Brett van Niekerk

Brett van Niekerk serves as an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Durban University of Technology since January 2022, with previous academic positions as a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from July 2012 to December 2021. Brett holds notable roles in the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) as Chair and Secretary for Working Group 9.10, focusing on ICT Uses in Peace and War since October 2013. Expertise includes information and cyber security, evidenced by a doctoral degree in Computer and Information Systems Security from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, completed in 2011. Brett's professional history includes positions as a Senior Information Security Analyst at Transnet, Academic Relations Coordinator at ISACA South Africa, and Electronic Engineer at ThoroughTec Simulation. Additional training includes advanced human rights courses on data protection in Africa completed in September 2022 at the University of Pretoria.