Australia’s car industry needs cybersecurity rules to deal with the hacking threat
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Tracing the sources of today’s Russian cyberthreat
The Russian cyberthreat goes back over three decades, extends into the country's educational systems and criminal worlds, and shows no signs of letting up.
End-to-end encryption isn’t enough security for ‘real people’
Governments' efforts to weaken communications security undermine and distract from the need to protect the real weak points in our online communications.
Inside the fight against malware attacks
How do malware analysts examine software that's designed to wreak havoc with computers? By using tools that watch software's inner workings very closely.
Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
Cyber Security Summer School is a chance for researchers to test their skills during live penetration testing.
Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
The Australian government is using spyware. Is that legal?
Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department
Politics Podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department.
Peter Jennings says while the Department of Home Affairs will present an array of bureaucratic challenges, it is largely a 'sensible step'.
Why has healthcare become such a target for cyber-attackers?
Confidential data and even human lives are at risk thanks to the huge spread of connected technology in healthcare.
Australia’s planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
The Australian government's proposed law that would force technology companies to decrypt messages could make Australians more vulnerable.
Politics podcast: Graeme Samuel on data governance
Politics podcast: Graeme Samuel on data governance.
Data Governance Australia chairman Graeme Samuel hopes that a self-regulatory code of conduct will raise the standards among data-driven organisations.
After the Medicare breach, we should be cautious about moving our health records online
The sheer number of fallible people and systems with access to Medicare numbers makes it difficult to keep this data secure.
Three ways the ‘NotPetya’ cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry
Mayhem, not money, seems to be the ultimate aim of the latest attack unleashed on computer networks around the world.
‘NotPetya’ ransomware attack shows corporate social responsibility should include cybersecurity
When companies neglect cybersecurity, customers – and society as a whole – suffer. It’s time customers demanded better of corporations.
When is ‘not a backdoor’ just a backdoor? Australia’s struggle with encryption
The Australian government wants to access encrypted messages, but don't call it a "backdoor".
Turnbull and Shorten urge need to curb terrorists’ opportunities on the internet
In a security update on the threats facing Australia at home and abroad, Malcolm Turnbull will say that an 'online civil society is as achievable as an offline one'.
One year on, is Australia’s cybersecurity strategy on track? Experts respond
The Australian government's cybersecurity report card is out and the results are worrying.
Private defense companies are here to stay – what does that mean for national security?
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they're not going anywhere.
From botnet to malware: a guide to decoding cybersecurity buzzwords
To protect ourselves online, we should all understand a few key terms.
When it comes to ransomware, it’s sometimes best to pay up
Movies tell us that paying a ransom means the bad guys win, but in the real world it's not that simple.
7 in 10 smartphone apps share your data with third-party services
When smartphone apps get permission to access your location or other activity, they often share that data with other companies that can compile digital profiles on users.
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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 Cyber Security, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Associate Director Security Lancaster, Lancaster 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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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, George Washington University
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Visiting Professor, University of Surrey
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Lecturer in Computer Security, University of Kent
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Associate Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, George Washington University
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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