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It’s true that sophisticated hackers may be able to tilt the presidential election. But the more likely threat to democracy comes from sore losers who sow doubt about voting integrity.
Without data centres the world stops. We explored the inner Sydney suburb of Alexandria to learn more about these critical infrastructures.
Business Briefing: hack-proof, how business can stay ahead in cybersecurity
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Businesses are going about cybersecurity the wrong way and need to go back to the question: what are you trying to protect?
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Four Corners’ Cyber War program, aired tonight, highlighted the personal, commercial and national threats posed by hackers and a general preparedness on all things…
It’s no surprise that China represents a cyber threat to Australia. But the government has been reluctant to state this fact and needs to respond more decisively.
What do we know about Russia’s cyber strategy, capabilities, and intentions? This top-notch adversary is more advanced and stealthier than any other.
A new type of computer means we’ll need a new way to make our data secure.
A sufficiently talented brainjacker could one day influence the behaviour of a person in worrying ways.
The top cyberspy agency couldn’t stay immune from attacks forever. What does it mean for governments, companies and internet users as a whole that the NSA has been hacked?
With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton’s emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
As governments look to new ways to step up surveillance, hackers find new ways to subvert it. Is there a way to end this cat and mouse game, described as a crypto-war?
There’s something about seeing the ballot process take place – the vote, the count – that inspires confidence. That wouldn’t be the same with any electronic voting system.
What happens after a data breach? What does an attacker do with the information collected? And who wants it, anyway?
The threat from dangerous AI systems is vastly underappreciated and under-researched. If we don’t study them, we can’t fight them – or prevent them.
Tech giant Microsoft wants to rid the world of “dumb” passwords to improve online security. But maybe it’s the password itself we should dump.
The US and the UK realise the urgent need for serious investment in cybersecurity. So why is the Australian government taking the issue so lightly?
Smart home technologies have some major security weaknesses that better design and programming could solve.
Ransomware – which encrypts your files and offers to sell you the key – operates differently from other malicious software. Those differences turn out to give potential victims a fighting chance.
If the banks can’t trust each other’s messages, can you trust the banks?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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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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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
