Unfortunately, there’s no cure for scammers – but you can build immunity against them.
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The question has shifted from whether cyberattacks will occur to when and how they will happen.
It feels like a data breach is in the news every single week. Here’s why you should guard your personal information more jealously than ever.
A data breach has affected the digital prescription company MediSecure. While investigations continue, cyber criminals will likely use this event for new scam campaigns.
Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
Iran and the US have been at loggerheads for decades. But in recent years much of the conflict has moved into cyberspace.
With 17 billion internet-connected devices worldwide, AI is subtly creeping into our everyday lives – and making us more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Anthony Albanese has flagged a crack-down on people’s personal details being shared online without consent. But like so much of the internet, it’s hard to police.
With doxing suddenly on the national agenda, here’s what you need to know.
Like many technologies, AI can be subverted by cybercriminals.
In what is colourfully termed a ‘brute force’ attack, hackers use bots to test millions of username and password combinations on different websites – until they find a match.
Cybercriminals don’t take breaks, so you shouldn’t ever drop your guard.
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
The Australian government has promised to crack down on companies that aren’t prepared to defend themselves against cyber crime, but their proposed new laws may offer those same businesses a reprieve.
Prolific and highly profitable, LockBit provides ransomware as a service. Aspiring cybercriminals sign up to the scheme, and the group takes a cut. Here’s how it works.
AI-generated faces are now readily available, and have been used in identity fraud, catfishing and cyber warfare.
Port operator DP World handles roughly 40% of Australia’s sea freight. Over the weekend its ports were disrupted by what appears to be a malicious, targeted cyberattack.
There are different tactics that governments can use to block the internet, some more sophisticated than others.
We need to be mindful of the potential short- and medium-term risks of AI.
AI could allow cybercriminals to operate with greater efficiency, targeting more people at once.
Principais colaboradores
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Cyber Security, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan 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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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Director, Centre for Internet Safety, University of Canberra
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Lecturer in Computer Security, University of Kent
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Lawyer, Curtin University
