Good news. A decision made earlier this month by Australia’s Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy may have inadvertently opened the door for unlimited government…
If someone got access to your personal information, wouldn’t you want to know?
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In an age of Facebook, eBay and online banking, data privacy is becoming more important than ever before. The majority of Australians have personal information stored online with a range of organisations…
Online stalking gets far too much attention, but it’s worth making some changes to prevent it happening to you.
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Recent cases of online abuse against Charlotte Dawson and NRL player Robbie Farah have attracted considerable media attention and triggered public debate about how to respond to this issue.
But how big…
The Origin Smart portal provides customers with an estimate of future electricity bills.
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Early last week, Origin Energy, Australia’s pre-eminent energy retailer, launched an online energy-use monitoring portal Origin Smart to much fanfare. All good – but what about the the privacy and security…
Australia’s place in the online world is changing, with significant consequences.
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Yesterday afternoon the Australian Senate passed the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 following amendments suggested by the Labor Party.
It’s been more than a year since the bill was first introduced…
Time and money spent spying on Australians could be better spent on protecting them.
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Earlier this week Greens Senator Scott Ludlam asked the Federal Government to reveal whether the TrapWire video surveillance system is being used in Australia or if it has been used in the past.
Senator…
What’s being done about the latest spate of Anonymous attacks?
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About 10am this morning, Anonymous used Twitter to announce an attack on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) website. Anonymous claimed the ASIO website would be unavailable for the…
Thinking you know every trick in the book doesn’t mean you really do.
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Crimes of confidence, known as scams, are on the rise. You probably know the basics. The way the most common type of scam works involves you being presented with an offer, product or service for which…
Information gleaned from data mining is a prized delicacy in certain circles.
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Telstra representatives have this week admitted to collecting data for a new internet filtering product and sending this data to the USA office of Netsweeper Inc.
Netsweeper Inc, based near Toronto, Canada…
Could hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant lead to a fruitful career?
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As reported late last week, Facebook is encouraging hackers to try hacking its security systems to find weaknesses.
Those who succeed will receive a reward of US$500 or more and have their name added…
Hackers with a commercial eye seem intent on destroying Apple’s reputation as a “malware-free” PC alternative.
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By Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology
For a long time Mac users would look at all the malware (malicious software) that infects Windows PCs and think how fortunate they were that such attacks did not happen to MAcs.
But now, it would seem…
Open and poorly secured Wi-Fi networks are vulnerable to exploitation by others.
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Late last month the Queensland Police started a new project to highlight the urgent need for secure wireless internet connections.
The “wardriving” project involves police driving the streets of Queensland…
Your movements online are of great value and interest to many people – you just don’t know what they plan to do with it.
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Your friend Kate answers the phone. You remind her you’re meeting at 10am tomorrow for breakfast. You tell her your fractured wrist is healing but the doctor said there’s still some way to go. Your mum…
What’s coming up? Where will we find it? What does it mean?
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Around this time of year you see plenty of articles (such as this one) reflecting on notable technologies and events of the year now gone. Such pieces will also attempt to predict the events of the year…
There’s every chance your computer has been compromised.
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Today, Australia’s Labor Government announced it had started working on a national cyber security strategy, to be released as a white paper in the first half of next year.
This comes amid growing concern…
Is it time to get tougher on hackers, whatever their motivations?
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PRIVACY – Who are hackers and what do they want from you?
Pop culture would have us believe they live in dank basements, wear black leather from head to toe and have pseudonyms such as Warlock or Neo…
