The cost of coughing up:Should companies pay the ransom demands of criminals?

The cost of coughing up:Should companies pay the ransom demands of criminals?

Paying ransoms is not illegal in Australia,though heavily discouraged by the government. So what happens when companies pay up?

  • byCarla Jaeger

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‘We’re all guilty of using technology as the digital babysitter’

‘We’re all guilty of using technology as the digital babysitter’

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant shares her best tips for protecting kids from online harm.

  • byKonrad Marshall
How your childhood photos could help stop child exploitation

How your childhood photos could help stop child exploitation

When setting out to develop world-first technology to identify child exploitation images,researchers faced an ethical dilemma. Where could they source 100,000 images of children to train their algorithm? The answer:us.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Private hospitals warn some ICUs could close due to cybersecurity costs

Private hospitals warn some ICUs could close due to cybersecurity costs

Catholic Health Australia and Uniting Care have told a Federal Parliamentary inquiry they cannot afford the multi-million dollar costs of implementing the government’s proposed cyber security measures.

  • byLisa Visentin
Small phone,big threat:School your kids (before someone else does)
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Small phone,big threat:School your kids (before someone else does)

Hackers are here to stay and those who ignore basic cybersecurity on their devices,or their kids’ devices,do so at their peril. But help is out there,too.

  • byAndrew Hastie
Companies will be required to report cyber ransom attacks
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Companies will be required to report cyber ransom attacks

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews will on Wednesday release a ransomware plan that includes mandatory reporting requirements for companies with turnover of $10 million or more a year.

  • byAnthony Galloway
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Police powers to hack and disrupt dark web pass Parliament

Police powers to hack and disrupt dark web pass Parliament

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews made some changes to her initial proposal but stopped short of requiring a higher judge to approve warrants.

  • byKatina Curtis andAnthony Galloway
‘Real and present danger’:Government considers making company directors personally liable for cyber attacks
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‘Real and present danger’:Government considers making company directors personally liable for cyber attacks

Government research shows cyber crime is costing the Australian economy about $3.5 billion every year.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Jab confusion:Genuine vaccination information mistaken for scams

Jab confusion:Genuine vaccination information mistaken for scams

Many COVID-19 vaccination “scams” reported by the public in fact prove to be genuine communications,but the ACCC still wants consumers to be vigilant.

  • byMatt Wade andLucy Carroll
Meet the next Mr Big in the criminal underworld:He’s known as Mr Blonde

Meet the next Mr Big in the criminal underworld:He’s known as Mr Blonde

The An0m bust in Operation Ironside took down hundreds of organised criminals globally,but crime does not sleep and another cartel is waiting in the wings.

  • byNick McKenzie
Contact books of Australian diplomats hacked in major ‘phishing’ scam

Contact books of Australian diplomats hacked in major ‘phishing’ scam

A sophisticated scam has seen cyber attackers impersonate senior diplomats on encrypted messaging services in a bid to get sensitive information from their contacts.

  • byAnthony Galloway