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Swarms, Artificial Intelligence and New Zealand’s Security
Dr Reuben Steff is looking at how Artificial Intelligence is going to have immense implications for New Zealand’s national security.
Disgusting, grotesque and offensive
Dr Dan Weijers is looking at how to deal with the public rejection of new potentially life-saving technologies.
Armed to the teeth: do military animals deserve protection in war?
University of Waikato’s Dr Anna Marie Brennan is looking at whether animals on the front-line are weapons, or if they should be given the respect of something more sentient.
Researchers argue backdoors violate encryption principles
Based on an ongoing project, University of Waikato researchers contend that building backdoors into encryption should not be pursued in law or policy.
Waikato students take out the grand prize for the NZ Cyber Security Challenge
Hundreds of aspiring cyber-crime fighters tackled a range of increasingly tough tasks, hacking drones and saving the planet during the 2018 NZ Cyber Security Challenge
Facing the challenge of women in cyber security
The NZ Cyber Challenge is taking up the issue of the under representation of women in the industry.
Why Trump’s liberal demolition job and authoritarian outreach is about China
Dr Reuben Steff looks at Trump's challenge to the liberal order.
Hacking your holiday
Dr Joe Burton looks at how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market.
Keeping a vigilant eye on fraudsters
Fraud detection software firm Vigilance has partnered with University of Waikato data scientists to create a fraud detection solution, using the University’s newly developed tool for spotting data anomalies more accurately.
US ambassador drops in
US Ambassador Scott Brown was keen to hear about research being done in cyber security and crime science.
Deterring cyber attacks: old problems, new solutions
Dr Joe Burton looks at how we change responses to cyber attacks.
New Zealand's Pacific reset: strategic anxieties about rising China
China’s expanding influence is complicating strategic calculations throughout the Asia-Pacific region.