Thesiss

Many secure systems, such as SSH, encrypt communications but fail to obscure inter-keystroke timing data. Attacks on confidentiality based on inter-keystroke timing data have been demonstrated in the literature. However, these past attacks have worked only with fixed data collec…

In this thesis I contribute to the growing literature on the structure of covert networks by exploring the organisation and functioning of two new groups. (1) The Right Club, a Right-wing, Pro-German group active in the UK at the outbreak of World War Two, and (2) The leadership…

Why do states use secrecy? Specifically, why do great powers often seem to create a kind of "backstage" area around local conflicts? That is, why create a covert realm where external powers can meddle in local conflicts to pursue their security interests? This project generally …