CyberBeat is a community driven, educational and informative 15 minute podcast keeping you up to date with news and analysis on what’s happening with the internet in Australia and how it relates to you.
CyberBeat #48
August 2022
FEATURE: We talk to Dr Desmond, a former FBI Special Agent about how women in the US can protect themselves online (and offline) in light of the Roe vs Wade decision.
Automating the job of the programmer: Cybernetics Lecturer, Dr Ben Swift, talks about Microsofts’ AI system Known as Github Copilot. This week Malcolm talks with Olivia Passmore from the Alannah & Madeleine Foundation and their digital focused programs for children. This week we consider the digital consequences of Roe v. Wade for Australians. This week former Uber lobbyist Mark MacGann speaks publicly about the ‘Uber Files’, which reveal extensive illegal activities allegedly conducted by Uber Technologies Inc.
Latest CyberBeat News
Taiwan billboards hacked with anti-Nancy Pelosi messages
11 August 2022
6,000 7-Eleven stores were affected and hackers were using "sanctions and military threats" to warn Taiwan and try to humiliate Ms Pelosi
Covid pandemic increased shortsightedness in children
11 August 2022
New findings from Optometry Australia have revealed 97% of Australians are experiencing at least one eye related issue, raising concerns about the health and wellbeing of Australians’ eyes.
Insurer not liable for ransomware clean-up costs
11 August 2022
Inchcape Australia was infected by ransomware in 2020
ING Australia online banking glitch reveals others’ account information
11 August 2022
“Totally into someone else’s internet banking…”
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