Will switching your phone off every day help fend off cyber threats?

Will switching your phone off every day help fend off cyber threats?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggested the simple tip last week,but some within the cybersecurity community question whether it was the right one to impart.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Russians brag that only 1 per cent of fake social media profiles are caught,leak shows

Russians brag that only 1 per cent of fake social media profiles are caught,leak shows

Intelligence and tech safety specialists cautioned that the Russian agency whose claims helped form the basis for the leaked document may have exaggerated its success rate.

  • byJoseph Menn
Why corporate management is not being punished for cybercrime

Why corporate management is not being punished for cybercrime

Could it be that shareholders and consumers are becoming blasé about major data breaches?

  • byElizabeth Knight
As hackers pivot to Asia Pacific,Australia urged to up defences

As hackers pivot to Asia Pacific,Australia urged to up defences

According to new data,Asia Pacific has become the most targeted region for the first time since records were kept,with Australia,Japan and India the hardest hit.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Hundreds of parents hit by credit card hack at Lilydale school

Hundreds of parents hit by credit card hack at Lilydale school

A data breach has left about 400 parents from a Catholic school in Melbourne’s outer east exposed after their card details were accessed by hackers.

  • byNicole Precel
Cyber skills in demand after damaging attacks

Cyber skills in demand after damaging attacks

As Australian companies face more cyberattacks,focus is turning to those providing protection behind the scenes.

  • bySue White
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‘Insider threat’:How an online date led to a ‘systemic’ failures investigation into American Express
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‘Insider threat’:How an online date led to a ‘systemic’ failures investigation into American Express

John Smith* started dating a man who worked at American Express. The relationship took a dark turn.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Cyber safety needs seatbelt moment to cope with metachaos

Cyber safety needs seatbelt moment to cope with metachaos

Elon Musk was asked if he’ll respect Australia’s laws against online child sexual abuse and other vile material on the platform. No reply.

  • byPeter Hartcher
A dozen undersea cables connect Australia to the internet. What happens if they get hacked – or cut?
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Cyber warfare

A dozen undersea cables connect Australia to the internet. What happens if they get hacked – or cut?

Hundreds of undersea cables link up the worldwide web,with about a dozen connected to Australia. How does this little-known network work – and what happens if it’s sabotaged?

  • bySherryn Groch andFelicity Lewis
The ‘sextortion’ scourge now affecting more men than women
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The ‘sextortion’ scourge now affecting more men than women

E-Safety Commission figures reveal a 55 per cent rise in so-called image-based abuse in the past financial year.

  • byJordan Baker
Companies face hundred million dollar fines for privacy breaches

Companies face hundred million dollar fines for privacy breaches

The maximum penalty for serious breaches will jump from $2.2 million to $50 million - but big firms could be fined up to 30 per cent of turnover.

  • byMatthew Knott andNick Bonyhady