Paul Haskell-Dowland

Professor of Cyber Security Practice/Associate Dean @EdithCowanUni | Passion for cyber security education | Regular media contributor & @ConversationEDU author

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

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? https://t.co/4S3n1ItBAa

[National Anti-Scam Centre @nascgovau]

🚨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!

[National Anti-Scam Centre @nascgovau]

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.

[National Anti-Scam Centre @nascgovau]

‘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!

[Dr Michelle Ellis @mssgellis]

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…https://t.co/3gISp9QsBH https://t.co/IVi9GEeeyq

[Dr Michelle Ellis @mssgellis]

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
21…https://t.co/mgaS77BEEy

[National Anti-Scam Centre @nascgovau]

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!

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

Today's Google outage was brief but disconcerting https://t.co/qpsAJgLQ77 via @ConversationEDU

#Google #outage @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

iRobot's Roomba will soon be owned by Amazon, which raises privacy questions https://t.co/98OS7z28iV via @ConversationEDU

#privacy #Amazon #BlackMirror #robotuprising @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

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
https://t.co/cSqCyAitni

[National Anti-Scam Centre @nascgovau]

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 https://t.co/lhMeEIf0uV

[MIT CSAIL Alliances @csail_alliances]

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 https://t.co/D4cSCaVioS

[MIT CSAIL Alliances @csail_alliances]

.@MIT is excited to host the 2022 @C2C_CTF comp on 8/1 connecting students f/ across the globe to build cyber skills & promote international collaboration. Thank you to sponsors Future Labs Capital & Jane Street for making this CTF possible. Good luck students!

[Tom Williams @tom__williams]

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. https://t.co/3D5bYZywmc

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

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

[Professor Cassandra Cross @DrCassCross]

‘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
https://t.co/oi0yUKOrdR

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

5 big trends in Australians getting scammed https://t.co/hI727t6TaY via @ConversationEDU with @EdithCowanUni @ECUSRI @CyberCheckMe1

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

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.
https://t.co/Ei9nCDMNCv

#cybersecurity #covid #workingfromhome @ai8rahim

[Paul Haskell-Dowland @pdowland]

The iPhone turns 15: a look at the past (and future) of one of the 21st century's most influential devices https://t.co/9JRAmfTN1Y via @ConversationEDU @EdithCowanUni

[Dr Ahmed Ibrahim @ai8rahim]

Cyber Security Survey Invitation

https://t.co/8jDyd6OHoK

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.

@EdithCowanUni