Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster talks to Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle about the complexities crowd sourcing sites like Tripadvisor have when dealing with comments.

Lunchtime With Mark Patterson Tripadvisor

Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster interview on BBC Radio Foyle about a  new payment service, Paym which enables UK bank customers to send money using just a mobile phone number. 

BBC Radio Foyle - Lunchtime With Mark Patterson, Including News At One - PayM

BBC Radio Foyle interview on the international cooperation of police forces in shutting down of a network of criminally operated computers that were stealing important information from victims' machines.

GameOver Zeus Malware

BBC Radio Foyle interview with Mark Patterson where I discuss the Internet of Things and making security a priority for connected devices especially since it is difficult to tell if a device with no visual interface has malware - Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster.

BBC Radio Foyle - Lunchtime With Mark Patterson, Including News At One - Internet Of Things

BBC Radio Foyle Breakfast news interview on the software glitch which incorrectly repriced many Amazon Marketplace items at 1p causing chaos for some online resellers. - Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster


BBC Breakfast Show - Amazon RePricing

Highland Radio interview with Shaun Doherty on the software glitch which incorrectly repriced many Amazon Marketplace items at 1p causing problems for online Amazon resellers - Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster

Highland Radio – Shaun Doherty Show Amazon RePricing

I was asked to comment on the latest SplashData list of the 25 most common passwords found on the Internet thus making them the "Worst Passwords" that will expose anybody to being hacked or having their identities stolen. Interview by Shaun Doherty from Highland Radio - Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster


Highland Radio – Shaun Doherty Show About Passwords

Interviewed on BBC radio Foyle as to how cyber criminals can easily use public Wi-Fi networks to access private information on your laptop/smartphone by relying on the fact many people are relaxed about the security of the networks they connect to - Dr Kevin Curran, University of Ulster


BBC Radio Foyle - Breakfast Show WiFi Hacking

BBC Radio Foyle interview with Brian Kernohan on the 10th anniversary of the video site YouTube.

BBC Radio Foyle YouTube 10 Year Anniversary interview

An EU court has ruled that Skypes cloud-like logo cannot be registered because it would remind people of the sky – and therefore the company ‘Sky TV’.

Sky originally filed its complaint in 2005, six years before Microsoft completed its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion.  While the ruling will stop Microsoft from registering a trademark for Skype’s name and logo, it won’t stop them being able to use the name. Microsoft said it intends to appeal the decision.

Sky TV blocks Skype from registering trade mark in UK

Kevin Curran is a Reader in Computer Science at University of Ulster. He is a frequent media commentator on computer network security for TV/radio/print/online.

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