Network and Information Security Technology Lab
School of Computing and Mathematical SciencesLiverpool John Moores University
The Network and Information Security Technology Lab was created in 2004 as part of the Distributed Multimedia Systems and Security group within the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. It's remit is to look at the growing and important area of security in networked environments.
Prior to this, the DMSS group included a number of very active members working in the area of computer and network security. The lab provides a space within which to carry out practical work, and a forum to bring like minded researchers together in a focussed environment. Facilities within the lab include a dedicated contained network for network security testing and experimentation, security hardware including smart cards, RFID technologies and biometrics, amongst others.
Network and Information Security covers a broad range of activities and research areas. Current and ongoing projects in the lab relate to subjects such as networked appliance security, application independent sensor network security, intrusion detection and prevention of denial of service attacks, security in ubiquitous computing environments, secure component composition techniques, computer forensics and automated digital evidence retrieval, mobile agent-based firewalls and security, and community based Digital Rights Management.
The lab is supported by Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) projects and has ties with a number of industry organisations and corporate partners. It is also provides WARP services, supported by the North West e-Government Group (NWEGG) and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI – formerly NISCC).
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News
4 Feb 2008 : General updates (link)
Added a bundle of updates to the site, including additions to the Publications and Meetings pages.
27 Nov 2007 : John Haggerty presents at Computer Forensics conference in Northumbria (link)
Dr John Haggerty recently attended the Computer Forensics event at Northumbria University, where he presented a talk tackling the question of what constitutes computer security versus
computer forensics. Details of the event can be found on the Meetings page, and copies of John's slides can be downloaded from the Presentations page.
19 Nov 2007 : Welcome to Oliver Drew and Abdullahi Arabo (link)
We are very pleased to welcome two new members to the Network and Information Security Technology Lab. Abdullahi joins us from Swansea University and Oliver from the University of Hull. Both will be working on a new project looking at practical approaches to secure component composition. You'll find more information about them on the People page. More details about the project will appear soon.
19 Nov 2007 : ACSF 2008 (link)
The website for the 3rd Conference on Advances in Computer Security and Forensics, to be held here in July 2008, is now live! Plans for the conference are progressing well and this year it will be sponsored by the IET.
19 Nov 2007 : Virtual Worlds slides (link)
Slides for the Virtual Worlds/Networked Appliances talk at the IV Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Computación y Sistemas in Trujillo, Peru, are now available from the Presentations page.