Inquirer, MacWorld, Los Angeles Times, ZDNet, South Africa Today, Bloomberg, Telegraph, LBC Radio. His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He was the recipient of an Engineering and Technology Board Visiting Lectureship for Exceptional Engineers and is an IEEE Technical Expert for Internet/Security matters since 2008. He held a Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship. He has won a number of industry cybersecurity awards. Professor Curran’s stature and authority in the international community is demonstrated by his influence, particularly in relation to the direction of research in Cybersecurity. He has chaired sessions and participated in the organising committees for many highly-respected international conferences and workshops. He is the Emeritus Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Ambient... - Published: 2017-01-31 - Modified: 2026-08-19 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/research/ Patrick McGonagle, William Farrelly, Kevin Curran (2026) Explainable AI: A Combined XAI Framework for Explaining Brain Tumour Detection Models. Engineering Science & Technology, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 99–128, Aug. 2026. https://doi. org/10. 37256/est. 8120279934 Kevin Curran, Jack Kyle, Lovepreet Singh (2026) Cybersecurity in the IoT Era: Protecting the Expanding Internet of Things Recent Progress in Science and Engineering 2026. Vol. 2, No. 3, 017. doi:10. 21926/rpse. 2603017, ISSN 3067-4573 Niall McCarroll, Kevin Curran, Eugene McNamee, Angela Clist, Andrew Brammer (2026) Evaluating the impact of word embeddings on similarity scoring in practical information retrieval Arxiv preprint - arXiv:2602. 05734 Patrick McGonagle, William Farrelly, Kevin Curran (2026) Explainable AI: A Combined XAI Framework for Explaining Brain Tumour Detection Models Arxiv preprint - arXiv:2602. 05240 Sean Carlin, Kevin Curran (2026) The Stateless Pattern: Ephemeral Coordination as the Third Pillar of Digital Sovereignty. Arxiv preprint - arXiv:2601. 17875v2 Jack Leacock, Kevin Curran, Pratheepan Yogarajah (2025) A Hybrid Homomorphic and Functional Encryption Prototype for Secure Medical Data Processing in Cloud Environments. 2nd Open Research Conference at Ulster University, Belfast, Jan 20 2025, https://doi. org/10. 21251/0d7780ce-ce97-468f-b5d5-69201ca90b20 Eoin O'Connell, Niall McCarroll, Sujata Rani, Kevin Curran, Eugene McNamee, Angela Clist, Andrew Brammer (2025) Evaluating Semantic Representation Strategies for robust Information Retrieval Matching. Digital Technologies Research and Applications (DTRA). Volume 4, Issue 3, pp: 51-66, ISSN: 2754-568, DOI: https://doi. org/10. 54963/dtra. v4i3. 1564 Eoin O'Connell, William Duffy, Niall McCarroll, Katie Sloan, Kevin Curran, Eugene McNamee, Angela Clist, Andrew Brammer (2025) Cost-benefit Analysis of Deploying Shallow, Deep Learning and... - Published: 2017-01-30 - Modified: 2026-01-28 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/about/ Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University. He is a senior member of the IEEE & a Fellow of the British Blockchain Association (FBBA). Prof Curran is globally recognized as a cybersecurity thought leader with numerous recognitions for public engagement on cybersecurity. He sits on the Advisory Group of the UK Cyber Security Council, UK Border Vision Advisory Group and the Northern Ireland Civil Service Cyber Leadership Board. His achievements include winning and managing UK & European Framework projects and Technology Transfer Schemes. Professor Curran has made significant contributions to advancing the knowledge and understanding of computer networks and security, evidenced by over 1000+ peer reviewed publications. Google Scholar lists his citations as 13,500 with h-index of 50 and i10-index of 186 placing him in the top 1% globally of academics in cybersecurity. His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He was the recipient of an Engineering and Technology Board Visiting Lectureship for Exceptional Engineers and serves as an IEEE Public Visibility technical expert. He held a Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship. Professor Curran’s stature and authority in the international community is demonstrated by his influence, particularly in relation to the direction of research in cybersecurity. He has chaired sessions and participated in the organising committees for international conferences. He is Emeritus Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence, He sits on numerous journal editorial boards.... ## Posts - Published: 2026-08-18 - Modified: 2026-08-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/stealthy-attacks-how-to-protect-your-business/ My interview with SC Magazine on how attackers favour stealthy “living off the land” tactics that shift focus from the initial perimeter breach to subsequent lateral movement with seemingly legitimate credentials. - Published: 2026-08-12 - Modified: 2026-08-12 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/thousands-of-charities-hit-by-cyber-security-incident-at-third-party-provider/ My interview with BBC Radio 4 about a business providing specialist customer relationship management software to Britain’s third sector which has reported itself to regulators over a cyber attack. