Thousands of WordPress sites defaced after hidden patch revealed
Within two days of WordPress revealing a now patched flaw, attackers began searching for sites that hadn't updated.
Within two days of WordPress revealing a now patched flaw, attackers began searching for sites that hadn't updated.
Australia's Defence Signals Directorate has update its mitigation strategies to protect organisations against both targeted attackers, fraudsters and cybercrimrinals.
CISOs are still few and far between in Australia, where new figures suggest many companies are channelling money into security consultants rather than hiring information-security executives.
David Braue | 13 Dec | Read more
Information security has long been a competitive industry, but growing recognition of today’s multi-faceted security threat is driving security specialists to a new partnership model that reflects a very simple truth: if cybercriminals are joining forces to attack their victims, the industry needs to do the same.
David Braue | 30 Nov | Read more
Lawmakers have been warned that cyber attacks are going to get physical and if they want to have a decent answer when things do go wrong, they’ll need to make laws that force manufacturers to build secure products.
The US election had the tech world – and, indeed, the entire world – waiting with bated breath as the FBI decided, again, not to charge Hillary Clinton in its investigation of her private email server.
David Braue | 14 Nov | Read more
Hackers behind the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) breach and several other profile cyberattacks had at least six zero-day exploits on hand and a custom-made exploit kit.
Attackers are using a 12-year old open source bug to recruit an army of millions of internet-connected devices to launch powerful traffic attacks against targets.
David Lewis, the Technical Director of Cyber Security Analysis and Operations, Australian Signals Directorate, had perhaps the most "interesting" presentation title of the Oceania CACS conference.
Anthony Caruana | 14 Sep | Read more
Theresa Grafenstine's background as an auditor, CPA and technology leader gives her a unique perspective in her role as the US Congress' Inspector General. In that role, she takes a risk-based approach to security and there's a heavy focus on cyber risks.
Anthony Caruana | 14 Sep | Read more
As the last weeks of the election campaign ticked over, the Australian Computer Society was calling for whichever party wins the July 2 poll to accelerate its investment in cybersecurity development. This investment reflects not only the growing need for cybersecurity skills but the need to defend the country against attacks from the likes of China – which, despite reports that it has reined in its state-sponsored cyberwar efforts, is still targeting Australia with some regularity and is choosing targets based on more than just their relative importance to Australia's trade.
David Braue | 27 Jun | Read more
Over half of CISOs believe cloud applications are as secure as on-premises apps, one survey has found – suggesting that we have reached a tipping point in the transition of attitudes around cloud security.
David Braue | 15 Jun | Read more
Hackers were looking for campaign strategies and policies
Michael Kan | 15 Jun | Read more
A harsh reality for the information security sector is that the businesses we are asked to protect are battling businesses that are built to attack.
Kane Lightowler | 06 Jun | Read more
There were growing concerns about privacy as the New Zealand government confirmed that its Customs officers will be able to inspect electronic devices coming into the country.
David Braue | 30 May | Read more