There are many ways data can leak from organisations, and as long as companies leave it up to IT to solve, leaks will continue.
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Encryption has come a long way since the days of Sparta and Rome, but it’s still not 100% secure.
An estimated A$75,000 is lost by Australians everyday to online fraud but police are having some success in alerting people before they even know they’re being scammed.
As hackers get more sophisticated in their cyber crime efforts we need to look to new technology to make our systems more secure, and potentially unhackable. So how can quantum physics help?
Forensics is changing in the digital age, and the legal system is still catching up in terms of how it uses digital evidence.
There is only so much government and business can do to keep us safe online. Ultimately we need to take personal responsibility for how we use the internet.
As the US and UK look to the opportunities presented by cybersecurity, Australia is still dealing with a critical skills shortage.
Preventing and responding to the hacking epidemic is not a problem for one group or organisation to solve. And what happens in the first 72 hours can make all the difference.
A security rethink is required for protecting critical infrastructure - and it relies on accepting not all attacks can be prevented.
Hacking is a state of mind. Traditionally, hackers like to discover, understand and share the secrets they expose. They like to laugh at the dumb things they find. They’re not necessarily in it for the…
The thefts make big headlines but rarely hit the bottom line, creating a moral hazard risk that companies won’t invest enough to beef up their security.
It’s critical the government recognises the link between cybersecurity protection and the strength of our digital economy.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Fellow, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Physics, Griffith University
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Fellow for Cyber-security and Internet Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Professor in Distributed Systems, School of Computer Science and IT, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Information Technology, Monash University
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PhD student in computer science, Murdoch University
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Senior Research Fellow in Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Director, UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
