Paying ransoms is not illegal in Australia,though heavily discouraged by the government. So what happens when companies pay up?
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant shares her best tips for protecting kids from online harm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews made some changes to her initial proposal but stopped short of requiring a higher judge to approve warrants.
Government research shows cyber crime is costing the Australian economy about $3.5 billion every year.
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.
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.
A sophisticated scam has seen cyber attackers impersonate senior diplomats on encrypted messaging services in a bid to get sensitive information from their contacts.