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Which is more vulnerable to viruses and hackers: Windows 10 or Mac OS X?

Last Updated on 26 January 2023 by Daniel

Which operating system is safer from a hack attack? Flickr/Chaos, CC BY-NC-ND

Robert Merkel, Monash University

During the 2000s, Apple ran a hugely successful advertising campaign for its line of …

Published 26 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

What happens when people lose trust in the Internet?

Last Updated on 25 January 2023 by Daniel

Does the Internet bring people together or isolate them? Rawpixel/Unsplash

David Glance, The University of Western Australia

An April 2018 survey by the Pew Research Centre has found that fewer people …

Published 25 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe

Last Updated on 24 January 2023 by Daniel

Malware is designed to hide in your device Jaiz Anuar/Shutterstock

Adrian Winckles, Anglia Ruskin University and Andrew Moore, Anglia Ruskin University

You may know nothing about it, but your phone …

Published 24 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Brazil, US show that secure elections require agreement – not just cybersecurity and clear ballot records

Last Updated on 23 January 2023 by Daniel

Protesters who support Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro storm the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 8, 2023. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Herbert Lin, Stanford University

There are a number …

Published 23 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Zoom security: I’ve researched problems with video conferencing for years – here’s what you need to know

Spot the intruder. Andrey Popov/Shutterstock

Thomas Reisinger, De Montfort University

The video conferencing app Zoom gained about 2 million new users in the first two months of 2020 – and that was before the World Health Organization declared the …

Published 22 January 2023
Categorised as General

Should cyberwar be met with physical force? Moral philosophy can help us decide

Last Updated on 21 January 2023 by Daniel

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Christopher J. Finlay, Durham University

In conventional warfare, it’s accepted that if a state finds itself under attack, it’s entitled to respond – either with defensive force, or with a …

Published 21 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Say Hola! to the newest route around web censorship

Last Updated on 20 January 2023 by Daniel

Hola! will increase Australia’s access to content, but is it legal? Movie reel image from from www.shutterstock.com

Karl Schaffarczyk, University of Canberra

The ongoing copyright arms race between content owners and …

Published 20 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Hackers cause most data breaches, but accidents by normal people aren’t far behind

Last Updated on 19 January 2023 by Daniel

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Nicholas Patterson, Deakin University

Have you ever had your personal information leaked on the internet? Maybe it was something you purchased online from a website, only to find out that …

Published 19 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok

Last Updated on 18 January 2023 by Daniel

The TikTok social media app has raised concerns about cybersecurity and online safety. Future Publishing via Getty Images

Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

A growing number of public …

Published 18 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Stop the trolls: how to prevent cyber stalking happening to you

Last Updated on 17 January 2023 by Daniel

Online stalking gets far too much attention, but it’s worth making some changes to prevent it happening to you. Flickr/Ed Yourdon

Associate Professor Rosemary Purcell, The University of Melbourne

Recent cases …

Published 17 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

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