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A computer can guess more than 100,000,000,000 passwords per second. Still think yours is secure?

Last Updated on 16 January 2023 by Daniel

Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Brianna O’Shea, Edith Cowan University

Passwords have been used for thousands of years as a means of identifying ourselves to …

Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data

Last Updated on 15 January 2023 by Daniel

Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly complex, as hackers find creative ways to beat ordinary systems of defence. christiaancolen/flickr, CC BY

Roberto Musotto, Edith Cowan University and Brian Nussbaum, University …

Stolen fingerprints could spell the end of biometric security – here’s how to save it

Last Updated on 14 January 2023 by Daniel

Chaminda Hewage, Cardiff Metropolitan University

The biggest known biometric data breach to date was reported recently when researchers managed to access a 23-gigabyte database of more than 27.8m records including …

A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon

Last Updated on 13 January 2023 by Daniel

Digital attacks can cause havoc in different places all at the same time. Pushish Images/Shutterstock.com

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions …

Quantum computers threaten our whole cybersecurity infrastructure: here’s how scientists can bulletproof it

Last Updated on 12 January 2023 by Daniel

Against quantum cyber attacks, one can use smarter softwares, or encrypt communications differently in terms of hardware. Salvatore Andrea Santacroce/Unsplash, CC BY

Antonio Acín

Thirteen, 53 and 433. That’s …

Blockchain’s first revolutionary product could be online ID

Last Updated on 11 January 2023 by Daniel

Lucian Tipi, Sheffield Hallam University

In an interview, PayPal’s chief executive, Dan Schulman, recently discussed the prospects for blockchain – the encrypted, decentralised online ledger …

Nigerian hip hop lyrics put cybercrime in a good light

Last Updated on 10 January 2023 by Daniel

Olu Maintain’s hit song Yahooze is an ode to cybercrime. Joseph Okpako/Redferns/Getty Images

Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan

Along with its many benefits, the internet has brought the world a new …

Three ways to encourage companies to keep our data safe

Last Updated on 9 January 2023 by Daniel

How can we keep our personal data safe? Jim Kaskade/Flickr, CC BY

Ruslan Momot, HEC Paris Business School

With online shopping, loyalty programs, smart devices and many other aspects of …

Nothing like the mafia: cybercriminals are much like the everyday, poorly paid business worker

Last Updated on 8 January 2023 by Daniel

Roberto Musotto, Edith Cowan University and David S. Wall, University of Leeds

New research is questioning the popular notion that cybercriminals can make millions of dollars from the comfort …

Ransomware attacks on cities are rising – authorities must stop paying out

Last Updated on 7 January 2023 by Daniel

David S. Wall, University of Leeds

A ransomware campaign that targeted 23 US cities across Texas has raised serious concerns about the vulnerability of local governments and public services to …