Aus Security Blog
Is Your Car Spying on You? The Unsettling Truth About Automotive Data Collection
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Our cars have become more than just modes of transportation. They’re now sophisticated computers on wheels, capable of collecting, processing, and transmitting vast amounts of data about us and our driving habits.
Blue Screens and Chaos: How the CrowdStrike Falcon Bug Exposed Our Digital Vulnerability
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The world was thrown into chaos on July 21, 2024 when a widespread outage caused by a defect in CrowdStrike's Falcon cybersecurity software brought down computer systems and disrupted critical services globally. The incident, already being called one of the biggest IT outages in history, exposed just how reliant our modern society has become on internet-connected technologies.
Reclaiming Your Digital Identity: An Australians Guide to Removing Personal Information from the Internet
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Many people are unaware of the extent to which their personal data is collected, stored, and potentially misused by various entities on the web. From identity theft and financial fraud to targeted advertising and government surveillance, the risks of having too much personal information exposed online are significant and growing. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to reduce your digital footprint and better protect your online privacy.
Your Digital Footprint: Understanding Online Tracking and How to Protect Your Privacy
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Our lives are increasingly intertwined with the internet. We use it for communication, entertainment, work, and countless other activities. But with every click, search, and post, we leave behind a trail of data – our digital footprint.
Protecting Your Home and Devices from Solar Flares and EMP's
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As the sun's activity intensifies during its 11-year cycle, the threat of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) looms larger than ever. These powerful bursts of energy have the potential to wreak havoc on our technology-dependent world, triggering geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events that can disrupt electrical grids and damage electronic devices.