CHEDDAR to Showcase Secure 6G Innovations at CYBERUK 2026
14 Apr, 2026
The CHEDDAR Hub will be exhibiting at CYBERUK 2026, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow from 21–23 April.
Located at Booth F2, CHEDDAR will present a series of live demonstrations exploring the security, resilience and intelligence of next-generation wireless and networked systems.
Bringing together research from across its partner universities, the showcase highlights how future communication systems must evolve to address emerging cyber threats, from vulnerabilities in IoT networks to risks within integrated sensing technologies.
Exploring Security Challenges in Next-Generation Networks
As communication networks evolve towards 6G, they are becoming more intelligent, distributed and tightly integrated with sensing and AI. While this unlocks new capabilities, it also introduces new attack surfaces.
At CYBERUK 2026, CHEDDAR’s demonstrations will explore these challenges in real-world scenarios, revealing both vulnerabilities and solutions across modern wireless systems.
Demo Highlights
Testing Thread’s Vulnerability to Radio Jamming
This demonstration reveals how Industrial IoT networks, even those using modern protocols such as Thread, remain susceptible to targeted radio attacks. By analysing obscured traffic, attackers can execute precise
RIS-Aided ISAC for Secure Wireless Environments
Denial of Service attacks, leading to complete communication failure across mesh networks.
iNetVisor: Visualising Global Network Risk
iNetVisor provides an interactive view of real-world internet connectivity, enabling users to explore network relationships at both national and global levels. The demo highlights geopolitical risks within the network backbone and examines their implications for UK telecom resilience.
RIS-Aided ISAC for Secure Wireless Environments
This demonstration showcases how Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), combined with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), can detect anomalous users and suppress potential eavesdroppers while maintaining strong connectivity for legitimate users.
Enforcing Resource Allocations with OpenRAN xApps
Enforcing Resource Allocations with OpenRAN xApps
This demo presents an OpenRAN xApp designed to maintain stability in 5G networks under adversarial conditions. By enforcing radio resource prioritisation policies, the system ensures that critical communications remain reliable even when malicious devices attempt to overload the network.
Secure ISAC Testbed
While ISAC systems promise enhanced efficiency by combining communication and sensing, this demo highlights a critical vulnerability. Even when communication data is secure, the sensing component can still be exploited, allowing unauthorised receivers to infer environmental information such as movement or presence.
ThreatSense Radar
ThreatSense Radar
ThreatSense Radar demonstrates a privacy-preserving approach to human activity recognition using mmWave radar. By analysing reflected signals rather than relying on cameras, the system enables effective monitoring in low-light or no-light environments, making it suitable for public safety applications.
From Connectivity to Secure, Intelligent Systems
Together, these demonstrations reflect CHEDDAR’s broader vision of moving beyond traditional connectivity towards secure, intelligent and adaptive communication systems.
As networks evolve to support critical applications across healthcare, infrastructure and public services, ensuring their resilience, trustworthiness and privacy will be essential.
Visit CHEDDAR at CYBERUK 2026
Visitors to CYBERUK 2026 are invited to explore these demonstrations at Booth F2 and engage with researchers from across the CHEDDAR Hub.
The showcase offers a unique opportunity to see how cutting-edge research addresses real-world cybersecurity challenges and shapes the future of communications.
