University of Western Australia expands cybersecurity collaboration with Red Piranha
Recorded Future researchers warn neurotechnology growth could create new targets for cybercriminals and state-backed attackers
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University of Western Australia expands cybersecurity collaboration with Red Piranha
he University of Western Australia( UWA) is expanding its cybersecurity
T education and research links through a new collaboration with Australian cybersecurity company Red Piranha.
Red Piranha has joined the university’ s Global Engagement Alliance following the signing
of a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) at the IC3 Conference in Mumbai, India.
The initiative is designed to strengthen links between Western Australia and India while creating opportunities for international engagement across teaching, research and related activities.
Under the agreement, UWA and Red Piranha could collaborate on mentorship programmes, internships and graduate placements, alongside joint research activities.
The framework also covers conferences and other meetings, scholarships and fellowships, as well as support for international transnational education initiatives.
Red Piranha said the partnership would bring together cybersecurity
awareness and education, with a focus on providing students, educators and communities with skills for an increasingly digital environment.
Adam Bennett, CEO of Red Piranha, said:“ At Red Piranha, innovation in cybersecurity thrives on collaboration. Partnering with UWA empowers future leaders with skills and perspective to safeguard our digital future.”
The partnership comes as universities increasingly look to strengthen links between cybersecurity education, academic research and industry, providing students with opportunities to develop practical experience alongside their studies.
For UWA, the alliance provides another route for connecting teaching and research with industry expertise while supporting wider international collaboration.
Recorded Future researchers warn neurotechnology growth could create new targets for cybercriminals and state-backed attackers
he expansion of neurotechnology beyond clinical environments could create a new source of highly sensitive
T information for cybercriminals and state-linked threat actors, according to research from Recorded Future’ s Insikt Group.
The Emerging Threats to Neurotechnology report examines how the increasing adoption of neurotechnology could expose neurological, biometric and behavioural information to cyberthreats as larger volumes of data are collected and processed by commercial platforms.
Researchers identified state-sponsored espionage and intellectual property theft, cyberexploitation and disruption, data theft and extortion among the potential threats facing organisations developing or deploying the technology.
The report predicts that leading neurotechnology companies are likely to face increased targeting for intellectual property, with research and development in the sector potentially attracting statesponsored attackers and malicious insiders.
It specifically identifies China as a potential source of increased intellectual property targeting. Military and higher education research laboratories could also become targets because of the research and proprietary information they hold, according to the report.
Alexander Leslie, Senior Government Affairs Advisor, Recorded Future, said:“ Organisations operating in the neurotechnology field should establish rigorous continuous monitoring, vetting, and data access controls to counter industrial
Alexander Leslie, Senior Government Affairs Advisor, Recorded Future
espionage and malicious insiders attempting to smuggle proprietary neurotech IP out of the organisation.”
“ Insikt Group recommends to audit external manufacturing partners, hardware vendors, and subsidised software ecosystems( such as integrated wearable components) to prevent backdoor data access by foreign national security regimes.”
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