A complete recording of the Ruxcon Panel, from the Ruxcon 2016 information security conference in Melbourne. Continue reading →
The Corrupted Nerds podcast returns with a look at the Ruxcon 2016 information security conference held in Melbourne on 22 and 23 October. Continue reading →
Leslie Nassar, co-founder of Wrangling Cats, freelance writer and builder of Twitter things since 2007, joins Stilgherrian to talk about some of the stories in the news. Continue reading →
The Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gives his first on-record media interview in that role. Continue reading →
The Corrupted Nerds podcast returns with a look at the Ruxcon 2015 information security conference held in Melbourne on 24 and 25 October. Continue reading →
If you've been wondering what's happened to the Corrupted Nerds podcast, well, it's coming back -- but it needs your help. Continue reading →
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's Minister for Communications and perhaps future Prime Minister, opens NICTA Techfest 2015. Continue reading →
Privacy International's legal director Carly Nyst discusses the legal and privacy implications of mass digital surveillance. Continue reading →
Veteran columnist Bob Garfield explains why the media is comprehensively fucked. Continue reading →
Michelle Dennedy, chief privacy officer with McAfee, explains privacy engineering. Continue reading →
A growing group of amateur North Korea watchers is using free and commercially available satellite data to change our view of the hermit kingdom. Continue reading →
Electronic voting is far from being the cure for election fraud and voter error, as the University of Melbourne's Dr Vanessa Teague points out. Continue reading →
A brief conversation with Greens Senator Scott Ludlam recorded at the Ruxcon 2013 security conference provides an excuse to discuss the Attorney-General's appointment of a former ASIO director-ge...
If Smart TVs were the hardware hack highlight of Breakpoint Day one, then hacking highly-computerised cars were most certainly the highlight of Day 2. Continue reading →
From turning a Smart TV into a surveillance device to a discussion of the economics of the digital arms market, and many, many deep dives into hacks -- that's Breakpoint Day 1. Continue reading �...
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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are cheap and easy to do, and they're getting more powerful. Michael Smith, head of Akamai Technologies' computer security incident response team (CSI...
"Networks are living and breathing things. They don't sit still. Your vulnerabilities will change on a daily basis, for sure, and you need to be on top of that," says Dick Bussiere, principal arc...
Dr Kerry Hinton from the Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) explains why constant wireless connectivity to cloud services could be a huge energy problem. Continue reading →