The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) as it sought to raise awareness and protection around the surging Emotet malware, which was fingered in the recent malware attacks on Victorian hospitals and nearly two dozen other Australian victims.
David Braue |
07 Nov |
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The overall risk posed by cybersecurity threats has increased over the past 12 months and adoption of cloud technologies is by far the biggest reason, according to new research that found just 31 percent of organisations can mitigate a new risk within a month.
David Braue |
07 Nov |
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After Chrome 77, don't expect to see many more green indicators spelling out a company's name in a distinct space in the URL bar.
Liam Tung |
12 Sep |
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The realities of supply and demand apparently triggered a rise in the price of Android exploits, so much so that they're now more expensive than iOS exploits.
Liam Tung |
04 Sep |
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Saudi Arabian cybersecurity specialist and women’s rights activist Manal al-Sharif, who was imprisoned by authorities after daring to drive a car, will deliver the keynote speech at a groundbreaking conference and awards ceremony exploring the changing role of women in cybersecurity.
CSO staff |
30 Aug |
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There were concerns about device security after
David Braue |
05 Aug |
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Attackers claim to be wiping devices and asking for a ransom from Iomega NAS users.
Liam Tung |
30 Jul |
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Australian companies are taking longer to detect and address costly breaches
David Braue |
29 Jul |
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Over the first 6 months of 2019, I am seeing more and more accounts being taken over by malicious actors on office 365 and google mail where the attacker will create some rules in the backend to redirect emails of interest into deleted items, RSS feeds or any other folder they think may be overlooked by the user.
Craig Ford |
26 Jun |
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Wow, I have to say a lot happened in the last two days of May 2019. I am not sure where exactly I should start but let's make it simple and start from the beginning – 4:30 am on Thursday the 30th of May.
Craig Ford |
04 Jun |
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It’s been over a year since the European Union enacted its GDPR data-privacy legislation – and as experts debate its effectiveness
David Braue |
04 Jun |
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Windows XP gets a second patch in two years over fears it could be used in a massive cyberattack.
Liam Tung |
15 May |
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Attackers target ISPs, DNS registrars to steal VPN logins from national security organizations.
Liam Tung |
18 Apr |
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This is a strange topic as the idea of collaboration in the security industry is basically that direct competitors come together and openly share how they do things, how they secure their systems, what works and what doesn't.
Craig Ford |
09 Apr |
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It was federal Budget time again, and there was little of import on the cybersecurity front – except for an indeterminate allocation that highlights the perception of cybersecurity as a strategic national priority.
David Braue |
08 Apr |
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It was Friday morning, I looked over at my alarm clock waiting for it to click over to 5 am, it was time to get up and get ready to take the train down to Brisbane CBD for the conference.
Craig Ford |
01 Apr |
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Increasing use of encryption has created new challenges for enterprise security managers. Ever more-sophisticated encryption such as Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) protects data and may even boost your Google ranking – but it also provides a haven for malicious code that may use encryption to bypass enterprise security controls.
CSO staff |
21 Mar |
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The next time you are visiting any business, private or public look around and take things in with a – let’s call it “security filter”.
Craig Ford |
08 Mar |
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The cost of data breaches to Australian companies has surged over the past year to be well above global averages, according to new research in which 47 percent of Australian CISOs said breaches had costed them more than US$5m (A$7m).
David Braue |
08 Mar |
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Phishing threats aren't disappearing any time soon, warns Microsoft.
Liam Tung |
06 Mar |
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