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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.
We found hundreds of local council workers willing to give out login details for government systems without realising.
Four out of five experts say we shouldn’t ban mobile phones in classrooms.
Today’s workplaces extend beyond physical spaces, so movements like #metoo must trigger change in how we behave online.
A recent Pew survey reported that young African-Americans are more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying. Why?
Where people get advice about online safety may affect how safe they are.
As governments look to new ways to step up surveillance, hackers find new ways to subvert it. Is there a way to end this cat and mouse game, described as a crypto-war?
Getting the basics of cybersecurity right could eliminate 85% of the threats overnight. Here are some tips to get you started.
Online infrastructure and business are becoming increasingly important, as is our need to focus research efforts on securing them from cyber-attack.
Cyberhate would deny women their full democratic rights as citizens, yet this is trivialised and dismissed – just as sexual violence, discrimination and workplace harassment have been for decades.
Hacking is a state of mind. Traditionally, hackers like to discover, understand and share the secrets they expose. They like to laugh at the dumb things they find. They’re not necessarily in it for the…
No matter how strong an organization’s cybersecurity, our own bad behavior could make us the “unintentional insiders” for the next big hack.
In 2004 Bill Gates pronounced usernames and passwords dead. Gates, a man consistently thinking ahead of the crowd, was right. Most of us – including our employers and the online services we rely on – just…
Computer system administrators around the world are groaning again as six new security problems have been found in the OpenSSL security library. OpenSSL is a security tool that provides facilities to other…
There is nothing worse than having a fake healer offer a cure that does absolutely nothing. History is full of tales of frauds and quacks offering a cure for all, which eventually turn out to be nothing…
The rise of social media tools and accessories has allowed us to be “always on” and “always connected”. The impact of this technological change is primarily social, and so far our communities have not…
The recent death of television personality Charlotte Dawson and the possible role that online abuse played in her struggles with depression shows how damaging this behaviour can be. The former model had…
Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old Canadian girl who took her own life in October 2012. Prior to her death, she had been the victim of extensive and prolonged cyber-bullying on Facebook, YouTube and other social…
As business leaders and politicians gather in Davos to discuss how to reshape the world, one of the topics on their agenda will be cyber-resilience, which is all about preparing organisations and individuals…
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Computer Security, University of Kent
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Director of ECU Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Director: Advanced Cyber Security Research Centre, Macquarie University
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Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Lecturer, School of Law and Criminology, Murdoch University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Old Dominion University
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Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University