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Six tips to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy

  • Written by Mike Johnstone, Security Researcher, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, Edith Cowan University
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The gig economy is offering Australians jobs, but it comes at a cost. These are often temporary positions, where workers are independent and have to take on more risks.

In our series Working Well in the Gig Economy we ask experts how workers can cope in this new environment.

The “gig economy”, where workers...

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