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This new phishing detection system can decode fraudsters

Australians have lost almost half a million dollars this year to phishing scams according to Scamwatch, with over 13,000 reports of attacks affecting individuals aged 18 to over 65. A form of online malicious activity, phishing has increased significantly since 2010, with the outbreak of COVID-19 and a shift to working from home exacerbating the practise. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit...

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How you can a-Void a voice spoofing attack

‘Hey CSIRO’s Data61, how can I prevent spoofing attacks on my voice assistant?’ Good question – if you’re one of the 2.9 million smart speaker or voice assistant owners in Australia (that’s 14% of the population), ensuring your smart device isn’t used to impersonate you and trick third parties into releasing your personal information is crucial. ...

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Eight tips on staying cyber safe during COVID-19

According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), almost 100 Australians have reported losing money or personal information to COVID-19 themed scams and online frauds since early March, while popular group video chat services Zoom and Houseparty have allegedly leaked thousands of users’ private data. As the majority of us continue to work from home and...

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seL4 developers launch open source foundation to enable safer, more secure computer systems

As software becomes ever more complex and intertwined, it is crucial to ensure that systems cannot be compromised by even the smallest of defects. The seL4 microkernel, developed by CSIRO’s Data61, is designed to prevent such compromise. The seL4 Foundation will provide a global, independent and neutral source of funding to support the future of...

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Cybersecurity considerations amidst a global pandemic

We live through unprecedented times. Globally, the coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large volume of from-home workers that use IT to communicate with colleagues and undertake their work from home. With many companies implementing national guidance and protecting their workforce during the COVID-19 outbreak, the increased use of Bring Your...

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Australia has cemented itself as a global leader in privacy enhancing technologies after winning an international bid to bring the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium (PETS) to Sydney in 2021. A joint tender between CSIRO’s Data61 and The Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub, both of which will be hosting the event, secured the conference, which comes...

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Hear from the experts on how organisations and individuals can protect themselves this Data Privacy Day, 28 January 2020 January 28th marks Data Privacy Day, “an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust”. There is currently a widespread shift in Australia towards increasing consumer rights around data...

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

If data is the new oil, then consumer privacy is the refinery that transforms the product into the safe and useable end result. As we move further into the Digital Revolution, new and innovative solutions are needed to ensure we’re protecting one of our most valuable resources. In 2017, it was revealed that Cambridge...

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Back in 2019, Flo Health’s ovulation tracker app shared private user information with Facebook, alerting the social media giant when a user was having her menstrual cycle or was intending to conceive. That data was then matched to an individual’s Facebook profile, with relevant ads being targeted towards that particular user. When contacted for comment by The Journal,...

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Digital deceit and data privacy scandals plagued 2018, with everyone trying to keep up with expeditiously evolving platforms and technologies. What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it? Is regulation the answer and who should take responsibility for it? Can technology be both the problem and the solution? Four experts – Prof...

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