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=E18T3DPUCyE - Published: 2026-08-11 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/rogue-ai-agent-tasked-with-booking-a-gym-class-hacks-system-removes-other-participant-says-sorry/ My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about a user asking his agent to see if there was a way to try to bump him up the waitlist for a class later that week, at which point the AI hacked into the system and cancelled the place of one of the participants to try and make room for him. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=scPa2SjjgOU - Published: 2026-08-08 - Modified: 2026-08-08 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/artists-anger-and-frustration-with-internet-copycats/ My interview with the BBC on the problems artists face online with their creations copied, altered and sold without permission. - Published: 2026-08-07 - Modified: 2026-08-07 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/openai-didnt-notice-its-ai-agents-using-a-message-board-to-plan-their-hacking-spree/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on OpenAI revealing how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies and did it all right under the company’s nose. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=wWULh5mdcBs - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-05 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/building-a-long-term-cybersecurity-career-in-the-era-of-ai/ My interview with ITSecurity Wire on the cybersecurity talent shortage and cybersecurity careers in the AI era. - Published: 2026-08-04 - Modified: 2026-08-04 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/openai-hugging-face-what-happened-and-what-does-it-mean-for-uk-cisos/ My interview with SC Magazine on OpenAI’s frontier AI models which had broken out of a sandbox and performed an attack on Hugging Face. - Published: 2026-07-31 - Modified: 2026-07-31 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/experts-react-as-department-for-education-cyber-attack-exposes-607000-records/ My interview with IT Security Guru on the Department for Education (DfE) cyber attack on its external-facing systems resulting in one of the largest breaches to hit the UK public sector this year. - Published: 2026-07-30 - Modified: 2026-07-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/will-we-ever-solve-the-problem-of-losing-data/ My interview with Gizmodo on the idea of “permanence,” specifically in the context of how we record, track, and store information. - Published: 2026-07-21 - Modified: 2026-07-21 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/businesses-need-to-boost-cyber-resilience-heres-how/ My interview with ITPro on how a small set of controls taken together can eliminate the majority of preventable incidents in cybersecurity. - Published: 2026-07-17 - Modified: 2026-07-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-security-features-are-missing-from-the-irish-government-digital-wallet/ My interview with Newstalk about Ireland’s Government Digital Wallet for national identity documents on Irish citizens’ smartphones which is being built without extra security controls that could deter fraudsters. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=6rEzkwb3Pjs - Published: 2026-07-09 - Modified: 2026-07-09 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-government-rolls-out-agentic-ai-defense-plan-alongside-industry-pledge/ My interview with Security Week on the UK Cyber Resilience Pledge with 60 founding signatories aiming to to make cybersecurity a board responsibility, to enroll in the NCSC’s ‘early warning’ service and to implement Cyber Essentials across the supply chain. - Published: 2026-07-08 - Modified: 2026-07-08 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/climate-impact-among-proposed-data-centre-concerns/ My interview with BBC Radio Berkshire on Data Centres as Reading locals share concerns at a public consultation on the climate impact of a proposed data centre. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=NHNebD3T1eU - Published: 2026-07-07 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/parents-warned-not-to-publicly-share-childrens-images-amid-ai-abuse-risks/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the National Crime Agency warning parents to not publicly post images of their children online due to the growth of AI-generated abuse imagery. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=tnPRxUpqhBA - Published: 2026-06-30 - Modified: 2026-06-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/have-you-been-caught-out-by-a-fake-website/ My interview with BBC Radio 4 on national trading standards stating that 6. 4 million UK people have lost money after clicking on a fake online advert. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=c7Olb06H-g8 - Published: 2026-06-30 - Modified: 2026-06-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/michael-barrymore-tiktok-videos-prompt-concern-over-filming-on-smart-glasses/ My interview on BBC Breakfast News about concerns by retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their knowledge or consent. