Articles by: "Tom Uren"
Weighing the risks in building a 5G network

The global debate has shifted beyond why we shouldn’t trust Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to why we can’t trust any equipment vendor. How can we trust US companies after the Edward Snowden disclosures? Doesn’t the …

The Huawei indictments and the end of trust

Huawei’s behaviour, coupled with the Chinese government’s wide-ranging commercial espionage, is eroding trust in the global supply chain. Rebuilding that trust will take work. Two sensational US indictments unsealed on Tuesday paint a picture of …

Huawei: lessons from the United Kingdom

The UK government released the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre oversight board’s 2018 annual report on 19 July. HCSEC is a Huawei-owned facility that was created seven years ago to deal with the perceived risks …

Australia’s offensive cyber capability

In 2016, the Australian government announced that Australia had an offensive cyber capability and was using it against Islamic State. Last June the government announced the creation of an ADF Information Warfare Division responsible for …

Defence says no to WeChat

The Australian Defence Department has banned staff and serving personnel from downloading the Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat onto their work phones. ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre staff sat down today to discuss …

Apple, Face ID and privacy

I’ve seen a number of crazy media pieces arguing that Apple’s Face ID technology has privacy implications and will enable government mass surveillance. I disagree, and I think there’s a more sensible way to think …

Cyber threats—democracy under fire on two fronts

National election campaigns remain vulnerable to cyber threats in two main areas, as ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre noted in its recent publication, Securing democracy in the digital age. Political elections consist of the procedural …