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Comparison of Entropy Calculation Methods for Ransomware Encrypted File Identification

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Davies, S., Macfarlane, R., & Buchanan, W. (2022)

Comparison of Entropy Calculation Methods for Ransomware Encrypted File Identification. Entropy, 24(10), Article 1503. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24101503

Ransomware is a malicious class of software that utilises encryption to implement an attack on system availability. The target’s data remains encrypted and is held captive by ...

NapierOne: A modern mixed file data set alternative to Govdocs1

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Davies, S. R., Macfarlane, R., & Buchanan, W. J. (2022)

NapierOne: A modern mixed file data set alternative to Govdocs1. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, 40, Article 301330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsidi.2021.301330

It was found when reviewing the ransomware detection research literature that almost no proposal provided enough detail on how the test data set was created, or sufficient des...

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Virtualised Security Operations Centre (vSoC) KTP

The aim of this KTP project is to create a completely scripted environment for the creation of advanced cyber security training, using scripted scenarios for the creation of training elements, and pro...

Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £136,306

Morgan Stanley: Security Analytics for Insider Threat Monitoring

Morgan Stanley is seeking a data science resource / support to augment its Technology Information Risk Team within the Technology and Data division. The key challenge involves an investigation of the ...

Funder: Data Lab | Value: £19,974

vSOC - Virtualised Security Operations Centre

The proposal aims to build a Virtualised Security Operation Center [vSoC] and integrates into a currently operating virtualized cyber security Cloud infrastructure (DFET), and use state-of-theart syst...

Funder: Advance HE | Value: £39,268

KTP Payfont Ltd

To create the ability in Payfont to research and deliver, using Universal Design principles and processes based on BS8878, the optimal secure user experience (UX) in secure transactions

Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £135,030

Fragment Finder

Fragment Finder (FF) enables a new, high-speed approach to digital forensics. It is unique in that it will build a more efficient technical architecture for the creation, storage and use of hash signa...

Funder: Scottish Enterprise | Value: £228,757

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Edinburgh Napier University has the greatest representation at the prestigious Scottish Cyber Awards

10 October 2018

Edinburgh Napier University has once more a great presence in the Scottish Cyber Awards, with six (direct and indirect finalists) in five categories.

Edinburgh Napier spin-out heads for London showcase

3 December 2016

Edinburgh is becoming one of the best cities in the World to be into tech, and this week one of Edinburgh Napier University's spin-outs - Cyan Forensics - represents the booming tech industry in the c...

Exciting New Collaboration with Hutchinson Networks

Exciting New Collaboration with Hutchinson Networks Aims To Build A Virtual Bank For Advanced Security Operations Training

FBI to present on Big Data in Cyber Security at International Conference

FBI to present on Big Data in Cyber Security at International Conference

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Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) to provide Keynote Talk at Big Data in Cyber Security Conference

17 February 2016

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