Toby Murray

Toby Murray is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. His expertise is in cyber security. He has won various awards for his research, which studies how to build highly secure computer systems, including the 2021 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.
Toby obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from the University of Oxford in 2011. He previously worked for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), between 2002 and 2006; and National ICT Australia (NICTA), between 2010 and 2016. He is currently the Director of the Defence Science Institute.

Opinion

Why Meta’s plan to keep kids safe online is a missed chance for collaboration among the tech giants

- September 9, 2024 3 MIN READ

Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile phone app stores, to force parents to approve when their children attempt to install phone apps which are popular among young people. Meta’s announcement comes… Read more »

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Cyber security

Why trust and protection from government snooping are central to its digital ID plans

- August 14, 2024 3 MIN READ

On Tuesday, Australia’s minister for government services, Bill Shorten, announced the federal government is developing a new digital identity and credential system. Known as the Trust Exchange (TEx), Shorten said the new system will be “world leading” and represents an “exciting step forward for Australia’s digital infrastructure”. But details about the system are scarce. Shorten… Read more »

Cyber security

The CrowdStrike Falcon crash – what you need to know and do

- July 20, 2024 3 MIN READ

A massive IT outage is currently affecting computer systems worldwide. In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, reports indicate computers at banks, media organisations, hospitals, transport services, shop checkouts, airports and more have all been impacted. Friday’s outage is unprecedented in its scale and severity. The technical term for what has happened to the affected computers… Read more »