Cyber

Most cyber-security specialists agree that password managers are the most secure way to protect your passwords—this article explains how Password Managers work and the risks in using them.

This article claims that cyber capability can be ‘a weapon of mass destruction’; recent US-Russian talks are a step in the right direction towards regulating cyberspace.

The article examines the call for increased police powers to combat criminal cyber-activity and the need to protect civil liberties.

The Australian Government is providing more resources to curtail cybercrime.

The US is taking ransomware attacks very seriously and is considering how to respond to future cyberattacks.

Operation ‘Guardian of the Walls’ demonstrated Israel’s effective use of cyberwarfare in making a major contribution to preventing Hamas’s military wing from using Gaza to launch missile attacks at Israeli cities.

Despite media hype about politics and espionage being the driving force behind data breaches, most hackers are motivated by money.

Smishing uses misleading text/sms messages that appear to come from a trusted source—the aim is to get you to share information that will enable the sender to get at your money.

Mike Pezzullo, a senior public servant, has warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure is under ‘immediate’ threat from cyberattacks.

In 1989 Eddie Willems became the worlds first known recipient of a ransomware attack.