Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons
William Akoto, University of Denver Last month, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the...
A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but I think they’re missing the fact that...
Domain name fraud: is the global Internet in danger?
Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom In late February 2019, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that manages the IP...
Aerial threat: why drone hacking could be bad news for the military
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University Unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly called drones, are now a fundamental part of defence...
Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts
Priyanka Ranade, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anupam Joshi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Tim Finin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Takeaways · AIs...
Colonial Pipeline forked over $4.4M to end cyberattack – but is paying a ransom ever the ethical thing to do?
Scott Shackelford, Indiana University and Megan Wade, Indiana University It took little over two hours for hackers to gain control of more than 100 gigabytes...
Digital tech is the future, but a new report shows Australia risks being left in the past
Shazia Sadiq, The University of Queensland and Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, The University of Melbourne Digital technologies are now at the heart of our everyday lives,...
‘What is my IP address?’ Explaining one of the world’s most Googled questions
Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Bogdan Ghita, University of Plymouth What is my IP? It’s an odd question in most people’s minds, yet it’s...
Being bombarded with delivery and post office text scams? Here’s why — and what can be done
Ismini Vasileiou, De Montfort University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University For most people, the ping of an incoming SMS will induce some level of...
Is Australia a sitting duck for ransomware attacks? Yes, and the danger has been growing for 30 years
Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan University Australian organisations are a soft target for ransomware attacks, say experts who yesterday issued...