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Can emerging technologies save the world? Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012Author: Oxford University
This series of special events will provide a broad, cross-disciplinary understanding of some of the most critical challenges and opportunities in transformative technologies. Discussants in a panel debate will explore the kinds of technologies that have the potential to transform our lives, as well as address the ethics and governance implications of such technologies. Language: en Genres: Education, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Securing our cyber future - opportunities and risks when virtual meets reality
Wednesday, 22 February, 2012
Panel discussion as part of the Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012. The continued growth of organized cybercrime, the deep alignment of business and IT, the rapid adoption of social networking tools and cloud-based services, and the blurring boundary between personal and work life, all make cyber security harder to understand yet of vital importance. The speed at which computer technology has advanced has brought with it tremendous opportunities as well as potentially catastrophic risks. How vulnerable are we and how can we manage the security risks associated with our computer age? Panel: Professor Sadie Creese, Professor of Cyber Security, University of Oxford Martin Sadler, Director of the Cloud and Security Lab at Hewlett Packard Greg Williams, Executive Editor, WIRED
