Security
Twitter urges all users to change passwords after plain text 'bug'
Social network apologises after discovering user passwords being logged in plain text on an internal system.
- by Jim Finkle
Latest
Commonwealth Bank
Be alert but not alarmed about mammoth CBA breach, say experts
Privacy experts said even if a similar breach happened again, the bank might not be required to disclose it under new notification laws.
- by Ben Grubb
COMMENT
Future shock: Is my not-so-smart house watching me?
Would my life be easier if I could keep track of dinner on my iPhone? I don't know. But it probably would be more monitored.
- by Ronda Kaysen
Opinion
Image-based abuse: you and the law
What can be done locally to stem the tide against image-based abuse?
- by Zara Bending and Shireen Daft
Technology
Trial run for cyberwar: ‘Crimsonia' on the attack in Estonia
Locked Shields 2018, the biggest ‘live fire’ cyber war drill in the world, has begun in Tallinn, Estonia.
- by Nick Miller
Security
People try to hack into the Tax Office website about 8000 times a week
And 40 per cent of traffic to the site is "attempts to test the protective layers". But while the numbers seem high, security experts are praising the ATO.
- by Sally Whyte
Opinion
Opinion
Russian router spies: what you can do to protect your home internet
When was the last time you logged into your home's router or modem to check whether it needed updating?
- by Ben Grubb
Viral Facebook posts a treasure trove for identity thieves
If you routinely comment on posts asking you what your first car was or where you grew up, you're putting your hand up to be targeted.
- by Tim Biggs
Cloud
No room for IT security skills shortage: Jane Halton
The former Finance Department boss says Cambridge Analytica will make web users 'smart purchasers' of data security.
- by Doug Dingwall
I downloaded the information Facebook has on me. It's a lot.
Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, I found out more than I wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry and myself.
- by Brian X. Chen
Security
Canberra companies take world-leading local technology global
Canberra companies partner to create world-first cyber threat detection system, which generates fake targets to confuse and trap attackers.
- by Blake Foden