Evolving threat landscape a concern for cybersecurity analysts
18 September, 2020A survey by Gartner has found that cybersecurity analysts are concerned about the rapidly evolving threat landscape, which has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unnamed company blamed for NSW driver's licence leak
03 September, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCyber Security NSW has said an unnamed commercial entity not related to the government was to blame for a leak of over 50,000 driver's licence images online.
Data leaks reach all-time high in 1H20
26 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch from Atlas VPN suggests that the number of data leaks surged to an all-time high in 1H20 even as the number of actual breaches declined year-on-year.
Notifiable data breaches grew 16% in 1H20
04 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingReported data breaches grew 16% year-on-year in the six months ending in June as ransomware attacks took on a chilling new dimension.
Growing data fears seriously influence consumer loyalty
09 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicAlmost a third of consumers will never return to a business if their personal data is compromised, research shows.
COVIDSafe app is secure and compliant, says Privacy Commissioner
28 April, 2020 by Amy SarcevicImportant safeguards are in place to ensure the app protects our data, says Angelene Faulk.
Critical comms companies lax in security
17 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne in five critical communications companies lack any form of cybersecurity system, despite the industry regularly experiencing cyber attacks.
OAIC sues Facebook for major privacy violations
11 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Federal Court proceedings allege that Facebook wilfully violated the privacy of around 311,000 Facebook users by disclosing their sensitive personal information.
NDB notifications grew 19% in 2H19
03 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBusinesses reported 537 data breaches under the NDB scheme in the second half of 2019, with 64% of these blamed on malicious activity, according to the OAIC.
Four in five Aussie IoT adopters have faced a hack
24 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFour in five IoT adopting Australian enterprises have experienced an attempted or successful hacking attempt, new research indicates.
Ashley Madison users face extortion scam, five years on
05 February, 2020Victims of the Ashley Madison data breach are again under attack, this time, via emailed blackmail attempts.
Microsoft cops to exposing customer data online
24 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has admitted to a security gaffe that led to more than 250m customer support records dating back to 2005 being inadvertently exposed online.
Data on 1.2 billion consumers exposed online
26 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA massive trove of around 4 billion customer records has been found online sitting on an unsecured server.
Privacy complaints to OAIC grew 12% in FY19
24 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPrivacy complaints to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner grew to 3306 during the last financial year.
Facebook confirms millions of phone numbers leaked
09 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFacebook has confirmed reports that a public server containing hundreds of millions of user phone numbers has been discovered online.
