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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Monica Whitty is the Head of Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity and is Professor of Human Factors in Cyber Security. She has been a member of the World Economic Forum Cyber Security Centre and was a member of the WEF Cyber Security Global Futures Committee.
Prof Whitty's academic career began in Australia working at Macquarie University and the University of Western Sydney, before moving to the UK (2003) and then returning home to Australia (2018). In the UK she worked for universities in the Russell Group (Queen's University, Belfast; University of Warwick), and The 1994 Group Universities (University of Leicester). In Australia, she previously worked at the University of Melbourne before commencing her post at UNSW in 2020. She was the founder and the Director of the UNSW Institute for Cyber Security (IFCYBER). Professor Whitty has worked in a GCHQ accredited Cyber Security Centre in the UK at the University of Warwick and has held an honorary post at the University of Oxford at the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Internet Institute, and an honorary Professorship at the Institute of Royal Holloway, University of London.
Monica has extensive experience in leading large interdisciplinary, international teams on funded projects. Professor Whitty has been awarded significant research funding (> $15 million AUD) and has led most of her projects. She has extensive experience in teaching at all levels and in the development of successful Masters courses.
Prof Whitty is the author of over 100 articles and 5 books. She is a leading expert on cyber fraud (esp. romance scams), identities created in cyberspace, online security risks, behaviour in cyberspace, insider threat, as well as detecting and preventing deception, such as cyberscams and mis/disinformation. Monica is also currently on a talkback radio program on ABC Cairns to provide help and feedback to prevent scam victimization.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD (psychology), Macquarie University
Award Date: 1 Mar 2000
Psychology, BA (Hons) Psychology, Macquarie University
Award Date: 1 Mar 1992
Research area keywords
- cybersecurity
- Fraud
- insider threat
- mis/disinformation
- deception
- persuasion
- Decision-making
Network
Projects
- 2 Active
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Enhanced Disinformation Detection
Whitty, M., Doherty, S. & Sinnott, R.
30/12/21 → 29/12/24
Project: Research
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Building Resilience to Internal Cyber Disruption
Whitty, M., Butavicius, M., Keatley, D., Grobler, M., Grundy, J., Olivier, P. & Richelle, R.
15/06/21 → 19/06/24
Project: Research
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DAD: a Distributed Anomaly Detection system using ensemble one-class statistical learning in edge networks
Moustafa, N., Keshk, M., Choo, K-K. R., Lynar, T., Camtepe, S. & Whitty, M., May 2021, In: Future Generation Computer Systems. 118, p. 240-251 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Developing a conceptual model for insider threat
Whitty, M. T., Sep 2021, In: Journal of Management and Organization. 27, 5, p. 911-929 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Drug mule for love
Whitty, M. T., 13 May 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Financial Crime. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How can organizations develop situation awareness for incident response: a case study of management practice
Ahmad, A., Maynard, S. B., Desouza, K. C., Kotsias, J., Whitty, M. T. & Baskerville, R. L., Feb 2021, In: Computers and Security. 101, 15 p., 102122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
31 Citations (Scopus) -
Language, psychology, and new new media: the hyperpersonal model of mediated communication at twenty-five years
Walther, J. B. & Whitty, M. T., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 40, 1, p. 120-135 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus)