cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

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...

Cybersecurity

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...

Cybersecurity

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...

Leadership Insights

2020 predictions from our data and technology experts

‘The only way you can predict the future is to build it.’ – Dr Alan Kay, American computer scientist and world-leader in personal computing and human-computer interface development. CSIRO’s Data61 is at the forefront of data and technology science, delivering ground-breaking research and technologies in machine learning, artificial intelligence, privacy preservation, cyber security, regulatory technology, blockchain,...

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...

Decade of cybersecurity report could help reduce the future of cyber crime

Despite its reputation for aquamarine waters and harbours filled with super yachts, the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean has one of the most prolific cases of malicious cyber activity in the world. According to a new report released by researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 and Macquarie University in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs and University...

Over 2,000 fake Android apps discovered

The apps you regularly use to log your steps, edit your photos and monitor your finances may be hiding malicious software that could be tracking and even stealing your personal information. As part of a two-year cyber security project, researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 and the Faculty of Engineering’s School of Computer Science at the University...