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=3Jbn3URGtbA - Published: 2026-06-23 - Modified: 2026-06-23 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/a-return-to-the-uk-social-media-ban-for-u16s/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle about my u-turn on the UK social media ban for under 16's. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=K5on44-l3ME - Published: 2026-06-19 - Modified: 2026-06-19 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-do-irelands-teenagers-think-of-a-possible-under-16s-social-media-ban/ My interview with the Irish Independent on the nuances behind a possible social media ban in Ireland. - Published: 2026-06-18 - Modified: 2026-06-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-are-the-cyber-threats-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/ My interview with Computer Weekly on the digitisation of numerous systems dramatically widening the world cup tournament’s attack surface. - Published: 2026-06-15 - Modified: 2026-06-15 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-do-young-people-in-ni-think-about-the-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/ My interview with BBC News about the ban on social media sites for under-16s as the United Kingdom plans to join a growing list of countries that place online restrictions on children. - Published: 2026-06-15 - Modified: 2026-06-15 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/starmer-set-to-ban-under-16s-from-major-social-media-platforms/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Keir Starmer announcing a social media ban on under-16s and plans to impose curfews on older children which will block children from most platforms, including youTube, TikTok and Snapchat, by raising the age limit for access from 13 to 16. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=ltmPVdinhLo - Published: 2026-06-06 - Modified: 2026-06-06 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/how-agentic-ai-is-reshaping-cybersecurity/ My interview on the Security Strategist podcast where we unpack what the shift to agents means for organisations, security teams, and the people responsible for keeping data safe. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=-QsLe-MoOYU - Published: 2026-06-05 - Modified: 2026-06-05 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/derry-innovator-creates-third-pillar-of-the-internet-with-new-privacy-first-architecture/ A Derry Journal feature on my collaboration with Sean Carlin on our breakthrough that allows users to operate online with complete privacy, described as the ‘third pillar of the internet. ’ Our research https://arxiv. org/abs/2601. 17875. - Published: 2026-06-04 - Modified: 2026-06-04 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-in-music-film/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on their Talkback panel discussion over the use of gen AI in music & film creation. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=h4ASwYzFQpQ - Published: 2026-06-02 - Modified: 2026-06-02 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/hackers-trick-meta-ai-support-bot-to-infiltrate-obama-white-house-instagram-account/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Hackers using Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts alongside everyday user account hijackings. https://youtu. be/6UkYyep7ab0 - Published: 2026-05-27 - Modified: 2026-05-27 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-ai-that-changed-cybersecurity-forever-why-ceos-should-be-worried/ My interview with Robbie O'Brien, the Cybersecurity CEO on some of the recent pain points in cyber defence, not least the role of powerful LLMs. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=Da4LLB_VBIY - Published: 2026-05-22 - Modified: 2026-05-22 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/mps-call-for-statutory-social-media-ban-for-children-to-tackle-addictive-by-design-platforms/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on MPs urging the Government to restrict “addictive” design elements for under-16s including infinite scrolling, disappearing messages and algorithm-driven content, warning these features fuel prolonged screen time, disrupt sleep, reduce attention and contribute to behavioural problems. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=OlECl2pj-yo - Published: 2026-05-19 - Modified: 2026-05-19 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/whatsapp-launches-totally-private-incognito-conversations-with-its-ai-chatbot/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on WhatsApp introducing private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new "incognito" mode. https://youtu. be/wiMrJN4FQOM - Published: 2026-05-14 - Modified: 2026-05-14 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-the-third-party-and-supply-chain-threat/ My interview with Business Reporter on how AI-driven tools and a move towards automation is reshaping the risk landscape, while the rise of cloud-based services and SaaS platforms has further expanded the attack surface. - Published: 2026-05-12 - Modified: 2026-05-12 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-internet-will-never-be-this-secure-again-ieees-kevin-curran-on-ai-and-cybersecurity/ My interview on The Business of Cybersecurity podcast on how cybersecurity evolved from an afterthought into one of the most in-demand career paths in the world. - Published: 2026-05-05 - Modified: 2026-05-05 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-pioneers-data-centres-on-lampposts-uk-cyber-chiefs-say-time-to-ditch-passwords-for-passkeys/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on a UK firm betting on data centres using thousands of connected smartsolar-powered iLamp units & people in the UK been urged to start ditching passwords in favour of passkeys to secure their accounts online. