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AusCERT 2017 - The Nihilist’s Guide to Wrecking Humans and Systems

Christina Camilleri is a security analyst at Bishop Fox, a security consulting firm providing IT security services to the Fortune 500, global financial institutions, and high-tech start-ups. Although she works on the “right” side of the security business, she is not only interested but also highly skilled in penetration testing and red teaming – assuming the role of a hacker in security exercises.

Anthony Caruana | 31 May | Read more

The week in security: Adjusting to WannaCry’s “new normal” as authorities float IoT security baseline

The uncertain security climate created in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak is becoming the “new normal”, experts warned as the security world pivoted away from the immediate implications of the attack. Analyses flew thick and fast; survival stories were traded; and scammers targeted victims and buried malware in purported fixes for the problem.

David Braue | 29 May | Read more

Worst yet to come as WannaCry ransomware teaches hard lessons on the dangers of skimping on patching

Australians may have avoided the worst of the weekend’s massive WannaCry ransomware attack, which hit over 200,000 users and disabled businesses around the world over the weekend, but experts are warning that businesses that don’t double down on their cybersecurity defences may be T-boned as the first-generation ‘kill switch’ weakness is fixed and new variants of the ransomware worm are unleashed into the wild.

David Braue | 15 May | Read more