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Cybersecurity

After four years, the Dutch For the research field, these are three things,
according to Erik Poll, Associate Professor of
cybersecurity platform Cybersecurity at Radboud University in Nijmegen
and also a member of the dcypher advisory board:
for higher education and ‘First of all, the cybersecurity field is much more

research dcypher will cease united than it used to be. Second, the field
has become more multidisciplinary instead of
to exist in its current mainly technology focussed. And finally, a new ver-
sion of a research agenda has been drawn up, with
appearance. What legacy a lot of attention for this multidisciplinary approach.’

does it leave behind? Community building
‘Both within universities, and between universities
and industry, people know how to find each other
Threats to the digital security of citizens, companies much better thanks to dcypher’, says Poll explaining
and governments are commonplace: from computer the community building over the last four years.
viruses, computer hostages, hacking, DDOS attacks Annual dcypher meetings brought researchers
and phishing to digital espionage. The dcypher plat- together in an accessible way. And as soon as re -
form was established in 2016 to improve knowledge search proposals could be submitted, matchmaking
and expertise about cybersecurity in Dutch higher events brought together people from universities
research and education. After more than four years, and industry. In addition, many collaborations
the platform in its current format ceases to exist between universities and industry started with
in October. What is its legacy for research and students who could conduct their graduation
education, which a follow up initiative can build on? research in a company.

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