School of Computing News

Dr Jason Nurse has contributed to an article on the Symantec blog advising CISO’s to think beyond pure tech when looking for more resources to improve security. The article entitled ‘Advice for CISOs: Want More Resources? Think Beyond Pure Tech’ is written by journalist John Borland and offers a range of proposals that may help CISOs argue successfully for new resources, while also demonstrating that existing resources are being used effect...

Carlos Perez-Delgado has written an article for The Conversation entitled ‘IBM launches commercial quantum computing – we're not ready for what comes next.’ IBM recently unveiled what it claimed was the world's first commercial quantum computer. While the announcement of the Q System One wasn't scientifically groundbreaking, the fact that IBM sees this as a commercial product that orga...

Presentation by John Finch ALL WELCOME Tuesday 19 February 2-3pm, Marlowe LT1 Book now John Finch is the Chief Information Officer for Refinitiv – formerly the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters – and is responsible for all engineering, technical, security and logistical operations to develop enterprise business systems. John has been twice recognised as one of the 20 "most influential people in UK technology" and speaks...

Dr Jason Nurse from the School of Computing Cyber Security Research Group commented in an article in Wired on security issues with Fortnite. A security flaw spotted in Fortnite means hackers could have allowed gamers’ login details to be compromised. But developer Epic Games didn’t even respond to the researchers who uncovered the vulnerability which affects the game’s 125 million players. Security researchers at Check Point Software have r...

Dr Jason Nurse from the School of Computing Cyber Security Research Group has written an article for The Conversation on why Amazon, Facebook and Google don't need to spy on your conversations to know what you're talking about. If you've ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you're not alone. One of the most hotly deb...

Many students are keen to learn the tech skills that will make them stand out to a graduate employer, or simply want to learn more about computing for their own interests. The Year in Computing gives Kent students from any subject area* the opportunity to add a Year in Computing to their degree to help improve their skills and employability. This extra year can be taken after stage 2 or any subsequent year of your degree (including your final year). Stu...

Developed by the University's School of Computing and Kent Business School (KBS) this dynamic digital solution would manage cross channel traffic in ways similar to air traffic control at airports. For example, during Operation Brock drivers would join the 'queue' as soon as they are ready to travel from anywhere in the country. When there are delays at the ports or Channel Tunnel they would then be advised t...

The International Impact Award scheme has awarded The School of Computing a Bronze award for creating an internationally-focused blog. The scheme, set up in 2016,  seeks to recognise, promote and reward internationalisation-related activity and achievements within schools and departments at Kent. This year’s scheme focused on school and departmental blogs and how their internationalisation ventures, achievements and strategic activities are catego...

Dr Jason Nurse, from the School of Computing, featured in an article in the Kent Gazette on Thursday 13 December on safeguarding yourself against the rise in online crime. The article looks at some of the elaborate scams fraudsters use to trick unsuspecting victims out of millions of pounds in Kent each year, including a recent 'sextortion' scam which includes users’ real password and claims to have taken ov...

The School of Computing has been presented with a bronze Athena SWAN award for gender equality work at a ceremony at the University of Southampton. The award formally recognises the School's commitment to advancing gender equality: representation, progression and success for all, students and staff, in academic and professional roles. Head of School Professor Richard Jones, and School Administration Manager Amanda Ollier received the award at a ceremony...