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=GNf9S5CHUSU - Published: 2026-05-02 - Modified: 2026-05-02 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/200000-mcp-servers-expose-a-command-execution-flaw-that-anthropic-calls-a-feature/ My interview with VentureBeat on Anthropic's Model Context Protocol default connection of an AI agent to a local tool, executing any OS command it receives with no sanitization or execution boundary between configuration and command. - Published: 2026-04-24 - Modified: 2026-04-24 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ncsc-leave-passwords-in-the-past-passkeys-are-the-future/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on the recommendation to use passkeys which are the more secure and user-friendly authentication option for consumers. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=h9J6kLPsrS0 - Published: 2026-04-23 - Modified: 2026-04-23 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/do-you-need-to-worry-about-mythos-anthropics-computer-hacking-ai/ My interview with New Scientist on the reality of the cybersecurity risks resulting from the Mythos AI model. - Published: 2026-04-22 - Modified: 2026-04-22 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/from-garbled-text-to-self-driving-cars-the-secret-history-of-the-captcha/ My interview on BBC Radio Berkshire about CAPTCHAs which are those now ubiquitous challenges you encounter to prove that you are a human and not a bot when you go to log in to many websites. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=dCTdZqiehGE - Published: 2026-04-16 - Modified: 2026-04-16 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/is-nearly-right-ai-generated-code-becoming-an-enterprise-business-risk/ My interview with Verdict on the sheer volume and complexity of AI generated code making it much easier for vulnerabilities to slip through. - Published: 2026-04-16 - Modified: 2026-04-16 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/systemic-flaw-in-mcp-protocol-could-expose-150-million-downloads/ My interview with Infosecurity Magazine on a a shocking gap in the security of foundational AI infrastructure with the MCP which could enable arbitrary command execution on any vulnerable system. - Published: 2026-04-11 - Modified: 2026-04-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/recruitment-platform-used-by-health-trusts-targeted-by-cyber-attackers/ My interview with BBC news on hackers stealing hundreds of thousands of sensitive files containing personal data from the Irish Healthdaq platform. - Published: 2026-04-07 - Modified: 2026-04-07 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/fewer-uk-adults-posting-on-social-media-ofcom-finds/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on fewer UK adults posting, commenting on, or sharing material on social media - while AI use is up and the majority of people worry about their screentime - according to Ofcom. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=SSdnW5KI7Kg - Published: 2026-04-01 - Modified: 2026-04-01 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/apple-celebrates-50-years-in-business/ My interview with BBC World Service on Apple's 50th anniversary. Apple are the world’s 2nd most valuable business with a market capitalisation of $3. 73trn employing 166,000 people worldwide. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=_ViBBbEHMwQ - Published: 2026-03-31 - Modified: 2026-03-31 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/identity-based-attacks-the-threat-and-how-to-mitigate-it/ My interview with SC Media on how identity-based attacks work and what businesses should be doing to mitigate this evolving threat. - Published: 2026-03-26 - Modified: 2026-03-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/meta-and-google-liable-for-social-media-harm-to-childrens-mental-health-in-landmark-us-case/ My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about Meta and Google being held liable in a landmark legal case that found social media platforms are designed to be addictive to children, opening up the tech giants to penalties in thousands of similar claims filed around the US. