Cybersecurity

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Sciences & Technology

The splendour of cybersecurity

Young people may be social media savvy but many need help with the Big Four of cybersecurity. A free device Tune Up gave hundreds a chance to learn

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Health & Medicine

Medibank’s hack tells us privacy laws need to change

Medibank’s data breach exposes how Australia’s most vulnerable have the most to lose when private information is made public

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Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Using maths to prove computer security

Eureka prize winner Associate Professor Toby Murray thought maths was boring, but he now relies on it to secure critical systems like those of Defence against hackers

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Business & Economics

Directors’ duties and cyber security - it’s complicated

Effective management of cyber security risks is a core governance concern but the imposition of a new mandatory directors’ duty would be a step too far

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Sciences & Technology

TikTok captures your face

TikTok is hugely popular. But its latest decision to capture unique digital copies of your face and voice is a cybersecurity threat to your identity and privacy

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Health & Medicine

The dark side of electronic medical records

Clinical decision support systems help doctors ‘do the right thing’ by their patients, but they can also be exploited – Australia needs to think about regulation sooner rather than later

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Health & Medicine

Regulating medical devices in the ‘Internet of things’

New research explores the gap between regulation and practice in healthcare devices, particularly for type 1 diabetes, that are part of the Internet of Things

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Sciences & Technology

Are you technostressed?

As many of us continue to work from home during COVID-19, there’s increasing incidence of technostress and techno-overload among workers that needs to be addressed

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Politics & Society

Do we really need a tracking app and can we trust it?

Privacy and transparency should be central to the use of a COVID-19 tracking app, but there are other ways to track infections, and an app may not work anyway

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Sciences & Technology

Where’s the proof internet voting is secure?

Victoria’s Electoral Matters Committee is looking at how our elections are conducted and internet voting is a real option. But is there any real proof that our votes would be secure?

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