Reporting cyber-crime and scams
If your life is under threat, please call your local/state police. In Australia, dial 000.
For cyber-crime or scams that are non-life threatening, please contact your state police, or go to ReportCyber at the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).
Where to find out about the latest consumer scams
For Australian residents, the ACCC's Scamwatch provides the latest information regards scams that are targeting Australian residents and businesses .
Where to find out if you username and password have been exposed
HaveIBeenPwned
- Australian cyber researcher, Troy Hunt, has set up a wonderful site
that provides a search feature so you can quickly determine if your user
name (usually your email) has been a part of any mass data breeches
that are exposed on the web.
Where to find more information and news about cyber security and recommended reads/listening/viewing
The following are some of my favourite authors, pod-casters, and You-Tubers. I have attempted to rank them based upon they audience that their content is best suited for.
For the concerned citizen/business owner who feels the need to be aware of what is happening in the world of privacy, cyber security, and cyber-crime:
Naomi Brockwell - Naomi Brockwell is a well respected privacy advocate and cyber researcher. Through her NBTV website (https://www.nbtv.media), and her channels on various social media platforms, including YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/NaomiBrockwellTV/videos). Naomi's content is well researched, well thought out, and very thought provoking.
Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com/) - Join Jack Rhysider on a monthly adventure alongside cyber security professionals, cyber criminals, and victims alike. Jack's podcasts are highly informative, entertaining, a good examples of investigative journalism. Having listened to Darknet Diaries for a number of years, it has definitely been fuel for my own interests.
For the technical minded who like to learn by exploring:
NetworkChuck - NetworkChuck presents technical how to across a number of subject fields - all served with a large serve of coffee. NetworkChuck is a seasoned IT/Cyber professional. He presents relevant and engaging topics through his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@NetworkChuck) and his own online learning academy (https://learn.networkchuck.com/). Chuck is living the paradigm, that the best way to make sure you know something, is to teach it.
David Bombal - David is another experienced professional with a technical background, and advocacy for privacy. David's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidBombal) contains a lot of content that is informative, instructional and relevant to the privacy and social engineering side of security, not just the pure technical.
News and information for the cyber passionate and professionals alike:
The CyberWire (https://thecyberwire.com) - The CyberWire presented by N2K, offer a wide range of podcasts for the IT and cyber security industry. These are relevant when you are a professional in the industry. They are even more relevant when you know you want to be in the industry, you have the passion for it, and you want to keep ahead of what is happening.
