Become A Savvy Cyber Citizen

To listen on your phone, just search your podcast app for 'Adapt Radio'! The increasing sophistication of AI-generated content—like deepfake video and perfect scam calls—is rapidly heightening the risk of disinformation, phishing, and social engineering for everyone. This evolution means all citizens, from primary school pupils to public service leaders, must urgently build digital resilience and cyber literacy. Professor Rachel Farrell and Paul Stanley discuss the critical need for cyber hygiene, effective educational strategies like the Cyber Citizenship project, and how businesses can establish robust disaster recovery plans to withstand major attacks. They share actionable advice on protecting data and fostering a community-wide culture of security. Joining the programme are Professor Rachel Farrell, Director of the Professional Master of Education programme at UCD, and Paul Stanley, Head of Engagement at Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT AI makes scams harder to detect. Cyber hygiene protects personal data. Urgency means an attack risk. Organisations need a recovery plan. Strong authentication prevents most incidents. GUEST DETAILS Professor Rachel Farrell is Director of the Professional Master of Education (PME) programme in the School of Education at University College Dublin (UCD). She is founder of the UCD Centre for Cyber Resilience Education (Cyberwise.ie) and is a Principal Investigator on the SECURE project focused on primary school cybersecurity education, supporting teacher capacity-building and student engagement. Paul Stanley is the Head of Engagement at Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). He has a background in Information Security and Identity and Access Management and leads on the implementation of the EU/NCSC Cyber COREs project Connect with the Guests: Prof. Rachel Farrell Website: cyberwise.ie Social Media:   / rachel-farrell-phd-ucd   Paul Stanley Social Media:   / paul-stanley-a1ab29317   MORE INFORMATION You can learn more about the Sea-Scan project and other cutting-edge research at Trinity College Dublin's ADAPT Centre here: www.adaptcentre.ie/ Adapt Radio is produced by DustPod.io for the ADAPT Centre For more information about ADAPT's groundbreaking AI and data analytics research visit www.adaptcentre.ie/