'Cyber social value' could save lives from cyber incompetence: Report'Behind each death by computer error is a human mistake, usually caused by faults in management of the cyber ecosystem,' writes Professor Greg Austin. Social science should be at the centre of cyberspace management "at all levels of national policy,… Oct 11 19October 11, 2019Article at ZDNet
AI to 'fundamentally shift' global balance of powerRapidly maturing technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing will "shift fundamentally the global balance of power", according to Dr Tobias Feakin, Australia's Ambassador for Cyber Affairs. "Those [nations] that… Oct 10 19October 10, 2019Article at ZDNet
Schneier slams Australia's encryption laws and CyberCon speaker bansGovernments breaking encryption is bad, and 'will get worse once breaking encryption means people can die', says one of the world's leading security experts. "Australia has some pretty draconian laws about forcing tech companies to break security,"… Oct 09 19October 09, 2019Article at ZDNet
Government interference in Australia's premier cybersecurity conference is a worryTwo 'incongruent' speakers were dumped from Australia's CyberCon. And bizarrely, the media was barred from covering a session explaining a public consultation process. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Roll the government's Australian Cyber… Oct 08 19October 08, 2019Article at ZDNet
