By Julia Slupska, Digital Ethics Lab at the University of Oxford

Why isn’t revenge porn a cybersecurity issue? Gendered security threats – such as tech abuse in the context of domestic violence – has often been ignored in the cybersecurity discussion. Julia Slupska – in collaboration with the UCL Gender and IoT Lab – is working on an “intimate threat security review” to address this gap.

Domestic violence and intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a frequent cause of death worldwide. A 2018 UN report found that women are more likely to be killed at home than in any other location.[1] IPA is still highly prevalent in the UK: domestic abuse-related crimes accounted for 32 percent of violent crimes in the year ending March 2017.

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By Feja Lesniewska and DTPL Team

Digital Technology and Policy Laboratory (DTPL) members in UCL STEaPP presented their research as a panel at the Data for Policy international conference held in UCL in June 2019.

Topics covered in their talks included: the governance of the Internet of Things, trust and human control over data sharing in complex digital ecosystems, the design of cybersecurity policy, and the challenges to cybersecurity best practice in critical infrastructure. Numerous high-quality presentations representing a diverse range of international organisations and subject matter were delivered during the two-day event. The conference is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector. It is supported by a large number of key stakeholders, including prestigious academic institutions, government departments, international agencies, non-profit institutions, and businesses.

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