Australia faces risk of 'leakware' attacks
14 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA cybersecurity expert is warning Australian councils and governments to be wary of an emerging ransomware attack method known as leakware.
The IBM researcher who changed the world
12 November, 2019Robert H Dennard, the inventor of DRAM, has been awarded the semiconductor industry's top honour.
ACSC urges vigilance over "concerning" cyber threats
11 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre is continuing to monitor the cyber threats posed by the Emotet malware campaign and the weaponised BlueKeep exploit.
Microsoft may finally resolve the Macro threat
11 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has announced a range of security enhancements aimed at providing "endpoint security from Microsoft, not just for Microsoft".
Australia is 12th largest open source user outside US
07 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia is the 12th largest region outside of the US measured by clones and forks of open source software on GitHub.
Has Google really reached quantum supremacy? Yes and no...
30 October, 2019Google claims it has achieved quantum supremacy, but IBM's not ready to concede just yet...
E-waste disposal — the other data security threat?
30 October, 2019 by Paul McInerney, Vice-President, ITPAIt's important that IT professionals and organisations put in place policies for the safe disposal of storage devices and the data they contain.
Australian firms need to rethink their cloud security
29 October, 2019Over half of Australian enterprises believe their cloud's security is sufficient to protect them from cloud-based cyber threats, according to a new study.
ACSC issues national alert over malware campaign
28 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued a threat advisory covering the widespread Emotet Trojan campaign.
One-off security installation 'not enough', says TCG
28 October, 2019Mobile device and OS designers should consider their products' security a 'work in progress', rather than a one-off activity, TCG has said.
Process killed the innovation star
16 October, 2019 by Sean BatesLimiting our focus to a particular process or solution rather than the desired outcome of our customer is an easy trap to fall into, says ITPA's Sean Bates.
Tamper Protection added to Windows Security
15 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has added a new Tamper Protection feature that will be enabled by default on the free and paid versions of the Windows Defender Antivirus product.
Microsoft ready to release next Windows 10 update
15 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has revealed it is ready to release a relatively feature-sparse Windows 10 November 2019 update.
Phishing sites using HTTPS to trick users
14 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly a third (29%) of phishing web pages uncovered by Webroot during 1H19 were using HTTPS encryption to appear legitimate.
Drupalgeddon2 flaw still being exploited
14 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAkamai researchers have uncovered an attack campaign seeking to exploit the critical Drupalgeddon2 vulnerability that was patched in March 2018.
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