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.
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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.
‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cybercrime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next.
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This week, a 'sophisticated state actor' hacked the big Australian political parties. In today's episode, an expert on crime and technology says 'it's a given' that some will try to disrupt elections.
If another country wants to weaponise data hacked through Australia’s parliament, we’ll likely see them try to inflame religious and ethnic differences, and drive votes to minor parties.
Cyber attacks are a real and increasing threat to Australia, and the law lags a long way behind in both protection and recourse.
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’.
When it comes to picking a new password, people’s resistance to change can make them less secure online.
When you click on unverified links or download suspicious apps you increase the risk of exposure to malware. Here’s what could happen if you do – and how you can minimise your risk.
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…
Trying to optimize the search for love can be naive. Using statistics and measurements isn’t necessarily the best way to find a human partner.
The European Union has issued its first fine, cracking down on companies that misuse users’ personal data. Why hasn’t the US taken a similarly strong approach?
As the number of ‘internet of things’ devices expands rapidly, so do security vulnerabilities to homes, businesses, governments and the internet as as whole.
German MPs were outraged they weren’t notified they were targets in a cyber attack, which resulted in the public release of mobile phone numbers and credit card information.
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.
As the May government crumbles, there is new impetus for reviving part two of Lord Leveson’s inquiry into press misconduct.
The French president’s Paris Call is for international collaboration to make the Internet safer. What are the advances and limitations of this text?
As cyberattacks and hacking become more common, businesses and private individuals are realizing that cleaning up from digital destruction can be expensive.
We’ve no way of knowing if allegations that China implanted secret spying microchips in widely used computers are true.
There is always a tension between usability and security. People want systems to be secure so that their identities aren’t stolen, but they want those same systems to be easily accessible.
BA’s handling of the latest corporate cyber attack shows a catalogue of missed opportunities.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Adjunct Fellow, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Security Researcher, Associate Professor in Resilient Systems, Edith Cowan University
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Professor UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Directeur de la Recherche et des Formations Doctorales à Télécom SudParis, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Visiting Professor, University of Surrey
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London
