Online Security

Cyber attacks can cost you tens of thousands of dollars. Expert advice can help you stay safe – and it’s not complicated.

The Australian government wants to introduce ‘minimum security standards’ for all smart devices. What will that look like?

Widely available AI tools are supercharging cyber crime, which means we need to stay on top of our online security like never before.

The Australian government will test tools to shield kids from inappropriate material online. Even though there’s no one easy fix, these checks could help.

Cybercriminals don’t take breaks, so you shouldn’t ever drop your guard.

Twitter and Meta are looking to make money from protecting users’ identities. This raises questions about collective security, people understanding what they’re paying for and who remains vulnerable.

The advice for years has been to use password managers. But even these don’t completely eliminate the risk of being compromised.

The Kremlin is pushing for a quick migration of all Russian websites and services to be hosted within the country. It could be the first stage of a larger disconnection effort.

Although it’s estimated illicit activity amounts to less than 1% of all cryptocurrency transactions, figures of losses are still staggering – and on the rise.

It’s time to think differently about how we address the password problem.

The AN0M app was programmed by law enforcement to allow ‘back-door’ access. This led to the retrieval of information that culminated in hundreds of search warrants.

More than 500 million people’s details were compromised. The records include various combinations of name, email, gender, date of birth, location, relationship status and employer.

Universities are a prime target for cyber attacks and the weakest links in their defences are all the non-expert users of their systems. Teaching everyone basic cyber hygiene is vital.

If you’re reluctant to share your password, or broadcast a team password in Slack in a groupchat, your instincts are correct. But mocking those who ‘do the wrong thing’ is unlikely to help.

Many of us will have received new gadgets this festive season. But how can we ensure these are set up safely? And what’s the best way to discard of old devices being replaced?

One website dedicated to tracking stolen passwords suggests there are details of currently more than 10 billion compromised accounts available online.

Two-factor authentication is certainly an added layer of security as we traverse the online world. But it comes in various forms, and they’re not all equally protective.

Zoom’s privacy and security shortcomings are just the latest videoconferencing vulnerabilities. Knowing each platform’s risks can help people avoid many of the downsides of virtual gatherings.

Quantum communication is needed to make the internet much more secure.

A new digital ID system will gather piles of personal information in one place – and you won’t have full control over who has access

Facebook is planning to put end-to-end encryption on all its messaging services soon. But governments aren’t happy about it, as it could make it harder to catch criminals.

A major cyber attack on a data lake could have immense consequences for any of us. And the damage could be felt anywhere from banking to the healthcare sector.

The news that malware can invade iPhones and other Apple devices via the Safari web browser has damaged Apple’s reputation for security. But you can fix the problem by updating your phone’s software.

As the internet-connected world reels from revelations about personalized manipulation based on Facebook data, a scholar of virtual reality warns there’s an even bigger crisis of trust on the horizon.

An ultra-safe industry has important experience that could help a vulnerable new industry improve its safety.