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Luke Hally

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Data security & privacy

Can I reset my fingerprint?

We all know that we should use unique passwords for each service (Facebook, Netflix etc) we use. This is to prevent a credential stuffing attack,

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Data security & privacy

Quantum computing

Quantum computers have potential for great advances in our understanding of the world, and it may be happening sooner than we think with recent advances

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Data security & privacy

The war on encryption

The ‘war on encryption’ – law enforcement attempting to bypass or limit consumer level encryption – is a global issue with many platforms utilising encryption

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Data security & privacy

Privacy

Looking in more detail at privacy this week. I encountered privacy in my first course, Foundations of Cyber Security. It had a profound impact on

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Data security & privacy

Attack Lifecycles

We see lifecycles everywhere, product lifecycles, software development lifecycles, data lifecycles. They are a useful way to gain a high level understanding of something and

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Data security & privacy

Asymmetric Warfare

Symmetry and asymmetry is something we see a lot of in cyber security. We break symmetry with passwords and authentication – making it easy for

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Data security & privacy

Data lifecycles

The data lifecycle is a useful tool to understand all of the stages data goes through. This can include: what is collected; how it is

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Data security & privacy

Intro to Data

The start of a new course this week, Data Security and Privacy. I’m looking forward to this one, we learn how to actually hack into

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Data security & privacy

Voiceprint hack

This one was from a few years ago, but with biometrics becoming more and more prevalent I think it’s relevant today. A successful voiceprint hack

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NSW government data breaches

I’ve noticed an ongoing pattern for the NSW government. They don’t appear to be able to keep data safe. It was reported on 1 September

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