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  • 5 Dec 2022
    • Al Qaeda
    • Cyber Security
    • ISIS
    • Terrorism
    • Transnational Challenges

    Why outsourcing counter-terrorism online won’t work in future

    David Wells
    Policing online hate speech currently falls into a murky space shared between governments and big tech.
  • 14 Apr 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Australia's Defence Challenges

    Australian cyber: What’s “Redspice” for?

    Ben Scott
    Canberra should explain why Australia needs a larger offensive cyber capability and how it will be used.
  • 1 Apr 2022
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Cyber Security
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine: This isn’t the information war you were looking for

    Lesley Seebeck
    But watch a change in tempo for cyber operations as the on-the-ground military situation trends towards stalemate.
  • 22 Sep 2021
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology

    Digital authoritarianism not just a China problem

    Ausma Bernot
    Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players.
  • 9 Aug 2021
    • Cyber Security
    • Digital Disruption

    Disinfopreneurs and infodemics

    Damien Spry
    Black Ops social influence campaigns are big business. Some difficult questions and a few bold ideas are on the table.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Cyber Security

    A zero-trust approach to cyber security

    David Morris
    Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry.
  • 13 May 2021
    • Cyber Security
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • Technology

    Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side

    Greta Nabbs-Keller , RM Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo
    Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security.
  • 20 Feb 2019
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Cyber Security
    • Australia
    • Technology

    Responding to cyber attacks: resilience and transparency is key

    Dirk van Graver
    Yes, Australia’s security was tested, but keeping it secret won’t help the public accept inevitable dangers to networks.
  • 13 Dec 2018
    • Terrorism
    • Cyber Security

    Disruptors disrupted: Australia’s new encryption law

    Dirk van Graver
    Law enforcement and technology companies are battling over the privacy implications of contentious new laws.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • Cyber Security

    A regional focus on cyber security

    Tobias Feakin
    Australia will work with international partners and the private sector to shut down cybercrime safe havens and improve our neighbours' cyber resilience.
  • 18 Jul 2017
    • Cyber Security
    • Australia

    Why Australia might be on the right encryption-cracking track

    David Wells
    Australia may prove to be the test case for a policy solution that has far reaching consequences for privacy, technological development and the future of law enforcement operations.
  • 25 Jan 2017
    • Cyber Security

    Democracies take up arms against cyberattacks

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
    It’s clear Russia conducted a significant and wide-ranging information operation targeting the US election, using a variety of cyber and traditional propaganda tools.
  • 8 Nov 2016
    • Cyber Security
    • The 2016 US Presidential Election

    How the US election is setting cyber-security precedents

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
    US officials are signaling that any cyber attack that impacts the election could result in a proportional response.
  • 2 Sep 2016
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: Bangladesh internet drills, HK elections, Tencent HQ & more

    Danielle Cave
  • 15 Apr 2016
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: WeChat & the UN, Xiaomi, North Korea, a Cyber Minister and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 10 Dec 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security

    Australia needs calibrated deterrence against cyber attacks

    Ben FitzGerald
  • 7 Dec 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security

    China's puzzling defence agreement with Australia

    Euan Graham
  • 16 Nov 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    If it looks and acts like an oligopoly ... the power of Facebook and other online elite

    Fergus Hanson
  • 13 Nov 2015
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: Cross-Strait trolling, Modi & Silicon Valley, WhatsApp government and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 20 Oct 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Waging war in peacetime: Cyber attacks and international norms

    Fergus Hanson
  • 16 Oct 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    'The greatest transfer of wealth in history': Meeting the threat of economic cyber espionage

    Fergus Hanson
  • 14 Oct 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies

    China lays down the cyber law: Play in our space, play by our rules

  • 30 Sep 2015
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting
    • International Relations
    • Australia and Asia
    • US-China

    Xi in America: China's poor grasp of public diplomacy on full display

    Kerry Brown
  • 25 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: Battle of the US State visits — President Xi Jinping vs. Prime Minister Modi

    Danielle Cave
  • 18 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Open-source intelligence links: Soldiers on Instagram, Russian submarines, Chinese drones, Syria and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 9 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Defence Intelligence and Security
    • E-diplomacy

    To effectively counter ISIS online, we need a narrative

    John Gooding
  • 31 Jul 2015
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: Instagram influencers, Hacking Team, encrypted FireChat, clickbait nationalism and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 19 Jun 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • Digital Disruption

    Liberalism, China and the internet

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 22 May 2015
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security

    Digital Asia links: PLA on cyber sovereignty, Japan's Twitter culture, Pakistan tech and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 14 May 2015
    • Global Economy
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • Geo-economics

    China's dangerous cyberwar strategy

    Julian Snelder
  • 20 Apr 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Cyber Security
    • Australian Perspective
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • Arab Uprisings
    • Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Digital Disruption
    • E-diplomacy

    Countering ISIS online

    Fergus Hanson
  • 15 Apr 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Defence Intelligence and Security

    Will space and cyber operations affect ADF force structure?

    Derek Woolner
  • 17 Mar 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Quick comment: Rory Medcalf on Australia's security challenges

    John Gooding
  • 12 Feb 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Cyber Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    North Korea's emerging cyber capabilities

    Robert E Kelly
  • 11 Feb 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Cyber Security
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting

    Australians can now go see 'The Interview', but they probably shouldn't

    Robert E Kelly
  • 29 Sep 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Cyberwar and war in space: Making SSBNs more dangerous

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 29 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Data sovereignty: Up in the clouds

    Philippa Nicole Barr
  • 28 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats

    Cyber espionage and US-China relations: The world's biggest candy store

    Julian Snelder
  • 27 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    US indictment of Chinese hackers: No way out

    Mihoko Matsubara
  • 5 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats

    Democratic oversight of intelligence agencies: A primer

    Paul G Buchanan
  • 2 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    The silence of the lambs: The public service, leaks, and whistleblowing in Australia

    Andrew Fowler
  • 30 Apr 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Snowden and the struggle for new cyber-surveillance rules

    Philip Mudd
  • 17 Apr 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Australian Perspective

    Australia needs a cyber white paper

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 11 Feb 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Dumbing down cyberwar: Is the US military ready for simpler cyberweapons?

    Frank Smith
  • 6 Feb 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Interview: Peter Singer on cybersecurity and cyberwar, part 3

    Sam Roggeveen
  • 5 Feb 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Interview: Peter Singer on cybersecurity and cyberwar, part 2

    Sam Roggeveen
  • 4 Feb 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security

    Interview: Peter Singer on cybersecurity and cyberwar

    Sam Roggeveen

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