Professor of Cyber Security Practice/Associate Dean @EdithCowanUni | Passion for cyber security education | Regular media contributor & @ConversationEDU author
Perth, Western Australia
Joined November 2011
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Delighted to have co-authored another @ConversationEDU article with an @EdithCowanUni colleague - Kathryn McMahon from the School of Science.
Most data lives in the cloud. What if it lived under the sea? theconversation.com/most-dat…
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Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
🚨Scam Alert: Beware of scammers using the Optus data breach to ask you for personal details or money! We’re seeing a variety of these scams. Don’t open the link or give personal info - just delete!
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Scammers are using the Optus data breach to request remote access to your computer. Beware of unexpected callers claiming you've been hacked or offering help in relation to the breach. If unsure call the organisation they claim to be from using a number you've found yourself.
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
‘Hi mum’ #scams are still doing the rounds – warn your family and friends and never hand over money without calling the ‘old’ number to verify!
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
School holiday workshops are open and ready to take registrations - Choose from Computer Science, Cyber Security, and Security & Intelligence - a perfect trifecta - or just three degrees? :)
High school students - keep your mind ac…lnkd.in/gNw9axWv lnkd.in/dJrvH7_9
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Pecan+CTF - bought to you by Edith Cowan University Australian Signals Directorate AustCyber Microsoft Bunnings ES2 Seamless Intelligence Cisco Trustwave CyberCX and Canva Cyber Security Teams and Businesses - Current stats
80 Registrations for Perth
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Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
In a term deposit #scam, scammers copy contract documents from real financial firms & replace the contact details with their own. Do an independent search for the relevant business’ number, call & ask to speak to the person you’ve been dealing with before you sign anything!
Today's Google outage was brief but disconcerting theconversation.com/todays-g… via @ConversationEDU
#Google #outage @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI
iRobot's Roomba will soon be owned by Amazon, which raises privacy questions theconversation.com/irobots-… via @ConversationEDU
#privacy #Amazon #BlackMirror #robotuprising @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Did you notice the Google outage?
Google’s brief disappearance from the internet felt, for many, like an almost-apocalyptic moment.
@pdowland explains what happened:
@EdithCowanUni
bit.ly/3JDWzui
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Beware of COVID19 #scam texts impersonating Medicare asking you to click on a link to order a test kit. DO NOT CLICK on links in unexpected messages! If you’re concerned, look up your state’s current COVID testing guidelines bit.ly/3OYmMF9
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Good luck to all of the @C2C_CTF students participating in the CTF today! Thank you to our sponsors Future Labs Capital and Jane Street for making this opportunity possible. Learn more at c2c-ctf-2022.mit.edu
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Tired: Passwords
Wired: Apple, Google and Microsoft are starting to implement password-less sign in using passkeys in the next 12 months.
Thanks to @pdowland from @EdithCowanUni for helping to explain how they work and what happens next. abc.net.au/news/2022-07-14/t…
At the 2022 AGM I was elected as the Chair of IFIP Technical Committee 11: (Security and Privacy...). With the IFIP president-elect @wonganthony I hope to bring more AU engagement opportunities with IFIP and its many working groups. @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI @ifipnews @ACSnewsfeed
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Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
‘Whack-a-mole’: Scam text crackdown to force telcos into action.
Featuring a few comments from both me and @pdowland about the new rules from ACMA cc @QUT @CrimeJusticeQUT @anzsoc
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5 big trends in Australians getting scammed theconversation.com/5-big-tr… via @ConversationEDU with @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI @CyberCheckMe1
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There is still time to participate in the @ECUSRI @EdithCowanUni survey on home working in WA in COVID-times. We need a broad cross-section of society, so please share with your networks.
eaecu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/…
#cybersecurity #covid #workingfromhome @ai8rahim
The iPhone turns 15: a look at the past (and future) of one of the 21st century's most influential devices theconversation.com/the-ipho… via @ConversationEDU @EdithCowanUni
Paul Haskell-Dowland retweeted
Cyber Security Survey Invitation
bit.ly/3LNVKi2
This survey aims to find out more about how households in WA have been working from home during the #COVID19 pandemic and investigates #cybersecurity risks as we conduct more of our lives online.
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