1 day ago
NATO’s best-laid subsea cable security plans
The latest suspected attack indicates NATO needs a new cable protection strategy for European waters.
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2 days ago
Tech and AI are changing the climate equation – for the worse
If not addressed, the skyrocketing growth of AI and cloud computing will derail emissions commitments. -
6 Nov 2024
Where Harris and Trump agree on AI: Beat China
But can ethics keep pace with a desire for speed in development? -
31 Oct 2024
This is what elections look like in 2024: Is Australia ready?
“Deepfakes”, “weaponisation” and “covert campaigns” are surely not the terms that should be most associated with democracy. -
22 Oct 2024
Understanding technology as an ecosystem is the first step to tackling online harms
Misinformation and disinformation are not challenges in isolation. -
18 Sep 2024
What Taylor Swift taught the world on the risks of AI-generated images and elections
Deepfakes can carry a pernicious cost to electoral integrity, trust in institutions and democratic processes. -
11 Sep 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: The search for safe AI
How can Australia improve public trust in AI and what can Australia contribute to global AI safety efforts? -
28 Aug 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Countering digital foreign interference
The danger is back in the spotlight as the US election unfolds. But who is interfering and how can we counter it? -
14 Aug 2024
Beijing’s Baltic confession exposes undersea vulnerability
While China claims a blunder, its ship cutting a pipeline and cable last year leaves transparency questions aplenty. -
13 Aug 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Will governments ever reign in Big Tech?
Google took a hit in the courts last week, but the ruling might not be as important as the information revealed in the case. -
31 Jul 2024
Australia’s big tech defence cloud: Too big to fail?
Trusting the country’s digital defence capabilities to one company is a potential threat to national security. -
3 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: AI-enabled elections or deepfake democracy?
Having an election doesn’t guarantee a democracy, but you cannot have a democracy without an election. -
18 Jun 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Should Australia ban TikTok?
A new column to help understanding critical tech and national security. -
13 Jun 2024
When cyber defence involves attack: Issues for Australia
How do Australian businesses and corporations deal with unwanted intruders on their networks? Government needs to offer real remedies. -
7 May 2024
Quantum of silence
Why the secrecy around securing Australia’s quantum research is scary. -
11 Apr 2024
ASEAN and the military applications of AI
While artificial intelligence can be used to magnify lethal force, it can also promote regional peace and stability. -
5 Apr 2024
Don’t play it by ear: Audio deepfakes in a year of global elections
From robocalls to voice clones, generative AI is allowing malicious actors to spread misinformation with ease. -
13 Nov 2023
What can – and should – we expect from Australia’s new cyber security strategy?
International alignment and coordination will be key to countering cyber threats that have no respect for land borders. -
28 Aug 2023
Australia and the UN: A new agenda for peace
Multilateral responses to the threats of new and emerging tech – from AI warfare to bioweapons – are crucial to success. -
10 Jul 2023
The Quad: Tackling the spider, not cobwebs, in cyberspace
A security pact, but not as we know it. How a commitment to uplift software security will reap benefits for all. -
31 Mar 2023
Australia names and shames in its fight against foreign interference
Publicly attributing interference campaigns may become the new gold standard. -
5 Dec 2022
Why outsourcing counter-terrorism online won’t work in future
Policing online hate speech currently falls into a murky space shared between governments and big tech. -
14 Apr 2022
Australian cyber: What’s “Redspice” for?
Canberra should explain why Australia needs a larger offensive cyber capability and how it will be used. -
1 Apr 2022
Ukraine: This isn’t the information war you were looking for
But watch a change in tempo for cyber operations as the on-the-ground military situation trends towards stalemate. -
22 Sep 2021
Digital authoritarianism not just a China problem
Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players. -
9 Aug 2021
Disinfopreneurs and infodemics
Black Ops social influence campaigns are big business. Some difficult questions and a few bold ideas are on the table. -
28 Jun 2021
A zero-trust approach to cyber security
Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry. -
13 May 2021
Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side
Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security. -
20 Feb 2019
Responding to cyber attacks: resilience and transparency is key
Yes, Australia’s security was tested, but keeping it secret won’t help the public accept inevitable dangers to networks. -
13 Dec 2018
Disruptors disrupted: Australia’s new encryption law
Law enforcement and technology companies are battling over the privacy implications of contentious new laws. -
4 Oct 2017
A regional focus on cyber security
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
Why Australia might be on the right encryption-cracking track
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
Democracies take up arms against cyberattacks
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
How the US election is setting cyber-security precedents
US officials are signaling that any cyber attack that impacts the election could result in a proportional response. -
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