Brett van Niekerk

Durban University of Technology — South Africa

Computer Science · Physical Sciences

9h-index353citations58works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Information and Cyber Security(24), Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies(23), Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies(12), Network Security and Intrusion Detection(9), Social Media and Politics(7)

Publications58 total

Lightweight transformer models for scalable phishing email detection: A comparative study of ALBERT and TinyBERT on a balanced email corpus
International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies·2026Open Access
A systematic literature review on integrating contactless biometrics into online learning environments
Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Cyber Operations in Peace and War: A Framework for Persistent Engagement
International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Cyber, Disinformation and AI: Evolving Uses of ICT in Peace and Conflict
IFIP advances in information and communication technology·2024
Towards Norms for State Responsibilities regarding Online Disinformation and Influence Operations
European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Cyber Diplomacy: NATO/EU Engaging with the Global South
2023· 2 cited
Program Committee
2023Open Access
Vulnerability of South African Commodity Value Chains to Cyber Incidents
Scientia Militaria South African Journal of Military Studies·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
IOT and IIOT Security for the South African Maritime and Freight Transport Sectors
Scientia Militaria South African Journal of Military Studies·2023Open Access
Two-stage IDS for IoT using layered machine- and deep-learning models
Cyber-Physical Systems·2022· 3 cited
Programme Committee
2022Open Access
CAUDUS: An Optimisation Model To Reducing Port Traffic Congestion
2021· 2 cited
Secure Key Exchange by NFC for Instant Messaging
2021· 4 cited
isiZulu Word Embeddings
2021· 8 cited
Assessment of the French and Dutch Perspectives on International Law and Cyber-Operations
2020· 1 citedOpen Access
An Analysis of Twitter During the 2017 Zimbabwean Military Intervention
IFIP advances in information and communication technology·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Cyber-Security for ICS/SCADA
IGI Global eBooks·2020· 4 cited
Justin Joque, Deconstruction Machines: Writing in the Age of Cyberwar
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2019Open Access
Developing Cybersecurity Resilience in the Provincial Government
IGI Global eBooks·2019
Social Media Activism From an Information Warfare and Security Perspective
IGI Global eBooks·2019
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Frequent Co-authors

Manoj Maharaj(10), Trishana Ramluckan(7), Barend Pretorius(4), Harold Patrick(3), Kiru Pillay(2), Sayed Enayat Sayed Ally(2), Pierre Jacobs(2), Ziska Fields(2), Alveen Singh(2), Clement Simuja(2), Rajesh Chandarman(1), Sibonelo Dlamini(1), Edgar Jembere(1), Anban Pillay(1), Castello Govender(1), André van der Walt(1), Tahmid Quazi(1), Christo Cloete(1), Vannie Naidoo(1), Marthie Grobler(1)