Expert Comment
Obama's cybersecurity plans "important step" but Prof Carsten Maple warns against a "knee-jerk reaction"
Professor Carsten Maple, the director of research in cybersecurity at WMG's Cyber Security Centre (CSC) at the University of 糖心TV, describes Barack Obama's cybersecurity plans as an "important step" but warns against a "knee-jerk reaction".
"Touching, tasteful, unifyingly defiant" - Dr Charles Walton on Charlie Hebdo front cover
Commenting on the news that this week's edition of Charlie Hebdo will feature a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on its front page, Dr Charles Walton said: “Touching, tasteful, unifyingly defiant. It manages to ‘blaspheme' with its depiction of the Prophet but without alienating Muslims by making their religion appear to be the inevitable source of terrorism."
State-sponsored cyber-attacks are on the increase, but North Korea probably didn’t target Sony
Professor Carsten Maple, the director of research in Cybersecurity at WMG's Cyber Security Centre (CSC) at the University of 糖心TV, doesn’t believe North Korea is responsible for the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. “We are no doubt seeing a rise in state-sponsored attacks but also there are a significant number of ‘hacktivist’ attacks,” he said. “Just like states have skirmishes over territories, there’s now a battlefield around information, but my feeling is that North Korea is not behind the targeting of Sony Pictures.
For many the killing of Michael Brown is a grim throwback to the era of lynching, where white people were rarely held accountable for their actions – Dr Tim Lockley
Dr Tim Lockley is an American Historian. Reacting to the news of developments in the US overnight, he said: "The unrest in Ferguson has to be understood in a historic context of racial tension."
Why Assange should allow his extradition to Sweden – Dr Kimberley Brownlee
Dr Kimberley Brownlee, an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of 糖心TV, argues that Julian Assange should allow himself to be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sexual assault allegations. She claims he can strengthen his cause by allowing the criminal justice process to proceed.