Governments of many countries understand the importance of raising awareness among the population regarding cybersecurity and actively support wide-scale training programs activities. Hence, hands-on cybersecurity education and training are becoming more and more relevant to raise awareness about cybersecurity incidents. Most current cybersecurity education and training programs employ hands-on activities aimed at improving the functional …
Organizations are increasingly under threat from cybercriminals attempting to infiltrate their computer systems by exploiting the behaviour of employees via targeted, fraudulent emails. This practice is commonly known as spear phishing. Organizations attempt to raise awareness of spear phishing emails amongst their staff through the use of simulated phishing tests. This involves the organization sending …
Popular Online Social Networks (OSNs), such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, connect millions of people across the globe, allowing users to share information about themselves. OSN users are rarely aware of the amounts and types of data and metadata collected about them, or about the value of this data and the extent to which highly …
This week we had the pleasure to interview Sasha Noukhovitch, founder of STEM Fellowship, a Canadian non-profit organization that uses peer mentoring and experiential learning to teach high school and university students skills in data science and scholarly writing. Tell us about yourself I started my career as an electrical engineer/researcher in the …
In nowadays society, when considering the mitigation of any risks, it is widely presumed that individuals should, and will, make responsible life choices to improve their well-being. Thus, individuals are primarily held responsible for managing their cybersecurity which means they have been responsibilized when it comes to managing the cybercrime risk. Governments engage primarily in …
Emails are essential to businesses, but they are also an attractive attack vector and target for malicious actors operating on the Internet. Email is the frontline where businesses and users need to defend themselves against malicious actors attempting to steal information, obtain access credentials and compromise infrastructure. The most widely used social engineering technique, known …
As society becomes more reliant on cyber infrastructures to manage crucial aspects of daily living, threats posed by cyber-attacks become increasingly critical. In response to this, governments funding for cybersecurity initiatives has increased. Despite it, there is still a shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals as current estimates indicate a global shortfall of skilled cybersecurity professionals …
We all have questions about Cybersecurity, but there are some people who have answers. SERENE-RISC brings a series of interviews with researchers finding answers to find out more about their work, themselves and the future for cybersecurity and cybercrime research. This week, our interview features Dr. Russell Brewer, Senior Lecturer at Adelaide University. Russell Brewer has a …
The impacts of online fraud can be as severe as those who experience violent crime. Australia provides victims of crime access to financial support to assist with recovery. However, most victim assistance programs limit eligibility to those who have experienced violent crime, thereby excluding many categories of victims, including those of online fraud. Victim assistance …
Online fraud are any type of fraud such as mass marketing fraud, advance fee fraud and identification theft. Online fraud in Canada are on the rise. In 2017, 13,426 cases of online fraud were reported to authorities according to Statistics Canada — nearly double the number reported in 2014. Using psychological and criminological theories, Monica …