Data61 enters alliance with Cyber London
05 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe CSIRO's data innovation arm Data61 has signed an agreement with Cyber London to share resources aimed at developing the cybersecurity sectors of Australia and the UK.
Trojan targets major Australian bank apps
10 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingESET Australia has discovered an insidious new mobile banking Trojan targeting major banks from Australia, NZ and Turkey that is capable of bypassing some two-factor authentication.
ASX, Chi-X pass ASIC cyber resilience assessment
09 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingASIC has published a report evaluating the cyber resilience of the ASX and Chi-X exchanges, as well as the good practices being implemented by other financial sector organisations.
Cybersecurity professionals lax with their own security
09 March, 2016An on-site survey at a recent cybersecurity conference in the US shows many IT professionals are lax with their own security when it comes to wearable technology.
Only 1 in 7 security chiefs report to the CEO
02 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWhile the wide majority of company boards are concerned about cybersecurity, just 14% of security chiefs report directly to the CEO and 7% to the company board, research shows.
Linux distros infected with backdoors; McAfee offers to hack iPhone; Telco complaints at 9-year low
25 February, 2016 by Andrew CollinsLinux Mint website hacked and downloadable distros infected, John McAfee has offered to crack the San Bernardino iPhone, and telco complaints at lowest level since July 2006.
Cybercrime got more sophisticated in 2015
23 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercrime exploit kits became more adept at avoiding detection by security systems in 2015, while perpetrators increasingly took to using encryption for the same purposes, research shows.
Site blocking ineffective at stopping piracy: IA
18 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAfter Village Roadshow filed legal action seeking to have an alleged piracy site blocked under new site blocking rules, IA has argued that this and other government approaches to stopping piracy are ineffective.
Netflix accounts sell for $0.35; Data speed record set; Aussies lose $23m in dating scams
18 February, 2016 by Andrew CollinsStolen Netflix credentials are selling for just 35 cents, 1.125 Tbps optical data rate achieved, and ACCC issues warning over romance scams.
Only half of companies confident in security capabilities
21 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOnly 54% of respondents to Cisco's annual security survey are confident in their ability to defend against cyber attacks, and only 45% are confident they can scope and contain attacks.
Old IE support ends; BlueScope's espionage worries; BoM's outage woes
19 January, 2016 by Andrew CollinsSupport ends for older versions of Internet Explorer; Bluescope's internal espionage case; and the Bureau of Met suffers a meltdown.
Cybercriminals to change how they operate in 2016
14 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBitdefender is predicting significant changes to the business of cybercrime in 2016, with APTs focusing more on obfuscation than persistence and malicious adware becoming more popular.
'Cybersecurity tick' scheme for SMEs
11 December, 2015New Zealand businesses with good cybersecurity practices could receive a 'cybersecurity tick' under a proposed scheme to encourage SME action against cyber attacks.
Telstra is launch customer for Wynyard's cyber solution
18 November, 2015Telstra has inked a NZ$3.2 million deal with Wynyard Group to use its new Advanced Cyber Threat Analytics solution to seek out cyberthreats inside its networks.
Britain to track every website users visit
06 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBritain has announced plans for widespread new surveillance powers including a requirement for local ISPs to store the records of all websites a user navigates to.