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=eJ-xizPGgeM - Published: 2026-03-24 - Modified: 2026-03-24 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-agent-to-help-him-be-ceo/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Mark Zuckerberg wanting everyone inside and outside his company to eventually have his or her own personal artificial-intelligence agent. He is starting with himself. https://youtu. be/C9e1t_oJRMU - Published: 2026-03-24 - Modified: 2026-03-24 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/dodgy-boxes-and-cheap-smart-tvs-are-the-next-frontier-for-scammers/ My interview on Highland Radio about cyber malware software in Ireland which is downloading personal data contained on internet connected household devices, including dodgy boxes. https://youtu. be/sxU7URuu4c4 - Published: 2026-03-18 - Modified: 2026-03-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-ai-driven-autonomous-weapon-systems/ My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about the rise of AI-driven autonomous weapon systems which is forcing a re-examination of some of the most basic principles of international humanitarian law. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=mK35VGj7F1s - Published: 2026-03-17 - Modified: 2026-03-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/online-scams-exposed/ My interview with BBC Spotlight on impersonation scams which are making millions from unsuspecting victims. Using artificial intelligence, the criminals are getting better, and the authorities are trying to keep up. Full episode here. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=2kv-tDU5xjQ - Published: 2026-03-17 - Modified: 2026-03-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/man-wore-smart-glasses-for-high-court-coaching-bizarre-moment-humanoid-is-detained-by-police-after-harassing-elderly-woman/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on man accused by a High Court judge of wearing smart glasses to secretly receive "coaching" while giving evidence. We also discuss a humanoid robot taken into custody by Macau police after it appeared to harass the woman on a public street and the race to establish an AI-free logo. - Published: 2026-03-17 - Modified: 2026-03-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/switzerland-built-a-secure-alternative-to-bgp-the-rest-of-the-world-hasnt-noticed-yet/ My interview in The Register on SCION, a completely redesigned secure internet routing architecture from ETH Zürich that replaces the flawed 40-year-old BGP protocol with multi-path routing, isolation domains, and cryptographic validation to prevent hijacks and instant failovers. - Published: 2026-03-12 - Modified: 2026-03-12 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-rise-of-phaas-what-businesses-should-know/ My interview with IT Pro on how Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) is becoming part of supply chain attacks where compromised vendor credentials provide entry points into multiple downstream organisations. - Published: 2026-03-10 - Modified: 2026-03-10 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/gps-jamming-the-invisible-battle-in-the-middle-east/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on GPS jamming which is causing hundreds of ships near the Strait of Hormuz to broadcast false positions, appearing in impossible locations including over land, with analysts describing the disruption as "next-level" in its scale and intensity. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=3GXaT8Dzd6k - Published: 2026-03-04 - Modified: 2026-03-04 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/voice-phishing-is-ai-fraud-in-real-time/ My interview with Voice of Islam radio on how just as we learnt to treat emails with caution, we must now learn to doubt a human-sounding voice. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=BBsnqQ0fVBc - Published: 2026-02-24 - Modified: 2026-02-24 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/urgent-research-needed-to-tackle-ai-threats-new-data-centers-risk-doubling-uks-electricity-use/ My interview on BBC radio Foyle about Google's AI head stating that more research on the threats of AI needs to be done urgently. We also discuss Ofgem saying 140 proposed data center schemes, driven by use of AI, could require 50 gigawatts of electricity – 5GW more than the country’s current peak demand. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=FW-4hcdJ7Sg - Published: 2026-02-20 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/state-of-ai-in-security-development-2/ My interview with SC Magazine on how AI adoption, tool sprawl, & dev experience reshape the balance between speed & safety as outlined in Aikido Security 2026 report. - Published: 2026-02-19 - Modified: 2026-02-19 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/using-ai-to-generate-passwords-is-a-terrible-idea-experts-warn/ My interview with ITPro on organizations needing to take proactive steps to prevent staff from relying on AI for password creation by establishing clear policies that ban the use of public chatbots for security-sensitive tasks such as generating passwords. - Published: 2026-02-17 - Modified: 2026-02-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/mobile-mast-planning-ai-safety-leader-quitting-technology-life/ My interview on BBC Radio Foyle on mobile mast planning delays & AI safety leader who said 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry. https://youtu. be/tv90YrHhiwI - Published: 2026-02-13 - Modified: 2026-02-13 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-coding-platforms-flaws-allow-bbc-reporter-to-be-hacked/ My interview with the BBC on the main security implications of vibe-coding being that without discipline, documentation, and review, such code often fails under attack. - Published: 2026-02-10 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-learning-curve-talking-cybersecurity/ My interview on the Learning Curve podcast about cybersecurity with Darcie Murphy and Lauren McBurney. