You’ve got mail – how to stop spam and reduce cyber crime
We’ve all received them: emails offering special prices on Viagra, offering fortunes we didn’t know we had, offering links to fantastic websites we simply must visit right away.
Annoying as! But the technology to stop spam and other undesirable emails not only exists, it’s been around for years.
Anonymous, child porn and the wild, wild web
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
High-profile hacktivist group Anonymous has turned its attention to fighting child pornography.
Anonymous' Operation Australia – can the federal police stop them?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
About 10am this morning, Anonymous used Twitter to announce an attack on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) website. Anonymous claimed the ASIO website would be unavailable for the rest of the day.
The ASIO website was down for about 30 minutes after the attack and is now operating slowly or not at all. It appears the attack may be ongoing, but ASIO’s technical staff are recovering the situation.
Cybercrime bill makes it through – but what does that mean for you?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
Yesterday afternoon the Australian Senate passed the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 following amendments suggested by the Labor Party.
Is Origin Smart sleepwalking into a shocking personal data breach?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University