Articles by: "Zoe Hawkins"
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For the final two cyber wraps of 2016, ICPC will review some of the biggest cyber stories to make headlines over the last twelve months so that we can all laugh, cry and reflect on …

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The infamous botnet infrastructure ‘Avalanche’ used by cyber crooks to launch their malware campaigns and phishing attacks was taken down last week in a historic victory for international cooperation against cybercrime. After four years of …

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The future of US cybersecurity policy remains uncertain as the Trump administration begins to take shape. On Friday Trump named Michael Flynn, previous director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, as his national security advisor in …

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With Americans set to choose their next President today, talk has continued about the election’s cybersecurity. Since my blog on state reluctance to accept federal cyber assistance, all but 2 states have sought technical support …

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A large DDoS incident hit the Internet last Friday, taking down several US news, entertainment and business websites including Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, The New York Times, Facebook and Tumblr. Domain name system manager Dyn reported …

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The inaugural Australia-US Cyber Security Dialogue was held in Washington D.C., by CSIS and ASPI the week before last. The event, announced by Prime Minister Turnbull and President Obama in January, brought together senior representatives …

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Kicking off this week, China has invited foreign tech corporations to join its government’s central technical committee. Technical Committee 260, which reports to the Cyberspace Administration of China, is responsible for establishing China’s cyber security …