Author Pavlo Burda
Dr. Pavlo Burda is an IT consultant and researcher specializing in emerging cybersecurity threats and people analytics for security.
Computer Science research results
In 2025 more than 20 computer science students completed their thesis project with support from ICT institute. In this article you can find the titles and topics of the completed research projects as well as some main results. The projects ranged from data science e-health AI applications to software prototypes for cybersecurity analytics. Research approach…
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Using Notion for your ISMS
Building and maintaining an ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) can be resource-intensive, especially for smaller organizations. It can be helpful to use document management tooling, especially if it is a tool that the organisation already uses, such as Teams/Sharepoint, Google Drive, Confluence or Notion. For organisations that already use Notion, we’ve built a…
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Security+ certification with practice questions
The CompTIA Security+ is a well-known entry-level information security certification designed for cyber security professionals and those seeking entering the field. We wrote about it in a previous article. I recently got this certificate and I would like to share my experience with those willing to give it a try. An important note, the knowledge…
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ISO 27001 controls for security and business continuity
Disruptions in IT and business operations are not a question of “if” but “when”, as shown last year during the CrowdStrike massive outage. Disruptions include infrastructure failure, cyberattacks such as ransomware, even natural disasters but, more often, human error. For these reasons, the ISO 27001 2022 standard includes two important controls related to information security…
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Understanding Social Engineering attacks at CHI 2025
This April, I’ll be presenting my research on social engineering attacks at the 2025 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Yokohama, Japan. CHI brings together a global community of researchers, designers, and practitioners who explore the future of how humans interact with technology. As the premier conference on Human-Computer Interaction, this…
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