Researchers fight cybercrime with new digital tools and techniques
In the never-ending cybersecurity war, Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D., provides the good guys with digital forensic tools—and the knowledge to use them.
Apr 21, 2023
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Software
Florida has spent $1.5 million developing smartphone ID apps that hardly anyone is using
Are we ever going to be able to leave our driver's licenses at home and use a smartphone app if pulled over by police?
Apr 5, 2023
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Internet
Why was TikTok banned on Australian government devices? An expert on why the security concerns make sense
Australia has joined a raft of other countries in banning the popular video sharing app TikTok from government devices, as several outlets have today reported.
Apr 4, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Study highlights complicated relationship between AI and law enforcement
A recent study that examined the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and law enforcement underscores both the need for law enforcement agencies to be involved in the development of public policies regarding ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Business
Georgia, NH latest states to ban TikTok from state computers
Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire on Thursday immediately banned the use of TikTok and popular messaging applications from all computer devices controlled by their state governments, saying the ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Software
A tool capable of tracking cybercrime financial transactions in Bitcoin
IMDEA Software researchers Gibran Gómez, Pedro Moreno-Sánchez and Juan Caballero have created an open-source automated tool to track the financial relationships of malicious entities that abuse Bitcoin technology, tested ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Business
Darknet markets generate millions in revenue selling stolen personal data, supply chain study finds
It is common to hear news reports about large data breaches, but what happens once your personal data is stolen? Our research shows that, like most legal commodities, stolen data products flow through a supply chain consisting ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Business
Medibank won't pay hackers ransom. Is it the right choice?
Medibank is still refusing to pay a ransom of an undisclosed amount to cybercriminals, despite the hackers now allegedly threatening to release the stolen data on the dark web.
Nov 8, 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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Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence is used for predictive policing in the US and UK—South Africa should embrace it, too
In the 2002 movie Minority Report (based on a short story by Philip K Dick), director Steven Spielberg imagined a future in which three psychics can "see" murders before they happen. Their clairvoyance allows Tom Cruise and ...
Oct 25, 2022
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