The Cyber Security Researchers of Waikato (CROW) aim to return the control of data to you, the data owner, by focusing on research addressing data security from a user-centric perspective.

In 2013, CROW became the first cyber security lab established in a New Zealand educational institution as part of the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Waikato. In the same year we launched New Zealand’s first Master of Cyber Security degree. We also host the annual New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge while the STRATUS research group holds an annual forum in Wellington.

The STRATUS Forum aims to engage and familiarise New Zealand industry partners and end-users with the services and products being developed by STRATUS, a six-year, $12.2 million cyber security project, funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) and led by CROW’s Dr Ryan Ko.