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‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cybercrime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next
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This week, a 'sophisticated state actor' hacked the big Australian political parties. In today's episode, an expert on crime and technology says 'it's a given' that some will try to disrupt elections.
The supply side of information security professionals is not keeping up with the demand.
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Australians’ love of social media, which includes 11.3 million Facebook users, has been a haven for social networking companies, advertisers, and increasingly journalists. But Fairfax’s recent publication…
New privacy rules are coming, and Australian websites will have to smarten up their act.
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On March 12 2014, the way Australian organisations will have to handle online privacy is going to change significantly. We investigated whether these organisations are ready and found in most cases, they’re…
Sellers on anonymous web store Silk Road shipped illegal drugs and weapons worldwide.
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The arrest of the man who appears to be behind the Silk Road – the infamous online black marketplace – comes as a welcome surprise. Ross William Ulbricht, known as “Dread Pirate Roberts”, was arrested…
Websites and social networking sites must be designed to be defensible.
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Is it possible to “design out” online crime? It’s definitely worth a try. Back in 1989, the Australian Institute of Criminology released a report containing advice for home-owners and builders to manipulate…
News Ltd chief Kim Williams took aim at ISPs and the NBN over illegal downloads, but new copyright laws are not the answer.
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Earlier this week, Kim Williams, CEO of News Limited, spoke at the Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast and called for new copyright laws to better protect digital property rights…
Google could face fines if it doesn’t address alleged anti-competitive practices.
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The European Commission (EC) has given Google “a matter of weeks” to address concerns the American search giant has “abused a dominant market position”. The announcement overnight (AEST) follows an 18-month…
The creative sector may need a little help protecting itself online.
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Creators of online content should feel free to share material online without fear of non-attribution or piracy, or having their copyright or trademarks misused. Plainly, the current system of enforcement…
America and Australia have made moves towards defending against online attacks.
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How worried should we be about cyber warfare? The latest amendment to the ANZUS treaty between the US and Australia, announced at the end of last week suggests it’s a genuine threat to the national security…
