[Air-L] PhD position at Abertay University Dundee (UK) - "Ethical Hacking"

[Stefano De Paoli]

Hello list

there is an opportunity for a PhD position at Abertay University Dundee
(UK) working on an interdisciplinary project on "Ethical Hacking".

More info here:
https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061263/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=52612
or http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIU593/research-studentship/



Follows short description of the project and deadlines - full details are
on the University Website:



This project will investigate the security activity known as penetration
testing, with the goal to theorize about organisational practices connected
with this activity. Penetration testing is an “ethical hacking” activity
intended to improve an organisations defences against cybercrime.
Penetration testing is the evaluation of the resistance of an information
system to external threats. The goal of the project is to develop a
research – with direct collaboration between sociology and computer
security - that will study the social and organisational practices of
penetration testing and broaden our understanding of what it means for
information systems to be secure.

We welcome applicants from a range of disciplinary backgrounds (e.g.
Sociology, Social Sciences, Media Studies – but not limited to these).

The Studentship will commence in September 2014 for a period of up to 3.5
years.

Further details on this project can be obtained from Dr Stefano De Paoli (
s.depaoli at abertay.ac.uk)

The closing date for submissions is 15 June 2014


Dr. Stefano De Paoli

Lecturer in Sociology

Abertay University Dundee