The week in security: As bugs persist, maybe Australians really should care more about privacy
Australia’s government may have been moving to tighten data privacy and access laws but Australians
David Braue | 24 Sep | Read more
Australia’s government may have been moving to tighten data privacy and access laws but Australians
David Braue | 24 Sep | Read more
Your bug tracker software could need some patching itself.
A series of dynamic technical talks at the inaugural CSO Australia-AWSN Women in Security conference highlighted the innovative perspectives and problem-solving nous that women bring to cybersecurity roles.
David Braue | 04 Sep | Read more
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.
During AISA's 2017 annual conference, Atlassian's Head of Security Daniel Grzelak and his colleague, System Engineer Matthew Hart, looked into the question of ethical hackers and using bug bounties to find the gaps in security posture.
Anthony Caruana | 12 Oct | Read more
Atlassian will now pay up to $3,000 for researchers who report security bugs.
Hackers access HipChat Cloud chats and account information.
A recent high-profile win for Australian security stalwart MailGuard – which was last month designated as a ‘critical’ security partner by Microsoft – is the kind of recognition that Australia’s burgeoning community of innovative startups deserve to see more of, the head of the country’s new cybersecurity commercialisation arm has said as he gears up to hit the ground running.
David Braue | 06 Dec | Read more
A local pitchfest brought together Australian security innovators and some very interesting ideas that reflect the future of Australian infosec. Speakers highlighted the need for curiosity and diversity. Along similar lines, one of Australia’s newest certified cybersecurity experts warned that the security community needs to undergo significant cultural change.
David Braue | 31 Oct | Read more
Atlassian has reset the passwords for some users of its HipChat messaging application after personal data and email addresses were accessed, the company said Saturday.
Jeremy Kirk | 02 Feb | Read more
A critical vulnerability in popular software development collaboration products by Atlassian allows attackers to compromise servers.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Jan | Read more
The headlines may be filled with cyber-attacks and government-level efforts to boost IT security, but for the average CIO, 2013’s security challenges revolve around the myriad threats posed by ever more powerful business agendas. The explosion in demand for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies and the maturation of cloud computing, in particular, are escalating IT security to the highest levels of the executive.
A critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to access sensitive enterprise log-in credentials and other data was fixed last week in Crowd, a single sign-on (SSO) and identity management tool used by large organizations to simplify access to their internal Web applications and services.
Lucian Constantin | 01 Jul | Read more
Hackers broke into a server used by the Apache Software Foundation to keep track of software bugs.
Robert McMillan | 15 Apr | Read more