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The internet has created new threats to national security and population welfare. The Canadian government needs an oversight department to address cybersecurity and educate their citizens.
Universities are a prime target for cyber attacks and the weakest links in their defences are all the non-expert users of their systems. Teaching everyone basic cyber hygiene is vital.
A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually cooperate to get something done – and one area of severe disagreement.
Universities hold valuable information but are large and porous communities, with legacy IT systems often adding to the risks. But following a few basic rules can help counter cyber attacks.
Last year, men were more likely to report losses to investment fraud, while women were the main target for romance fraud. Overall, men reported higher financial loss.
Less overt than conventional military actions, cyber attacks can have dangerous consequences – especially when they target critical infrastructure systems controlled by the private sector.
We have not been able to develop an intelligence workforce that can keep up with the speed of advancing technologies and their threat to our national security.
Top contributors
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Political Science and Director of the International Public Policy Program, UCL
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Executive Director of the Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute, University of California, Irvine
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Chancellor's Fellow, University of Strathclyde
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Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
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Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Director of William & Mary's Global Research Institute and George and Mary Hylton Professor of Government and International Relations, William & Mary
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Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of Canberra
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Research Assistant, Department of Information Studies, McGill University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, McGill University
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Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales
