Security > Cybercrime

Super industry under attack from cybercrooks

31 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The $2.2 trillion Australian super industry is increasingly coming under attack from cybercriminals, and there is little chance for victims to recover their hard-earned funds.


BSA flags cybercrime risk after record settlement

29 March, 2017

Businesses across Australia are urged to be vigilant about cybercrime risks, after BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA) finished 2016 with $589,000 in damages for the use of unlicensed software.


Cyber attacks less likely for DHS

16 March, 2017

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has been labelled 'cyber resilient' after its investment in cybersecurity.


Immigration works to boost cybersecurity

16 March, 2017

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection does not comply with all cybersecurity mitigation strategies, an audit has found.


88% of hackers can breach a system in 12 hours

02 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A wide majority of hackers report that they can compromise a target system in 12 hours and find and steal valuable data in another 12, yet it can take companies 250–300 days to detect a breach.


Machine learning, cyber defence explored by Darktrace at CeBIT

02 March, 2017

The topic of artificial intelligence algorithms and genuine machine learning will be explored by Darktrace at the CeBIT Australia conference.


Joint Cyber Security Centres to unite public, private sectors

24 February, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The government has opened the first of five planned Joint Cyber Security Centres, which will serve as spaces for government, industry and law enforcement to collaborate on security improvements.


Boosting IT security doesn't combat fraud: agencies

21 February, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A study of fraud incidents and losses shows that only a minority of federal agencies believe that improving IT security helped reduce fraud.


Hackers on the rise despite enterprise security measures

15 February, 2017

Security breaches have affected at least two-thirds of organisations in the past two years, according to new research.


Firms value hands-on security skills over education

14 February, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Organisations worldwide continue to face a serious shortage of applicants for cybersecurity positions, and those candidates who do apply often lack the desired hands-on skills and certifications, according to ISACA.


Ransomware shuts guests out of hotel rooms

31 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

In two high-profile incidents, attackers shut down an Austrian hotel's entire IT system and ransomware infected 70% of Washington DC police's public CCTV video recorders.


Canberra establishes Critical Infrastructure Centre

23 January, 2017 by Jonathan Nally

The federal government has launched a Critical Infrastructure Centre to manage security risks to Australia's critical national infrastructure.


Lack of security basics creates vulnerability, says HPE

19 January, 2017

A new report from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shows that a large percentage of organisations are vulnerable to cyber threats.


Audit program announced by ISACA

12 January, 2017

ISACA has released a new audit program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.


Tech Insight: Andy Solterbeck, Cylance Asia Pacific

06 January, 2017

In our Tech Insights series, we speak with ICT leaders to get their view on what the year ahead holds. Today we talk security with Cylance's Andy Solterbeck.


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