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=jiKQEeUJzes&t=1888s - Published: 2026-02-08 - Modified: 2026-02-08 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-cybersecurity-cost-of-rushed-digital-stories/ My interview with Voice of Islam radio about aspects of social media algorithms and their influence on the public. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=4ZHY_ZcrNQ4 - Published: 2026-02-06 - Modified: 2026-02-06 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-the-uks-cyber-action-plan-means-for-businesses-in-2026/ My interview with Netitude on how suppliers are explicitly in scope (including strategic suppliers), due to their scale or criticality in the UK government cyber action plan. - Published: 2026-02-02 - Modified: 2026-02-02 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-malware-and-cyberattacks-in-the-age-of-ai/ My interview with Security Week on how automation may disrupt middlemen but also create new marketplaces for specialised AI malware, zero-day commoditisation and tailored exfiltration services. - Published: 2026-01-27 - Modified: 2026-01-27 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-quantum-computing-and-the-potential-synergy-with-advanced-ai/ My interview with Security Weekly on how combining AGI and quantum computing could vastly accelerate optimization across industries. - Published: 2026-01-27 - Modified: 2026-01-27 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/experts-warn-weak-passwords-and-poor-security-standards-for-iot-leave-businesses-exposed-ahead-of-data-privacy-day/ My interview with IOT Insider on how Zero Trust architectures must be central to modern security, with strong governance and senior-level oversight. - Published: 2026-01-27 - Modified: 2026-01-27 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/data-privacy-week-comments/ My interview with Professional Security Magazine on how the traditional security model, which assumes that everything inside the network can be trusted, is no longer fit for purpose. - Published: 2026-01-26 - Modified: 2026-01-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-to-know-about-the-uk-cyber-action-plan/ My interview with SC Magazine on how the UK cyber action plan also extends to organisations delivering services at a local or regional level, such as NHS trusts and local authorities. - Published: 2026-01-26 - Modified: 2026-01-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/threat-hunting-in-an-age-of-automation-and-ai/ My interview with Security Weekly on how human oversight will remain critical for context, legal decisions and complex reasoning when dealing with AI. - Published: 2026-01-26 - Modified: 2026-01-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/vibe-coding-word-of-the-year/ My interview with Managed IT on how ‘vibe coding’ can lower barriers of entry to software development whilst also introducing new risks. - Published: 2026-01-22 - Modified: 2026-01-22 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/are-wearables-a-security-risk/ My interview with Voice of Islam on various attack vectors on wearables. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=brtmBeIbGWQ - Published: 2026-01-14 - Modified: 2026-01-14 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-to-outlaw-non-consensual-intimate-images-after-grok-outcry/ My interview with UTV on the UK media regulator threatening the X AI chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=BdGBpUoCb58 - Published: 2026-01-14 - Modified: 2026-01-14 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-insights-2026-external-attack-surface-management/ My interview in Security Week on how AI will assist companies in finding their external attack surface but also assist bad actors in locating and attacking weak points. - Published: 2026-01-13 - Modified: 2026-01-13 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/uk-media-regulator-investigating-elon-musks-x-after-outcry-over-sexualised-ai-images/ My interview on BBC Radio Ulster Nolan Show about the UK media watchdog opening a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes. https://youtu. be/LqO2lBsuBWQ - Published: 2026-01-12 - Modified: 2026-01-12 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ofcom-investigates-elon-musks-x-over-grok-ai-sexual-deepfakes/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on OFCOM stating there had been "deeply concerning reports" of X being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as "sexualised images of children". https://youtu. be/n2XjWY3zMTU - Published: 2026-01-10 - Modified: 2026-01-10 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/tool-sprawl-the-risk-and-how-to-mitigate-it/ My interview with ITPro on the problem with tool sprawl and how it can creep in gradually but is rarely deliberate. - Published: 2025-12-23 - Modified: 2025-12-23 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-impact-of-ai-in-society/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle about the future of AI. