Bridging the data trust gap
02 June, 2021 by Lionel Legros*As organisations increasingly rely on user data and employees access sensitive information from home, new data privacy concerns have emerged.
Phishing attacks surge amid rise in remote work
17 May, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVerizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report found that the volume of phishing attacks has grown 11% due to the rise of remote working.
Tesserent buys Secure Logic's managed services unit
23 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian cybersecurity company Tesserent has announced a new acquisition aimed at bolstering its government services business.
Queensland opens two new cyber innovation nodes
19 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustCyber and the Queensland Government have collaborated to open new cybersecurity innovation nodes in Brisbane and Townsville.
Transport for NSW affected by Accellion breach
26 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTransport for NSW has warned that some of its data was stolen in December's attack on the popular secure file transfer system operated by Accellion.
Optus's TrustWave finds more SolarWinds bugs
05 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's security division, Trustwave, says it has discovered two additional severe vulnerabilities in the SolarWinds Orion network management platform.
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails.
Australian orgs exposed to Accellion vulnerability
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACSC has warned that Australian organisations could be impacted by the Accellion FTA vulnerability blamed for the Reserve Bank of NZ data breach.
NZ Reserve Bank warns of data breach
13 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's Reserve Bank has been caught up in a cyber attack on users of secure file sharing company Accellion's File Transfer Application service
Microsoft source code breached in SolarWinds hack
11 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft says the state attackers behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise viewed some of its source code, and warns Australian users may be at risk.
Best of 2020: Govt urged to act to bolster Australia's cyber defence
21 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government's Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Panel has provided 60 recommended actions to improve Australia's cyber posture.
Millions of devices vulnerable to TCP/IP exploits
11 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA study into seven open source TCP/IP stacks found 33 vulnerabilities capable of triggering remote code execution, DoS and even takeover of a device.
Consumer groups propose overhaul of privacy laws
09 December, 2020The rising exploitation of big data by business and industry has prompted consumer groups to call for an overhaul of privacy laws, to protect Australian consumers.
NZ enhances privacy breach reporting with online tool
20 October, 2020The NZ Office of the Privacy Commissioner has launched NotifyUs, an online tool to help businesses and organisations determine if a privacy breach is notifiable.
Disconnect between IT workers and employers about cybersecurity
23 September, 2020Research from Bitdefender has highlighted the disconnect between how business leaders and infosec professionals view the current security landscape.
