CyberBeat is a community driven, educational and informative 15 minute podcast keeping you up to date with news and analysis on what’s happening with the internet in Australia and how it relates to you.
CyberBeat #73
January 2023
FEATURE: This week a journalist goes back to high school for a day to test the latest Artificial Intelligence tools.
Computer security is no longer about data; it's about life and property. Bruce Schneier is a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. In the following piece he discusses Six Lessons in Security. Nina Schick, A.I. Thought Leader talks about 'generative artificial intelligence', a thriving area of Artificial Intelligence that has investors in a frenzy… This week we talk about social media causing brain changes in teens and FB found guilty of engaging in activity that ‘illegally forced users to effectively accept personalised ads’. This week emerging issues in Internet Platform Regulation. Why is Australia considered the top country for cyber criminals?
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