I’m an experienced Irish software developer working in cybersecurity research at University College Cork. I’m currently investigating malware defenses for IoT.
My PhD was in software security. I’m interested in how to push organisations, tools, education and the whole software industry towards more secure coding. My current work focuses on the other end of cybersecurity; how to prevent vulnerabilities from being exploited.
Cybersecurity is influenced by and influences geopolitics. The impact of poor cybersecurity on global stability is an ongoing concern of mine. I’m also interested in the impact of AI on cybersecurity – both offense and defense – and on software security.
If you have any cybersecurity anecdotes or horror stories you’d like to share, send them to me in confidence. My email address is ita@itaryan.com. Please include “secure coding” in the subject line.
This website lists my research, and gives details of upcoming and past events. Occasionally when I give a talk I add useful items to my resources page.
If you enjoy humorous mysteries, check out my fast-paced detective novel set in a London office.