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A recent leakware attack targeting Johannesburg was the second of its kind ever recorded. Hackers demanded A$52,663 worth of bitcoins, in return for not releasing senstivie civilian information.
Many sites offer the ability to ‘opt out’ of targeted advertisements, but doing so isn’t easy. Simplifying and standardizing opt-outs would help improve privacy on the web.
People are more willing to participate in fitness tracker-based insurance policies when they are in control of their participation.
A new act requires that all nonsensitive government data be made available publicly by January 2020. But the plan could open up new privacy issues.
While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.
There is always a tension between usability and security. People want systems to be secure so that their identities aren’t stolen, but they want those same systems to be easily accessible.
A cybersecurity expert offers tips to keep high schoolers safe on mobile devices, computers, games and social media.
Unless you take action to remove yourself before October 15, the federal government will make a digital copy of your medical record, store it centrally, and give numerous people access to it.
My Health Record is a step towards empowering patients with greater knowledge about their health – and could help save lives in emergencies.
Data breaches are fact of modern life. It’s likely each of us will have our personal information compromised at some point. Here’s how to reduce the risk and limit the damage if and when it occurs.
In a complex environment with massive numbers of internet-connected devices, the key barrier to better cybersecurity isn’t funding: It’s ensuring staff at all levels take action against the threat.
Do you think you’ve set up your Facebook account so that only your friends can see your information? Think again…
Companies are compiling your smartphone data into shockingly intimate profiles that can be used against you.
Storing data in the cloud is convenient, but how secure is it? And what are users’ options for stepping up their data security?
Australians can see the impact of dockless bike sharing on the streets of their cities. The huge store of data collected about user journeys is less visible, but just as important.
Like legitimate e-commerce, ransomware e-crime is increasing in scale, value and sophistication.
With the right approach to data security, scientists’ discoveries of the locations of rare and sought-after species needn’t leave a trail for poachers to follow.
UK politicians are planning very different approaches to data privacy, security and surveillance.
From power walks to silly walks, we can use our movement to generate energy in a way that is unique to everyone. And that can be used to help secure our wearable technology.
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Psychological Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Cyber Security Studies, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University
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Reader, University of Glasgow
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Research Scientist, Networks Group, CSIRO