A new partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and mobile cybersecurity firm Approov Limited will aim to improve smartphone security.
The Edinburgh-based company has agreed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with ENU, which will include the recruitment of two cyber security researchers, co-funded by Innovate UK.
Over the course of 30 months, Approov and Edinburgh Napier will work together to create innovative defence mechanisms and an offensive test bed – known in cyber security as ‘blue team’ and ‘red team’.
The project, which received the highest rating in Innovate UK’s assessment for this funding round, will involve the ENU-hosted Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and Distributed Ledger Technology.
It builds on Edinburgh Napier’s strong record in cyber security and digital trust technology. It has been recognised by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) – and was the starting point for several successful cybersecurity spin out companies.
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Edinburg Napier holds early accreditation from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is recognized as a leader in cyber skills and training. It’s globally ranked in Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering by U.S. News & World Report, and the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranked Edinburgh Napier as the top modern university in Scotland for both research power and research impact, with nearly 70% of evaluated research deemed world-leading or internationally excellent.
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Edinburgh Napier and Approov team up on smartphone security innovation
A new partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and mobile cybersecurity firm Approov Limited will aim to improve smartphone security.
The Edinburgh-based company has agreed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with ENU, which will include the recruitment of two cyber security researchers, co-funded by Innovate UK.
Over the course of 30 months, Approov and Edinburgh Napier will work together to create innovative defence mechanisms and an offensive test bed – known in cyber security as ‘blue team’ and ‘red team’.
The project, which received the highest rating in Innovate UK’s assessment for this funding round, will involve the ENU-hosted Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and Distributed Ledger Technology.
It builds on Edinburgh Napier’s strong record in cyber security and digital trust technology. It has been recognised by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) – and was the starting point for several successful cybersecurity spin out companies.
Background:
Edinburg Napier holds early accreditation from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is recognized as a leader in cyber skills and training. It’s globally ranked in Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering by U.S. News & World Report, and the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranked Edinburgh Napier as the top modern university in Scotland for both research power and research impact, with nearly 70% of evaluated research deemed world-leading or internationally excellent.
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