Last Updated on 15 May 2023 by Daniel
Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom
What is a password?
A password is a secret linked to an identity. It associates two elements, …
Passwords: security, vulnerability, constraints
Internet of Things: when objects threaten national security
Last Updated on 14 May 2023 by Daniel
Tim Stevens, King’s College London
We all know personal devices can be hacked, but a whole …
Lessons from ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – a cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series illuminates today’s threats
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers.
Society’s understanding of technology and cybersecurity often is based on simple stereotypes and sensational portrayals in the entertainment media. I’ve written about how certain scenarios …
It’s being called Russia’s most sophisticated cyber espionage tool. What is Snake, and why is it so dangerous?
Greg Skulmoski, Bond University
Like most people I check my emails in the morning, wading through a combination of work requests, spam and news alerts peppering my inbox.
But yesterday brought something different and deeply disturbing. I …
Defending hospitals against life-threatening cyberattacks
Last Updated on 11 May 2023 by Daniel
Mohammad S. Jalali, MIT Sloan School of Management
Like any large company, a modern hospital has hundreds – even thousands …
Fortnite is setting a dangerous security trend
Last Updated on 11 May 2023 by Daniel
Jason R.C. Nurse, University of Kent
Cybercriminals have just been given yet another route to get malicious software (malware) onto your personal mobile devices. The hugely popular video game Fortnite …
What teenagers need to know about cybersecurity
Last Updated on 9 May 2023 by Daniel
Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York
Now that school is back …
A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening
Last Updated on 8 May 2023 by Daniel
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University
It seems hardly a day goes by without another report of a cyber crime incident. With Medibank still …
Blockchains won’t fix internet voting security – and could make it worse
Last Updated on 7 May 2023 by Daniel
Ari Juels, Cornell University; Ittay Eyal, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and Oded Naor, Technion – …
Deterring China isn’t all about submarines. Australia’s ‘cyber offence’ might be its most potent weapon
Last Updated on 6 May 2023 by Daniel
Greg Austin, University of Technology Sydney
Australia doesn’t need to wait ten or 20 years for its new submarines, or for long-range missiles, to project effective military power against China.…