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Peter Sommer

Professor Peter Sommer holds posts at de Montfort and the Open Universities where his specialities are cybersecurity and digital evidence. He frequently acts as an expert witness.

October 2013

  • GCHQ's outpost at Bude

    How to improve the oversight of GCHQ

    Peter Sommer
    Peter Sommer: Edward Snowden's revelations undermined public trust in the security system, but they have also provided an opportunity to reassess agency activities

August 2013

  • Satellite dishes at GCHQ's outpost at Bude

    Who's watching GCHQ?

    Peter Sommer
    Peter Sommer: Proper oversight of Britain's secret listening agency is lacking – and that should worry us all

November 2011

  • Laptop computer

    The £650m cyber security blanket

    Peter Sommer
    Peter Sommer: Business and government may share an interest in defeating cybercrime but who pays after a cyber attack?

October 2011

  • William Hague

    Who should fight cyberspace's battles?

    Peter Sommer
    Peter Sommer: Online crime and warfare will need to be addressed in ways that the FCO's conference doesn't grasp
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