CEO fired after ‘fake CEO’ email scam cost firm $47m
Austrian aviation parts maker FACC has fired its CEO after the firm lost over €50m ($47m) in a targeted phishing attack in January, which precipitated a dramatic fall in its share price.
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Explosion in ransomware, 0-days driven by cybercriminals' growing professionalism
Cybercriminals have become as professional as marketing experts and as well-resourced as nation-state hackers, a Symantec technical expert has warned as new figures suggest Australia remains the APAC region's top ransomware target.
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Update Flash Player now: new flaw under attack
An emergency patch for Flash Player is available today that fixes a flaw in the version that Adobe released three weeks ago.
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CISO Interview Series: Trevor McDougall, CIO, Open Colleges
As a business with 100% of infrastructure on cloud platforms I don’t need to worry about data centres which has enabled us to move quickly into overseas territories. We are very careful when selecting cloud partners as we rely heavily on there security practices to protect our data and IP.
