What do you do if a hacker takes over your ship?
You're on the bridge, with the ship's course shown on the digital display. But why is the ship continuing to turn west?
Mar 22, 2023
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News tagged with cyber attack
Machine learning & AI
Dutch forum takes aim at 'worrying' AI uses in war
Dutch officials urged the creation of clear definitions on how artificial intelligence can be used in war, as a conference billed as the first of its kind to tackle the issue opened on Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2023
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Hardware
Researchers develop a phase-change key for new hardware security
As more and more data are being shared and stored digitally, the number of data breaches taking place around the world is on the rise. Scientists are exploring new ways to secure and protect data from increasingly sophisticated ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the wake of recent data breaches, here's why you need to check your credit score
Millions of Australians have had their privacy breached in recent cyber attacks against Optus, Medibank and other companies.
Nov 3, 2022
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Internet
Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data
New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that ...
Oct 27, 2022
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The vulnerability of transformers-based malware detectors to adversarial attacks
Cyber attackers are coming up with increasingly sophisticated techniques to steal users' sensitive information, encrypt documents to receive a ransom, or damage computer systems. As a result, computer scientists have been ...
Oct 18, 2022 feature
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Security
What is multi-factor authentication, and how should I be using it?
Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity data of roughly 10 million ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Business
Australian board directors urged to boost cybersecurity skills
A University of Queensland study has identified a need to prioritize cybersecurity training for board directors, to better protect Australian organizations from cyber-attacks.
Sep 27, 2022
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Five things South Africa must do to combat cybercrime
Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries' strategic, national, economic and social well-being.
Sep 6, 2022
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Why we need philosophy and ethics of cyber warfare
Cyber-attacks are rarely out of the headlines. We know state actors, terrorists, and criminals can leverage cyber-means to target the digital infrastructures of our societies. We have also learned that, insofar as our societies ...
Jun 16, 2022
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