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Cyber attacks are a real and increasing threat to Australia, and the law lags a long way behind in both protection and recourse.
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.
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.
Austraia’s first Cyber Incident Management Arrangements are a good start, but the government needs to better engage with private companies to prevent and manage cyber attacks.
Digital identity assets, such as property records and Parliamentary proceedings, embody who and what Australia is as a nation. We need to do more to protect them.
We found hundreds of local council workers willing to give out login details for government systems without realising.
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.
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The very first cyberattack clogged up the nascent internet, halting digital communications. Now much bigger, the internet is still largely open to – and suffering regularly from – similar attacks.
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.
Gordon Brown is worried. So should we all be.
The UK has become surprisingly willing to brief the press about possible use of cyber attacks, including against Russia in response to the Skripal attack.
BA’s handling of the latest corporate cyber attack shows a catalogue of missed opportunities.
Researchers used a fax machine that wasn’t even connected to the internet to break into a computer network.
A serious security threat was found in popular video game Fortnite’s installation method after it bypassed Google’s official app store.
In reality, cybersecurity attacks are like a disease affecting people globally.
The difference between probing and mapping and actually attacking depends on the intent of the people doing it, which is hard to figure out and may change. The dangers, however, remain worrying.
Experts explain the task of securing the electrical grid against cyberattacks, and discuss potential solutions and the risk of failure.
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
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Doctoral Researcher in Cyberwarfare, University of Birmingham
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
