{
  "id": 4800093,
  "title": "UCD NetsLab founder on the future of network security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ucd-netslab-founder-on-the-future-of-network-security",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Silicon Republic",
    "slug": "silicon-republic",
    "url": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/madhusanka-liyanage-university-college-dublin-netslab-network-security"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "University College Dublin Professor Madhusanka Liyanage's research at NetsLab focuses on future network security. His academic journey began in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and France, culminating in a Doctor of Science in Technology from the University of Oulu, Finland. At UCD, he leads NetsLab, where he works on future network security and coordinates major European research projects such as 'Shield-6G'. This project aims to develop security technologies for future 6G networks, moving towards AI-native security and autonomous network resilience. Liyanage's research is interdisciplinary, collaborating with experts in AI, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and more, to address concerns like energy-efficient AI security, explainable cybersecurity, post-quantum security, zero-trust architectures, and regulatory compliance.",
  "summary": "Its a misconception that cybersecurity can simply be added once a new technology is complete. Read more: UCD NetsLab founder on the future of network security",
  "key_points": [
    "Professor Madhusanka Liyanage leads NetsLab at UCD.",
    "Research focuses on future network security and AI-native security.",
    "Project Shield-6G aims for 6G security technologies."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Madhusanka Liyanage's research at NetsLab shifts the focus of network security towards AI-native solutions and autonomous resilience, integrating insights from multiple disciplines to address emerging concerns.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}