At the Black Hat 2022 cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, much of the discussion from the annual gathering revolved around three examples of how technology can have unintended consequences.

For the first time in almost four years, Australia has reinstalled a dedicated Minister for Cybersecurity—this article argues that Australia faces six significant cybersecurity challenges.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and the sanctions Moscow now has to bear as a result—has led to various cybercrime groups publicly pledging their support for the Russian Government and threatening to launch cyber-attacks against countries that support Ukraine.

The cybersecurity world is full of principles; principles about patching, passwords, physical security, phishing and firewalls. But until now, there has been little legal precedent supporting these principles—and that can make principles difficult to enforce.

The writer offers his opinion that it is a dangerous myth that Apple products are secure and don't get malware or hacked—he notes that the number of vulnerabilities in Apple products is rapidly catching up with vulnerabilities on products from Google and Windows.

An Australian Government review into online safety has blamed trolls and internet harassment on Big Tech companies for not enforcing their own rules properly.

Timothy Edgar argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered many illusions regarding cyberwar—for example, offensive cyber-operations are no substitute for effective cybersecurity.

Although there were cyberattacks on Ukrainian Government agencies and banks in February, the anticipated major cyber attack on Ukraine hasn’t occurred.

The US and most other wealthy countries (China being a significant exception) are applying some of the severest economic sanctions—ever used—against Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine.

Bolstering cybersecurity has become more critical than ever in the 21st century; battles are now being fought digitally and with missiles as nations wage war in new and complex arenas.