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Biography
Stephen's current research interests are in cyber security, digital forensics, cyber threat intelligence and information warfare. His research draws on a diverse background in policing, security and information technology. His PhD thesis examined the impact of Eastern European cybercrime groups on Australian banks. Stephen over the last 20 years has held a number of senior positions in information security with IBM, CSC, RSA, National Australia Bank (nabCERT) and SecureWorks. In 2009 nabCERT, the team Stephen setup and led, won AusCERT's Annual Award for Organisational Excellence in Information Security. Stephen prior to working in industry spent 14 years in the NSW Police as a Detective and was instrumental in the establishment of their first computer crime investigation team. Stephen is currently a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at Macquarie University in Australia and an Honorary Research Fellow at Massey University in New Zealand. He is also currently a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and an Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP).
Research interests
- Cyber conflict
- Cyber espionage
- Organised cyber crime groups
- State offensive cyber capability
Teaching
PICT8080 Cyber Conflict, Cyber Espionage and Cyber Terrorism
PICT8040 Cyber Crime and Cyber Policing
Research student supervision
Interested in PhD and MRes candidates in areas of cyber security, digital forensics, cyber threat intelligence and information warfare.
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Projects
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OMQCSH: Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub
Kaafar, D., Schreer, B., Selvadurai, N., Wiggins, M., Sheedy, E., Leung, P., Asghar, H., Ikram, M., Shevchenko, P., Berkovsky, S., Huang, Y., Harrison, N., McCombie, S., Bayl-Smith, P., Zhang, X., Yang, J., Modabber, S., Middlebrook, L. & Goldbarsht, D.
2/12/16 → …
Project: Research
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Research Outputs
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Denial and deception in the digital age: novel trends in an ancient art
Uhlmann, A. J., McCombie, S. & Watters, P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Springer, Springer Nature. 200 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Follow the money: revealing risky nodes in a Ransomware-Bitcoin network
Turner, A. B., McCombie, S. & Uhlmann, A. J., 5 Jan 2021, Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 2021. Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 1560-1572 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Analysis techniques for illicit Bitcoin transactions
Turner, A. B., McCombie, S. & Uhlmann, A. J., 30 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Computer Science. 2, p. 1-12 12 p., 600596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discerning payment patterns in Bitcoin from ransomware attacks
Turner, A. B., McCombie, S. & Uhlmann, A. J., 2020, In: Journal of Money Laundering Control. 23, 3, p. 545-589 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modern espionage: from Wikileaks to Panama
McCombie, S. & Uhlmann, A. J., 7 Dec 2020, Australian Outlook.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
Open AccessFile13 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers AIPIO Publication Award
McCombie, Stephen (Recipient), Uhlmann, Allon J. (Recipient) & James Ramsay (Recipient), 2019
Prize
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Best paper Award Nomination 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Turner, Adam (Recipient), McCombie, Stephen (Recipient) & Uhlmann, Allon J. (Recipient), 6 Jan 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Interference in the 2016 US Election
Stephen McCombie (Speaker)
Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Educating Cyber Security Intelligence Analysts
Stephen McCombie (Speaker)
24 Jul 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Cyber-Overlord: Nation-State Cyberattack Exercise
Stephen McCombie (Speaker) & Bob de la Lande (Speaker)
15 Feb 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Evolution of Cyber Attacks on Australian Banks
Stephen McCombie (Speaker) & Paul Nankervis (Speaker)
23 Jul 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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INTERPOL Cyber-Intelligence System Conceptual Model
Stephen McCombie (Speaker)
14 Apr 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Sky News Fraudwatch Special - More than 60,000 scams reported to ACCC this year
13/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The fraud factories - Online scams targeting ordinary Australians are raking in hundreds of millions of dollars a year
15/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Leading Lights: how little Russian interference deepened American divides
Allon J. Uhlmann & Stephen McCombie
30/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Digital Forensics – A Presentation In The Courts
25/07/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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