Hacktivism, as practiced under the name Anonymous, is about public relations opportunism and any organisation could become a target if a political rationale can be retro-fitted to the attack, according to a leading web security researcher.
Stilgherrian | 04 May | Read more
As Australia grinds ever-closer to putting our health records online from (allegedly) 1 July, disturbing news is emerging. US hospitals are seeing more data breaches, and Australian medical experts warn that patient safety could be put at risk.
Stilgherrian | 23 Apr | Read more
Global spam numbers in the first quarter of 2012 were down 40 per cent compared with a year ago, according to security firm Commstock's latest quarterly Internet Threats Trend Report released today.
Stilgherrian | 05 Apr | Read more
Whether the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) security vunerability will result in widespread Conficker- or Blaster-level mayhem remains to be seen. While we're waiting for the apocalypse, consider these question.
Stilgherrian | 19 Mar | Read more
Australia's first national cyber security competition, the 2012 Cyber Defence University Challenge, was launched today by broadband minister Senator Stephen Conroy.
Stilgherrian | 16 Mar | Read more
Australian company Auraya, already a world leader in voice biometric authentication, hopes to break into the lucrative US market with its recently-launched ArmorVox Speaker Identity System.
Stilgherrian | 16 Mar | Read more
At first glance Microsoft patch looks routine. A security vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) was closed. End of story. But some Australian security researchers think it's far more serious.
Stilgherrian | 15 Mar | Read more
"Never waste a crisis," says Adobe's product security chief Brad Arkin. He says that with a smile today, but when he joined the company in late 2008 the crisis was very real and the outcome unknowable.
Stilgherrian | 13 Mar | Read more
Penetration testing, also known as "pentesting" or "ethical hacking", took a step away from its sometimes unruly reputation today with the establishment of an Australian branch of the Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST).
Stilgherrian | 09 Mar | Read more
Even though the security breach of RSA last year resulted in the potential compromise of the company's SecurID login tokens -- 50 million of which are currently in use -- no real harm was done, says the company.
Stilgherrian | 08 Mar | Read more
Even though the security breach of RSA last year resulted in the potential compromise of the company's SecurID login tokens -- 50 million of which are currently in use -- no real harm was done, says the company.
Stilgherrian | 07 Mar | Read more
Recent US attempts to obtain the communication records of people alleged to be associated with or even discussing WikiLeaks or the Occupy movement have inspired the development of encryption for Twitter messages.
Stilgherrian | 21 Feb | Read more
Australian mobile telecommunications providers face five tough years, according to industry analysts Frost & Sullivan, but the rapidly-growing mobile security market could be one lifeline.
Stilgherrian | 17 Feb | Read more
Internet connections of Australian Senators are censored more heavily than most of their fellow citizens — even more than MPs in the House of Representatives — thanks to a heavy-handed security policy and the work of former Senator Steve Fielding.
Stilgherrian | 14 Feb | Read more
The principle of least privilege is an information security fundamental. But applications that fail by asking for more than they need aren't necessarily poorly written. Maybe they're just being realistic.
Stilgherrian | 22 Dec | Read more