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=tdhMDSMHWao - Published: 2025-12-23 - Modified: 2025-12-23 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/cybersecurity-at-christmas/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the need to be cyber secure at Christmas. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=_rXPKkgtCZs - Published: 2025-12-17 - Modified: 2025-12-17 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/is-ai-dragging-security-back-to-the-1990s/ My interview with Computer Weekly on how human judgement, strong access controls and staff training are critical when deploying AI. - Published: 2025-12-16 - Modified: 2025-12-16 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/end-of-roomba-us-scouring-tourists-social-media-fire-stick-user-warnings-tvs-spying/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Roomba vacuum cleaner filing for bankruptcy, The U. S. asking visitors to hand over their social media history, People who own ‘dodgy’ Amazon Fire TV Sticks receiving a warning reminding them their viewing habits are illegal and how your TV's HDMI port can monitor what you watch. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=oN77cIzwdg4 - Published: 2025-12-09 - Modified: 2025-12-09 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/phones-to-cost-more-due-to-ai-boom-ais-role-in-the-future-of-education/ My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about memory prices rising because major manufacturers are instead ramping up production for AI data centers & AI in education. https://youtu. be/PY0kIxKn3Ok - Published: 2025-12-04 - Modified: 2025-12-09 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-work-places-scanning-employee-text-messages-broadband-tariffs/ My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about 1 in 4 GPs using AI at work, Google sharing text messages with employers and 7 million UK households thought to be paying for broadband speeds they do not need. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=We1tWkXfsA8 - Published: 2025-11-25 - Modified: 2025-11-25 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/whatsapp-security-flaw-leaks-data-from-3-5-billion-accounts/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the WhatsApp security flaw which leaked data from 3. 5 billion accounts. We also discuss drivers of modern electric cars being hit with a wave of in-car digital advertising; Northern Ireland having the best full-fibre broadband coverage among UK regions with 95% of homes able to access it; The European Commission wanting browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website; Age-verification laws not keeping minors away from adult sites and a AI-powered chatbot teddy bear telling children how to start fires, find knives and locate medical pills. https://youtu. be/RWkAnFrbU04 - Published: 2025-11-18 - Modified: 2025-11-18 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/ai-firm-claims-chinese-spies-used-its-tech-to-automate-cyber-attack/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the makers of AI chatbot Claude claiming to have caught hackers sponsored by the Chinese government using the tool to perform automated cyber attacks against around 30 global organisations. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=vtEcnOlpM-c - Published: 2025-11-11 - Modified: 2025-11-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/what-is-vibe-coding-collins-word-of-the-year-spotlights-ais-role-and-risks-in-software/ 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. - Published: 2025-11-11 - Modified: 2025-11-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/weak-passwords-google-maps-landmark-navigation-airpods-airlines-social-media-ban/ 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://www. youtube. com/watch? v=sGmc-hYgaa0 - Published: 2025-11-04 - Modified: 2025-11-04 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/watchdog-proposes-new-rules-to-increase-blocking-of-scam-texts/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on OFCOMs new rules to make phone networks block scam texts from reaching potential victims. https://youtu. be/w0Z21Le-FEQ - Published: 2025-11-03 - Modified: 2025-11-03 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/firms-listed-on-weird-website-with-wrong-information-fear-reputation-hit/ 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. - Published: 2025-10-30 - Modified: 2025-10-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/o2-announces-landmark-deal-with-starlink-to-boost-network/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on O2 partnering with Starlink Direct to Cell to significantly enhance rural mobile network coverage across the UK. They initially offer messaging and data capabilities, enabling customers to use their devices in previously underserved rural areas. https://youtu. be/K96VYrhEmBA - Published: 2025-10-28 - Modified: 2025-10-28 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/mobile-phone-theft-apple-fine-smart-vacuums-broadcasting-secret-house-maps/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on how Tech giants including Apple & Google are not doing enough to stop mobile phone thefts according to MPs on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. We also discuss Apple facing to pay up to £1. 