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The FBI and Treasury Department frown on the idea of paying off cyber attackers. But there is sufficient ethical and legal gray areas to make it a real moral quandary for business leaders.
The courts have given the government the authority to hack into private computers unannounced. The action addresses a clear threat, but it also sets an unsettling precedent.
It’s still too early to say who attacked Channel Nine, disrupting its live broadcasts over the weekend. But fingers have been pointed at Russian state actors using a tactic nicknamed ‘wiperware’.
Universities are a prime target for cyber attacks and the weakest links in their defences are all the non-expert users of their systems. Teaching everyone basic cyber hygiene is vital.
Ransomware is quietly developing into one of the most disruptive – and lucrative – forms of cybercrime.
Cybersecurity risks are evolving rapidly. How can they be more effectively assessed and managed ?
National security must be redefined to reflect new sources of security threats of the type that occurred at the U.S. Capitol.
America’s public schools often lack the adequate security to protect their students’ most sensitive data from being linked on the web.
To anticipate and protect themselves against the rise in cyberattacks, organizations need to consider new vulnerabilities that emerge when employees work from home.
We unpacked a large cybercrime business network and found a group relying on business 101 tactics: VIP memberships, cheap trial offers and a customer base reluctant to spend.
Cyberattacks on Australian healthcare facilities are on the rise.
Cyber-attacks on medical devices and hospital networks are a growing threat, and patients have the right to know.
Universities hold valuable information but are large and porous communities, with legacy IT systems often adding to the risks. But following a few basic rules can help counter cyber attacks.
The cyber attacks on New Zealand’s stock market are part of global malicious activity. The government’s immediate goal is not to catch the perpetrators but to share information to stop the attacks.
Beyond the obvious risk of financial loss, cyberattacks can weaken our trust in digital infrastructure – and by extension, our trust in public institutions, too.
Legislation expected to be put to Parliament later this year may very well fall short due to COVID-19’s budget impacts. But until we strengthen our cyber defences, we’re all at risk.
The Coalition has announced a new package to boost cyber security. But this is not new money and much more needs to be done to ward off cyber threats.
Australia is coming under sustained cyber attack by a ‘state-based’ actor, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as hackers try to exploit vulnerabilities in business and government software systems.
‘Zoombombing’ trolls have started to infiltrate virtual meetings - bombarding unsuspecting victims with racist and sexist speech and in some cases, pornographic imagery.
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Security Researcher, Associate Professor in Resilient Systems, Edith Cowan University
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Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lawyer, Curtin University
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Doctoral Researcher in Cyberwarfare, University of Birmingham
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Deputy Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, Auburn University
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Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
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Senior Lecturer, New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato