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Month: April 2023

Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking

Last Updated on 30 April 2023 by Daniel

James H. Hamlyn-Harris, Swinburne University of Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recalled approximately 465,000 pacemakers made by the company Abbott’s (formerly St. Jude Medical) that were vulnerable …

Published 30 April 2023
Categorised as Hardware Security

Wi-Fi can be KRACK-ed. Here’s what to do next

Last Updated on 30 April 2023 by Daniel

WPA2 has been cracked, so it’s time to update your router. Ksander/Shutterstock

David Glance, The University of Western Australia

A security researcher has revealed serious flaws in the way that most …

Published 29 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Online security won’t improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer

Last Updated on 28 April 2023 by Daniel

‘No, I absolutely do not wish to change my password, thanks.’ Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com

Steven J. Murdoch, UCL

It’s normally in the final seconds of a TV or radio interview that security experts …

Published 28 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

How far should organizations be able to go to defend against cyberattacks?

Last Updated on 27 April 2023 by Daniel

Who’s really on the other side? Yakobchuk Viacheslav/Shutterstock.com

Scott Shackelford, Indiana University

The deluge of cyberattacks sweeping across the world has governments and companies thinking about new ways to protect their …

Published 27 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist

Last Updated on 26 April 2023 by Daniel

Lego Mechanic might look sweet and innocent, but what’s that smile really hiding? Flickr/Jeff Eaton, CC BY-NC-SA

Richard Matthews, University of Adelaide

When it comes to car hacking, you should …

Published 26 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

The much-anticipated defence review is here. So what does it say, and what does it mean for Australia?

Last Updated on 25 April 2023 by Daniel

John Blaxland, Australian National University

The Albanese government on Monday released a declassified version of the much-anticipated defence strategic review, authored by former defence chief Angus Houston and former defence …

Published 25 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Protecting our digital heritage in the age of cyber threats

Last Updated on 24 April 2023 by Daniel

There is no clear cybersecurity governance framework geared towards detecting and preventing attacks against digital identity assets.

Stanley Shanapinda, La Trobe University

One of the key functions of the government is …

Published 24 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Is it time to regulate targeted ads and the web giants that profit from them?

Last Updated on 23 April 2023 by Daniel

Targeted advertising: good for Facebook and Google, not so good for you. Shutterstock

David Glance, The University of Western Australia

In the wake of Facebook’s massive breach of personal data of …

Published 23 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Don’t click that link! How criminals access your digital devices and what happens when they do

Last Updated on 22 April 2023 by Daniel

A link is a mechanism for data to be delivered to your device. Unsplash/Marvin Tolentino

Richard Matthews, University of Adelaide and Kieren Niĉolas Lovell, Tallinn University of Technology

Every day, …

Published 22 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for

Last Updated on 21 April 2023 by Daniel

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Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Targeting Scams report indicates Australians reported more than A$3 billion lost to fraud in 2022. This is …

Published 21 April 2023
Categorised as Online Security

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