5bn in damages after losing a collective legal action court case brought on behalf of 36 million UK iPhone and iPad users and discuss the discovery that smart vacuums can broadcast a secret map of your House. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=ydazyqIadnE - Published: 2025-10-22 - Modified: 2025-10-22 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/state-of-ai-in-security-development/ My contribution in a 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. - Published: 2025-10-21 - Modified: 2025-10-21 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/amazons-massive-aws-outage-points-to-a-key-weakness-in-the-modern-internet/ My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about Amazon's 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://www. youtube. com/watch? v=kdh7jvEbplQ - Published: 2025-10-21 - Modified: 2025-10-21 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/aws-data-centre-disruption-causes-global-service-outages/ 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://www. youtube. com/watch? v=To28GIfmt98 - Published: 2025-10-14 - Modified: 2025-10-14 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/cyber-attack-contingency-plans-should-be-put-on-paper-firms-told/ 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://youtu. be/Mt60n9YCBJY - Published: 2025-10-13 - Modified: 2025-10-13 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/rise-of-the-ai-finance-apps/ My interview on BBC Radio Ulster Consumer Fightback about the benefits of AI powered Finance Apps. https://youtu. be/rY0F-rrKMeo - Published: 2025-10-11 - Modified: 2025-10-11 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/a-double-edged-sword-for-cybersecurity/ My interview with the Business Post on how AI affects cybersecurity as much as we know right now. - Published: 2025-10-07 - Modified: 2025-10-07 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/how-third-party-breaches-put-retail-networks-at-risk/ My interview in Networking+ on how retailers should focus on raising the standard of security across every connection. - Published: 2025-10-03 - Modified: 2025-10-03 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-future-of-networking-secure-by-design/ 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. - Published: 2025-10-02 - Modified: 2025-10-02 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/jaguar-land-rover-biggest-cyber-attack-experienced-in-uk-economy/ My interview with BBC Hereford and Worcester about Jaguar Land Rover who after suffering one of the worst cyber attacks in British history, have restarted car production following a £1. 5 billion commitment from the UK government in order to protect their vulnerable supply chain. https://youtu. be/yWUdRoqlBcE - Published: 2025-10-01 - Modified: 2025-10-01 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/hackers-strike-harrods-in-latest-uk-cyberattack/ My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Harrods blaming its supplier after criminals steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack & Meta ad-free subscription. https://youtu. be/hzpMTwTnXs0 - Published: 2025-10-01 - Modified: 2025-10-01 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-salesloft-breach-fallout-and-supply-chain-threat/ My interview with SC Magazine on security leaders needing to “take a multi-layered approach to security, covering people, processes and technology”. - Published: 2025-09-30 - Modified: 2025-09-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/thousands-of-phones-seized-from-robbers-in-city-of-london-summer-crackdown-on-gangs-profiting-from-misery/ My interview with BBC Radio Berkshire on the City of London Police obtaining 3,000 convicted handsets, worth up to £4 million, as part of its ‘Safer City Streets’ campaign. https://youtu. be/f0wbR2oNWU8 - Published: 2025-09-30 - Modified: 2025-09-30 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/the-problem-of-fake-news/ My interview with Voice of Islam on the rise of fake news and what can be done to combat it. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=9RnhMixp8yA - Published: 2025-09-26 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/new-digital-id-scheme-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk/ My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on a new digital ID scheme aiming to combat illegal working while making it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government services. https://youtu. be/gtce_Y7XLi8 - Published: 2025-09-26 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://kevincurran.org/security/keir-starmer-set-to-announce-digital-id-cards-for-all-uk-adults/ My interview with BBC Radio Bristol on plans for every adult in the UK to have a digital ID card, as the prime minister looks to toughen measures against irregular immigrants despite concerns over civil liberties. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=gjH3h6PZYxk