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We found hundreds of local council workers willing to give out login details for government systems without realising.
Tech companies have vowed to do better when it comes to using data ethically, but most ethics initiatives are neither enforced nor enforceable.
Cybersecurity professionals are often portrayed as lone hackers in hoodies. But as well as technical skills, they also need to be excellent communicators and have a high degree of personal integrity.
Statistics Canada has been tone-deaf in its push for the financial data of Canadians from banks, but that data is essential to forming good public policy.
As billions more devices connect to the cloud, congestion will cause communication to become slower and less responsive.
Human resources departments need to understand that these days security and data breaches are more likely to come from within.
BA's handling of the latest corporate cyber attack shows a catalogue of missed opportunities.
Malicious and criminal attacks were the cause of 59% of data breaches in the last three months, according the latest reported figures.
Something good could come from the Cambridge Analytica scandal if we used the same data to fix society, rather than profit from it.
The Canadian government is right to hold public consultations on digital and data transformation given how profoundly it affects society at large. But the scope is far too narrow.
Will GDPR usher in a fresh start for the internet? A look at the four main foundation elements and how they affect you.
We’re at a critical moment as users of Facebook. It's our responsibility to educate ourselves about how our data is bought and sold.
Several critical Canadian elections are looming. Here's what Canada can learn from Europe on how to prevent the digital manipulation of voters.
Why are the masses not disconnecting from Facebook despite the litany of revelations that the company's brass has long viewed them as dumb sheep?
Facebook has become a key part of the world's infrastructure, not just another tech company. It's time to start treating it that way.
The risks of big data are not getting enough attention.
Uber has admitted that the 2016 data breach puts at risk the personal information of 57 million users.
The modern world depends on critical systems, networks and data repositories that are not as secure as they should be. Breaches will continue until society as a whole makes some big changes.
The banks are dealing with rising rates of online credit card fraud, but they can't fix it on their own.
Top contributors
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Marketing and Digital Business, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of International History, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Contemporary Philosophy and Literature, Brunel University London
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Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Criminology, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University
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Reader in Cyber Security Management, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security Management, Coventry University
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Lecturer in Critical Data Studies, Co-Director Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University
