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The latest malware is designed especially to make small companies pay through the nose for their data.
Current techniques to protect biometric details, such as face recognition or fingerprints, from hacking are effective, but advances in AI are rendering these protections obsolete.
Do you receive a code via SMS message, email or voice call to sign into your bank account? This security method is no longer considered very secure.
The danger with car hacking isn't terrorists taking control of your car (as movies might have you think), but the age old problem of dodgy mechanics getting you to spend more on servicing it.
If the next government is serious about protecting Australian businesses and families, here are seven concrete actions it should take immediately upon taking office.
For many of us, this hack seems to have come out of the blue. But cyber measures targeting Australian government infrastructure are the 'new normal'.
Despite the uncertainties – and dangers – of retaliating against suspected cyberattackers, a surprising number of companies and countries are exploring doing just that.
When it comes to picking a new password, people's resistance to change can make them less secure online.
Virtual private network companies make lots of promising claims about their services. Most people don't have the skills to double-check their providers. So this group of researchers did the testing.
The cost of computer attacks to companies is difficult to quantify precisely. One thing is certain, however: it is constantly improving. As is the case with defensive measures...
Think defensively about your online accounts and data security – and don't assume you'll avoid harm.
Blockchain technologies can support users in controlling access to their data through smart contracts that both empower and protect users.
As the number of 'internet of things' devices expands rapidly, so do security vulnerabilities to homes, businesses, governments and the internet as as whole.
The November 30, 2018, Marriott International announced a data breach concerning 500 million clients, the second biggest ever. With new data breaches announced nearly every day, how , everyone is now wondering how this was possible.
Protect yourself from hackers, trolls, bots, social media executives and programmers in need of ethics training.
Austraia's first Cyber Incident Management Arrangements are a good start, but the government needs to better engage with private companies to prevent and manage cyber attacks.
Digital identity assets, such as property records and Parliamentary proceedings, embody who and what Australia is as a nation. We need to do more to protect them.
We found hundreds of local council workers willing to give out login details for government systems without realising.
Governments can help citizens protect their own cybersecurity by providing practical advice and meaningful support.
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Director, Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Associate Director Security Lancaster, Lancaster University
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Oros Family Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
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Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow in Regulation of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
