FraudGPT and other malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats. What can we do?
The internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive. From identity...
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Is your child’s photo on their school Facebook page? What does this mean for their privacy?
Karolina Kaboompics/ Pexels, CC BYIf you search most primary or high school websites, you will likely find a images of...
CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?
Tippa Patt/ShutterstockOn Friday, the world suffered what many have described as the largest IT outage in history, when 8.5 million...
One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It’s a timely warning
Gerd Altmann/PixabayThis weekend’s global IT outage caused by a software update gone wrong highlights the interconnected and often fragile nature...
To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’
Complex space systems like the International Space Station could be vulnerable to hackers. NASA, CC BY-NCIf space systems such as...
We research online ‘misogynist radicalisation’. Here’s what parents of boys should know
Komorebi Photo/Unsplash , CC BYMany parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus...
ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’
ChatGPT-4o and the films 'Her' and 'Blade Runner 2049' all pull from one another as they develop the concept of...
We analysed the entire web and found a cybersecurity threat lurking in plain sight
Ar_TH/ShutterstockOur latest research has found that clickable links on websites can often be redirected to malicious destinations. We call these...
Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?
Rawpixel/ShutterstockDebate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent...
Is social media making you unhappy? The answer is not so simple
DimaBerlin/ShutterstockYou may have seen headlines that link social media to sadness and depression. Social media use goes up, happiness goes...
