The SYSTRON Lab at the University of York is thrilled to announce we will be exhibiting at CYBERUK 2026, the UK government’s flagship cyber security event!
Hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in its 10th anniversary year, the event takes place at the SEC in Glasgow from the 21st to the 23rd April 2026. This year’s crucial theme is “THE NEXT DECADE: ACCELERATING OUR CYBER DEFENCE_”, and we are excited to contribute to this vital conversation.
Find us at Stand F2, where our researchers will be presenting demonstrations showcasing our latest work in network resilience and security. We are also proud to be exhibiting alongside CHEDDAR Hub partners from Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow.
Here is a sneak peek at the three University of York demonstrations we will be running at the event:
1. Testing Thread’s Vulnerability to Radio Jamming
Industrial IoT (IIoT) networks are increasingly deployed across critical sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and energy, yet they remain vulnerable to radio channel attacks. In this demonstration, we will showcase how obscured IoT traffic can be identified—even when using modern protocols like Thread. The demo will execute a precise Denial of Service (DoS) attack to illustrate how these vulnerabilities can result in total communication failure across the mesh network.
Learn more about our IoT research
2. Enforcing Resource Allocations with OpenRAN xApps
Modern 5G networks rely heavily on stable, low-latency wireless connectivity to maintain predictable behaviour. However, malicious devices can severely degrade system performance by generating excessive traffic demand, which reduces the reliability of other critical devices on the network. Mohit will present an OpenRAN xApp designed to enforce radio resource prioritisation policies, ensuring the stability and reliability of critical traffic even in contested wireless environments.
Learn more about xApp-driven RAN optimisation
3. iNetVisor
Understanding the physical and geopolitical realities of the internet backbone is crucial for national security. Joshua will be demonstrating iNetVisor, a powerful tool designed to expose real-world connectivity between networks. Through an interactive exploration of the Internet network connectivity graph—both domestically and internationally—this demo highlights geopolitical risks on the network backbone, threats to UK network resiliency, and the broader implications for telecom security.
Learn more about our Internet research
See you in Glasgow!
Whether you are looking to dive deep into radio jamming vulnerabilities, explore OpenRAN resource allocation, or visualise global network resiliency, our team is looking forward to sharing our research with the community.
Come and meet Poonam, Anthony, Mohit, Josh, and CHEDDAR Hub colleagues from Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow, at Stand F2.