August 2022 – Password Sentry

Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years – in cyberspace

Last Updated on 31 August 2022 by Daniel

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through a hall in the building housing Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP

Maggie Smith, United States Military Academy …

Considering buying a smart device? To protect your security, ask yourself these five questions

Last Updated on 30 August 2022 by Daniel

Iain Nash, Queen Mary University of London

Houses are getting smarter: smart thermostats manage our heating, while smart fridges can monitor our food consumption and help us order groceries. …

How much damage could a Russian cyberattack do in the US?

Last Updated on 29 August 2022 by Daniel

Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure. Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images

Scott Jasper, Naval Postgraduate School

U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would consider…

How AI is shaping the cybersecurity arms race

Last Updated on 28 August 2022 by Daniel

Defending against cyberattacks increasingly means looking for patterns in large amounts of data – a task AI was made for. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Sagar Samtani, Indiana University

The average …

The hacker group Anonymous has waged a cyber war against Russia. How effective could they actually be?

Last Updated on 27 August 2022 by Daniel

Jennifer Medbury, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University

A spate of cyber attacks has affected Ukraine’s digital systems since Russia’s invasion began. It soon became clear …

Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared

Last Updated on 26 August 2022 by Daniel

Hackers can disrupt local government services, like this library in Willmar, Texas. The town suffered a cyberattack in August 2019. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

President …

Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key ‘offensive’ cyber player

Last Updated on 25 August 2022 by Daniel

Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University

In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for …

Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia’s battlefield operations in Ukraine – cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons

Last Updated on 24 August 2022 by Daniel

There is little evidence that Russia has coordinated cyber operations with conventional military operations in Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Nadiya Kostyuk, Georgia Institute of Technology and Erik …

How Ukraine has defended itself against cyberattacks – lessons for the US

Last Updated on 23 August 2022 by Daniel

As missiles rain down on Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure, including Kyiv’s TV tower, hackers have been attacking in cyberspace. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

Robert Peacock, Florida International University

In 2014, as …

How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains

Last Updated on 22 August 2022 by Daniel

QR codes are visual patterns that store data smartphones can read. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Scott Ruoti, University of Tennessee

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread …