The amount of online data and transactions are growing exponentially. Related is the increasing possibility of cyberattacks — one way to address these is by regulating parts of the internet.
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The centralisation of internet infrastructure leaves swathes of the online world vulnerable to sudden outages.
When announcing financial penalties on Russia earlier this year, Biden hinted at the prospect of ‘further’ sanctions. An energy scholar explains what Biden may have meant.
Cybersecurity for pipelines and ports is too important to leave unregulated.
The FBI and Treasury Department frown on the idea of paying off cyber attackers. But there is sufficient ethical and legal gray areas to make it a real moral quandary for business leaders.
The courts have given the government the authority to hack into private computers unannounced. The action addresses a clear threat, but it also sets an unsettling precedent.
It’s still too early to say who attacked Channel Nine, disrupting its live broadcasts over the weekend. But fingers have been pointed at Russian state actors using a tactic nicknamed ‘wiperware’.
Universities are a prime target for cyber attacks and the weakest links in their defences are all the non-expert users of their systems. Teaching everyone basic cyber hygiene is vital.
Ransomware is quietly developing into one of the most disruptive – and lucrative – forms of cybercrime.
Cybersecurity risks are evolving rapidly. How can they be more effectively assessed and managed ?
National security must be redefined to reflect new sources of security threats of the type that occurred at the U.S. Capitol.
America’s public schools often lack the adequate security to protect their students’ most sensitive data from being linked on the web.
To anticipate and protect themselves against the rise in cyberattacks, organizations need to consider new vulnerabilities that emerge when employees work from home.
We unpacked a large cybercrime business network and found a group relying on business 101 tactics: VIP memberships, cheap trial offers and a customer base reluctant to spend.
Cyberattacks on Australian healthcare facilities are on the rise.
Cyber-attacks on medical devices and hospital networks are a growing threat, and patients have the right to know.
Universities hold valuable information but are large and porous communities, with legacy IT systems often adding to the risks. But following a few basic rules can help counter cyber attacks.
The cyber attacks on New Zealand’s stock market are part of global malicious activity. The government’s immediate goal is not to catch the perpetrators but to share information to stop the attacks.
Beyond the obvious risk of financial loss, cyberattacks can weaken our trust in digital infrastructure – and by extension, our trust in public institutions, too.
Legislation expected to be put to Parliament later this year may very well fall short due to COVID-19’s budget impacts. But until we strengthen our cyber defences, we’re all at risk.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Lawyer, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato
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Professor, Management Information Systems, Simon Fraser University
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Security Researcher, Associate Professor in Resilient Systems, Edith Cowan University
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Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
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Deputy Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, Auburn University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Doctoral Researcher in Cyberwarfare, University of Birmingham
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
