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Cyberspace is a battlefield in modern conflicts – and combatants must follow international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
The borderless nature of cyberspace presents particular challenges for African states used to controlling activities in their territory.
More than 5,000 documents were leaked by an anonymous whistleblower.
Chinese-oriented online dating platforms create “Chinatowns” in cyberspace, where Chinese daters gather in hopes of finding true love.
If the Nord Stream attacks were an act of sabotage, this shows how energy infrastructure can be strategically targeted as an act of ‘hybrid warfare’.
Understanding the impact of the digital environment on children’s mental health requires a balanced consideration of not only the potential risks, but also the benefits of the online world.
Pacific island nations are working to secure their people and infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Between growing scam and hack incidents, global cyber warfare threats, and the increasing connectivity of our systems – keeping Australia’s cyber defences up is of the utmost importance.
Many organisations abide by a “zero trust” rule wherein absolute trust is placed in nothing, apart from a central identity and access management system. But what happens when this system is breached?
The success of the metaverse – whether people use it or not – will rely heavily on the environments that are created.
Is a ‘metaverse’ blending real and virtual worlds the future of the internet?
Nine months into the pandemic, Indonesia has seen serious threats to civil liberties, involving not only privacy but also freedom of expression and of the press in the digital realm.
Self-regulation by the technology industry has failed to keep people safe online. That’s a job for government.
Research shows we’re pretty gullible as it is. And our increasing reliance on machines for completing everyday tasks makes us all-the-more vulnerable to being exploited.
A major cyber attack on a data lake could have immense consequences for any of us. And the damage could be felt anywhere from banking to the healthcare sector.
The difference between probing and mapping and actually attacking depends on the intent of the people doing it, which is hard to figure out and may change. The dangers, however, remain worrying.
Framing cyberspace as a national security concern can quickly erode fundamental human rights.
Kenya recently expressed fear that Al-Shabaab could interfere with the electronic voting system during the upcoming general election. Are cyber attacks a real threat in Africa?
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Professor of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Monash University
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Advocate, Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer, Curtin University
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Deputy Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, Auburn University
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PhD student, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Bartlett School of Architecture, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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Lecturer in Mathematics, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Cybersecurity, RMIT University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Head of Geopolitics - Leidra, Researcher, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Design Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Director, ANU Tech Policy Design Centre, Australian National University
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand