Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York
The new movie about the NSA leaker is a new way for the public to learn about government surveillance, communications technology and privacy. How well does it prepare the public for that discussion?
Rich rewards are on offer to people who can help private companies develop software to exploit vulnerabilities in technology such as smartphones. It might be legal but is it ethical?
Teams collaborate to attack each other’s systems, and simultaneously defend their own.
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By 2020, the cybersecurity industry will need 1.5 million more workers than will be qualified for jobs. What’s the solution? Getting high school and college students excited about the industry.
Seeking a peaceful handover of power between parties and political opponents.
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It’s true that sophisticated hackers may be able to tilt the presidential election. But the more likely threat to democracy comes from sore losers who sow doubt about voting integrity.
The new Equinix SY4 data centre in Alexandria sure doesn’t look like a cloud from the outside.
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Four Corners’ Cyber War program, aired tonight, highlighted the personal, commercial and national threats posed by hackers and a general preparedness on all things…
China may be undertaking more cyber attacks than the Australian government has admitted.
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It’s no surprise that China represents a cyber threat to Australia. But the government has been reluctant to state this fact and needs to respond more decisively.
Russia is flexing its cyberattack muscles.
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Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
The top cyberspy agency couldn’t stay immune from attacks forever. What does it mean for governments, companies and internet users as a whole that the NSA has been hacked?
Is everything on the up-and-up here?
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Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton’s emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
It’s a cat and mouse game that could put our online privacy and security at risk.
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Monique Mann, Queensland University of Technology and Michael Wilson, Queensland University of Technology
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?
By hand: voters use paper and pencil to cast their ballots in the 2016 Australian federal election.
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There’s something about seeing the ballot process take place – the vote, the count – that inspires confidence. That wouldn’t be the same with any electronic voting system.
Are online black markets this direct?
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