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August 2021 | Professor Josef Pieprzyk awarded IACR Fellowship

If you don’t reveal your software, you can share secret randomness from a given pulsar. This allows you to manipulate and create some sort of key exchange or secret key exchange scheme between people around the world and even outside the world, like in cosmos, in space!

August 2021 | CSIRO’s Data61 researcher named one of the most impactful in the world

This achievement means my research in the past couple of years (2013-2020) has been recognised in the software engineering research community, which is my home research community. In particular, I am pleased that it is about the research impact which is what drives me every day and also a key part of CSIRO’s mission.

July 2021 | Q&A With Sherry Xu

This achievement means my research in the past couple of years (2013-2020) has been recognised in the software engineering research community, which is my home research community. In particular, I am pleased that it is about the research impact which is what drives me every day and also a key part of CSIRO’s mission

May 2021 | Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Existing platforms have agreements that protect the platform rather than the user. This lack of explicit consent means these platforms can never be 100% private

April 2021 – Women in Tech: Dr Mehwish Nasim

We need diverse role models that women can relate to and get encouraged to have a career in STEM

Jan 2021 – This new data privacy tool is ensuring anonymous COVID-19 data stays secure and private

All it takes for an individual to be reidentified in an anonymous dataset are three crucial pieces of information – birth date, gender, and postcode. These factors are arguably the most asked questions when filling out a form, and with every interaction with digital technology recorded, protecting people’s privacy and information can be challenging.

Oct 2020 – A new form of blockchain protocol has been coined the most efficient in the world

Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 and Monash Blockchain Technology Centre co-created the new protocol, which is both secure against quantum computers and protects the privacy of its users and their transactions.

Oct 2020 – Digitally Disappearing on Camera

Through manipulation involving the use of simple objects, researchers have discovered that it is possible for people to digitally disappear and bypass detection despite the fact they are clearly in the video.

June 2020 – Five ways we’re using data science during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Mehwish Nasim shares how an algorithm used to seek bot activity on Twitter was updated to identify misinformation during COVID-19.

Google Home and Nuki devices

June 2020 – How you can a-void a voice spoofing attack

Dr Ejaz Ahmed talks through the Data61-built 'Void' system which differentiates between live human voice and loudspeaker voice to detect spoof attacks.

May 2020 – Fact vs Fake: Targeting misinformation on social media

It’s getting harder to distinguish between fact and fiction on your social media feed. Dr. Mehwish Nasim shares what CSIRO's Data61 and ACEMS are doing to tackle the problem.

May 2020 -Eight tips on staying cyber safe during COVID-19

Dr Marthie Grobler & Dr Thierry Rakotoarivelo share eight simple tips to keep you cyber safe while working and socialising from home.