Cyber Security Articles & News

Quick Q&A with Kevin Mitnik

Internet hacker and now Cyber security expert Kevin Mitnick is in Australia in November for a conference in Sydney and Melbourne with business leaders where Kevin will talk about security risks and issues in the modern day business environment and how to best manage and combat such risks.

Read More >
Hollywood and Hacking: Into the 21st Century - Real life hackers, computer punks and Hugh Jackman dancing

For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly unrealistic computer interfaces and stereotypical "nerd" characters. But in amongst the idiocy we've also seen certain films influencing governmental policy, inspiring entire sub-cultural identities and guiding mainstream attitudes around computer security.

Read More »
Tech Guide Episode 208

The best way to stay updated and educated in consumer tech

Read More »
Hackers can steal your info in three easy steps when you use public Wi-Fi

Are you always on the hunt for open public hotspots to save on data costs? Or perhaps you are on the road and you need an internet connection to quickly check on remote documents on your work laptop.

Read More »
Movies with Meaning

It’s almost inconceivable to think of life without the Internet. As if out of nowhere, this remarkable technology quietly emerged from modest beginnings and proceeded to explode, revolutionizing the world in countless ways – as well as in countless ways we have yet to imagine. But, given how unexpectedly this remarkable phenomenon arose, not to mention how it has come to so completely dominate many aspects of our lives, are we fully aware of its current influence and potential future impact? Those ideas are among the many raised in director Werner Herzog’s thoughtful new documentary, “Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World” 

Read More »
FOUR CORNERS ?CYBER WAR?

Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake Wi-Fi network:

Read More »
?Mobility and security ? the world is moving fast

Enterprise mobility is expanding to an array of devices, such as connected cars, smart TVs, smartwatches and others. Protecting this new ecosystem with traditional endpoint management models is incompatible with this new world.

Read More »
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

With an ever evolving regulatory landscape and with increasingly smart technology at our fingertips, it’s probably time we paused to examine the way we’re doing business. Just because it’s been done a certain way for years, it doesn't mean that’s still the right way. Businesses need to start seeing the bigger picture rather than forever playing catch-up, as so many are guilty of thus far. Breaking the cycle means analysing the threats that businesses can anticipate both now and in the coming months and years, and determining the smartest solution for them.

Read More »
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Rating: *****
Werner Herzog brings his dour brand of whimsy to LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD, his consideration of cyberspace. The result is a thought-provoking piece that brings up little-known issues and implications, placing them side by side with the more conventional topics of security and dependence.  Indeed, the most arresting moment in the documentary isn’t a security analyst explaining that if were presently engaged in a cyberwar, we would not necessarily know it. Rather, it’s a computer scientist blithely musing on another potential blind spot. That would be the idea that if artificial intelligence arose on the internet, and became self-aware, he didn’t see any reason why it would let us know it’s there, much less consult us about anything it might want to do.  It’s as revelatory as it is disconcerting.

Read More »