New cyber laws at last?

The Albanese government has introduced long-awaited legislation to parliament to improve Australia’s resilience against cyber attacks.

The day the Earth stood still

The world is getting used to repeated infrastructure attacks by Chinese spies, Russian state hackers and cyber-criminals but the world has just suffered its largest outage at the hands of a bungled software update.

China’s AI powered assault on YouTube

A recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network of YouTube channels promoting pro-Chinese and anti-US public opinion in the English-speaking world.

Governments v big tech

This year’s headlines delivered news of an array of concerning data and privacy violations from the world’s biggest tech players, but it also seemed to be the year governments around the world addressed the problem head on.

Feel like breaking up with Facebook?

Users of Open Forum’s Facebook page will note it has been stripped of content by the American social media giant. By way of celebration, here’s a user friendly guide on ridding Facebook from your life as well.

Insurance companies, advanced technology and you

Companies of all kinds are embracing technology to reduce costs and increase profits, and the insurance industry is no exception. China’s surveillance state gives a glimpse of one dystopian future using AI and exploiting the technology to maximise private profit is another.