Cyberwarfare is a growing issue — but when it comes to protecting itself, just how strong are Australia's digital walls?
Lurid reports of Chinese hacking omit that we engage in exactly the same — and occasionally worse — cyber-espionage.
The decision by the US government to lay charges against a hacker working for North Korea has sparked off a debate about how the world should respond to the digital crimes of the Hermit Kingdom.
The hacking of the 2016 US election by Russian agents was a masterclass in how to weaponise the media. How can this be avoided going forward?
As US lawmakers and tech companies shout about an Honest Ads Act to prevent election meddling, they ignore how much Russia relies on traditional US press to spread disinformation all on their own.
While endlessly talking about the importance of cybersecurity, the government has an all-care-no-responsibility attitude toward its defence data.
Erstwhile prime minister and globetrotting guest lecturer Tony Abbott has extolled the benefits of climate change at a gathering of "climate sceptics". Plus, the government has admitted a national security contractor was hacked last year. It's the news you need to know, with Max Chalmers.
And unfortunately, we're not learning from our mistakes.
Our intelligence agencies are supposed to keep us safe -- so why do they deliberately keep IT security flaws secret from users?
ABS chief statistician David Kalisch has said an unknown foreign entity is responsible for crashing the census site last night.