Lisa Patterson
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Engineering and Computer Science
- Post Doctoral Research FellowSchool of Engineering and Computer Science
- CO 127, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
RESEARCH INTERESTS
An empirical researcher, Lisa is currently working to understand and improve software supply chain security in New Zealand and internationally. We are in the first stage of a four-year MBIE-funded research programme named Tūwhana – Finding, observing, and reducing threats in domestic and global software supply chains (ssc-fort) https://ssc-fort.github.io/. Our immediate focus is on establishing a baseline for New Zealand.
Lisa's PhD thesis titled 'Modelling the Cybersecurity Attitudes, Behaviours, and Security Intentions of Everyday Users in a Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand Context' investigated human factors related to cybersecurity,
Software supply chain security,
Cybersecurity,
Data Privacy and Security,
Internet of Things (IoT),
Social Engineering,
Usage of Password Managers,
Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), and Social Influence Theory (SIT),
Cybersecurity Risks of Remote Working,
Analysis of attutides toward online privacy, device cybersecurity, authentication, and generative AI.