City University London launches cyber security centre

Centre will tackle growing threats from cyber terrorism and cyber crime

City University London has launched a new Centre for Cyber and Security Sciences.

The centre will bring together expertise from around the University to tackle the growing threats posed by cyber terrorism and cyber crime.

Researchers from an array of backgrounds, including information, network and physical security, cryptography, software reliability and systems science, will examine the complex cyber security landscape and the threats posed by both state-sponsored terrorism and organised crime.

Dr Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, a Reader in Information Security Systems at City said: "As the world moves rapidly and irreversibly towards web-based government, infrastructure, commerce, retail, banking and social activity, we have inadvertently introduced more effective, easier and low cost paths through which societies can be attacked."

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