This paper contends that the hype surrounding the steep rise of social media networking website use has tended to mask the reality of a corresponding growth in online fraud and crime. New Web 2.0 technologies may enable inventive interactivity online, but they also foster innovative ways for those intent on nefarious means to achieve their...

This strategy document was launched on 23 November 2009 and articulates the overall aim and objectives of the Australian government’s cyber security policy and sets out the strategic priorities that the Australian government will pursue to achieve these objectives.

Foucault's concepts and ideas (surveillance, discipline, governmentality, bio-power and discourse) have gained renewed interest in the post-9/11 environment. Yet this renewed interest has emphasised the role of the state and state apparatuses in politics in contradiction to Foucault’s project of locating power below the state. This paper re-reads Foucault’s writings on the panopticon in order...

As an outcome of a 2006 review of e-security arrangements, the department was tasked to develop a cyber exercise program to improve the ability of governments and critical infrastructure owners and operators to manage incidents affecting the National Information Infrastructure. As part of this role, the department coordinated a national cyber exercise, Cyber Storm II...

This two page consumer fact sheet outlines the pitfalls and costs of mobile phone premium services and how to avoid them.There's a lot more you can do on your mobile phone these days, download ringtones and music, chat, vote, check your horoscope, enter competitions, or find out sports scores. These extras usually attract a premium...