Welcome to the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute
Canada can be a world leader in cybersecurity and privacy, exploiting a growing need for solutions by exporting innovations in platforms, software and services to the world. Waterloo is Canada’s leader at turning information and communication technology (ICT) research into innovations that create economic advantage.
Waterloo has world-leading research strengths in:
- Cryptography
- Security
- Privacy enhancing technologies
- Human-computer interaction
- Algorithms
- Networks and distributed systems
- Mathematics relevant to cryptography.
Waterloo is uniquely capable of devising effective cybersecurity and privacy tools and technologies, commercializing these tools and technologies, developing the next generation of cybersecurity leaders, and leading an industry-academic collaboration.
Read more about the Centre's research, training, and knowledge mobilization.
Contact:
Florian Kerschbaum - Executive Director
Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute 519-888-4567 ext. 30021
News
- Oct. 9, 2020Waterloo partnership launches cybersecurity platform in Singapore
The University hopes to introduce a similar initiative in Canada to support cybersecurity workforce
The University of Waterloo, in partnership with several stakeholders, has launched a new platform in Singapore to help address a cybersecurity workforce skills gap in the region.
- July 6, 2020Managing the pandemic through contact tracing apps: Technological innovation or a challenge to privacy and civil liberties
Managing the pandemic through contact tracing apps
Technological innovation or a challenge to privacy and civil liberties
By Angelica Sanchez
University Relations
In an effort to track the spread of COVID-19, more and more contact tracing apps will continue to emerge. However, there are major concerns surrounding privacy issues when it comes to technology such as these apps collecting personal data.
- May 19, 2020Coronavirus statement
Statement on privacy-respecting and trust-worthy COVID-19 tracing apps (version française ci-dessous - for the French version see below)
Events
- Oct. 29, 2020Women in tech
There is a growing need for cybersecurity and privacy solutions as the digital economy grows.
- Nov. 18, 2020Waterloo Women’s Impact Network (WWIN)
In this fireside chat, we sit down with Susan Heystee, BMath ’86 who is Board Member, Investor, Advisor, CRO and Managing Director at Golden Seeds, an early-stage investment firm focused on women-led businesses. The chat will be moderated by Katie Witikop, Founding Designer at Faire, a curated wholesale marketplace connecting more than 100,000 local retailers with thousands of emerging and established brands across the globe.
