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Cyber security experts defend our vital infrastructure against a constant stream of cyber attacks such as this month’s Colonial Pipeline shutdown in the US – and a new ‘smart city’ model developed at Macquarie University is helping in their quest.
Beneath our streets and above our heads, in the power lines and the satellite links that criss-cross our cities, a constant war is being waged between the forces of malicious hacking and the cyber-security defence systems that must stay one step ahead to keep society running.
Targets everywhere: Australia and its cities are just as vulnerable as any developed nation to cyber attacks that can shut them down, says Dr Jolfaei.