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Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy

Australian journalist Stilgherrian, returns to Covert Contact to discuss Australia's recently released 2020 cyber security strategy.

Covert Contact

Terrorists and Technology

Levi West, Director of Terrorism Studies at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, returns to look at how terrorists leverage (or don’t) emerging apps and platforms ranging from social media, to encryption, to cryptocurrencies.

Covert Contact

The Crypto Wars: Update from the Australian Front

Australian freelance journalist, commentator, and broadcaster Stilgherrian is back to discuss the battle over encryption and the seemingly irreconcilable differences between governments and privacy advocates.

Covert Contact

Australian Cyber Policy

Episode 78 wraps up a full month of focus on Australian defense perspectives with a look at cyber policy with the highly-regarded freelance journalist, commentator, and broadcaster Stilgherrian.

Covert Contact

Australian Approaches to Counterterrorism

Levi West, the Director of Terrorism Studies at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, joins me for a wide ranging discussion on Australian counterterrorism programs.

Covert Contact

Australian Special Operations Forces

In episode 76 we’re taking a look at Australia’s special operations forces. We discuss how SOF are utilized, structured, and how they compliment and differ from similar forces in the United States.

Covert Contact

Understanding and Developing Resilience To Information Warfare

Dr. Clint Arizmendi, an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow for the Australian Graduate School of Policing & Security's Terrorism Studies program at Charles Sturt University, joins me to discuss information warfare in episode 75.

Strategy

ASPI suggests: Washington, DC edition (with a Blogs of War shout-out)

Blogs of War got a nice shout-out from Natalie Sambhi at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s blog “The Strategist” today

Technology

Crikey: How the FBI Hacked users of Tor – with a Blogs of War mention

I wrote a short piece, Tor and the Illusion of Anonymity, that got a lot more attention than I expected it to – including being referenced in a federal case on the subject.