RHUL Cyber CDT Blog

Prior to joining the CDT, I was finishing my Masters in Electronic Engineering and working at an industry placement one day per week. The short time I had working in industry was great fun. I’d met lots of interesting people and found a great team of exceptional colleagues to co-develop my skills with. My decision to apply and join the CDT programme was based on the amazing opportunities it provided. A funded venture, to peruse my own research ideas and collaborate with a cohort of world-class researchers with similar interests was too big of an opportunity to miss. Whilst my industry work was interesting and deepened my skillset, it was mainly applied work. I re-used components developed by other people and glued them together to create new applications. It was fast-paced and exciting, but never completely novel. I had a passion to give back to the open-source community and create something original for myself. The CDT structure allowed me to spend the first year exploring many av...

Third year CDT student Stephanie Itimi has had a busy start to the summer, promoting Seidea (a career development platform she formed aimed at helping black and ethnic minorities build career in cyber security), speaking at conferences and visiting Senegal! Catch up with her great interview with peepsec and read her stories in the links below PeepSec Conference https://peepsec.com/peepsec2022/stephanie-itimi/ Cybersecurity is a growing concern in today’s digital world. I was invited to speak at CybSafe's June PeepSec conference, which addressed the human side of cybersecurity. I spoke about how we can diversify our cyber security efforts and create more opportunities for people who want them. Increased investment in training programs helps bridge gaps that can arise when it comes to hiring employees or developing new strategies. If you don't have enough talent, how effective are our cybersecurity policies, not only at the micro level, but also at the macro level? The UK is faci...