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Scott Morrison has bragged about ‘stopping the boats’, but his government has failed to do anything meaningful to bolster cyber security and stop the malware.
A forum of Australian tech companies this week was told the government’s encryption laws could see Australian jobs moved overseas. Labor’s promised to “fix” the laws, but that could be too late.
An Estonian cybersecurity leader explains how her country defends itself, its society and its elections from Russian interference.
Here’s a list of terms and security tools that can help you – and your family – feel more confident about cybersecurity.
The latest malware is designed especially to make small companies pay through the nose for their data.
Current techniques to protect biometric details, such as face recognition or fingerprints, from hacking are effective, but advances in AI are rendering these protections obsolete.
Do you receive a code via SMS message, email or voice call to sign into your bank account? This security method is no longer considered very secure.
The danger with car hacking isn’t terrorists taking control of your car (as movies might have you think), but the age old problem of dodgy mechanics getting you to spend more on servicing it.
If the next government is serious about protecting Australian businesses and families, here are seven concrete actions it should take immediately upon taking office.
While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan talk about the week in politics.
For many of us, this hack seems to have come out of the blue. But cyber measures targeting Australian government infrastructure are the ‘new normal’.
Despite the uncertainties – and dangers – of retaliating against suspected cyberattackers, a surprising number of companies and countries are exploring doing just that.
When it comes to picking a new password, people’s resistance to change can make them less secure online.
Kenya needs to tread carefully. It must avoid placing the country’s security ahead of people’s privacy rights.
Virtual private network companies make lots of promising claims about their services. Most people don’t have the skills to double-check their providers. So this group of researchers did the testing.
The cost of computer attacks to companies is difficult to quantify precisely. One thing is certain, however: it is constantly improving. As is the case with defensive measures…
Think defensively about your online accounts and data security – and don’t assume you’ll avoid harm.
Blockchain technologies can support users in controlling access to their data through smart contracts that both empower and protect users.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne