OAIC examines Census attack; Oracle MICROS breach; Linux TCP weakness
18 August, 2016 by Andrew CollinsPrivacy Commissioner satisfied no Census data was stolen, Russian criminals breach hundreds of Oracle systems, and dangerous Linux security weakness found.
88% of Aussie IT leaders facing cyber skills shortage
29 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly nine in 10 (88%) of Australian IT decision-makers responding to a recent Intel Security survey report are facing a cybersecurity skills gap within their organisations.
Symantec buys Blue Coat; Facebook Messenger vulnerability; DDoS record broken
16 June, 2016 by Andrew CollinsSymantec splashes $6.31bn cash on Blue Coat, Facebook patches Messenger exploit hole, and DDoS attacks in Q1 2016 exceed 100 Gbps.
Human error the biggest security risk
31 May, 2016Australian businesses view human error as a larger threat to information security than deliberate theft or sabotage from a third party, according to a new study.
Pentagon hackers to get government payout
23 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US Department of Defense will allocate the rewards under its Hack the Pentagon bug bounty competition by the end of May.
OAIC to focus on big data, start-ups and IoT
18 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith its continuing existence now ensured, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will escalate its privacy-related activity this year, focusing on areas including big data, start-ups and the IoT.
EU says IP addresses are private data
16 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Thai operators were reportedly unable to accept mutually agreed upon terms.
Aussies value privacy over convenience
11 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew research from Deloitte underlines the importance for Australian organisations in building up consumer trust in the integrity of their private data.
OAIC prepares for Privacy Awareness Week
29 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is planning a series of events to mark this year's Privacy Awareness Week, including a visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy.
Veeam Software Availability Orchestrator disaster recovery engine
15 April, 2016Veeam Software has announced Veeam Availability Orchestrator, a multihypervisor disaster recovery (DR) orchestration engine allowing organisations to be 'always on'.
US visa system vulnerable to attack: report
05 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSecurity experts have reportedly uncovered vulnerabilities in a US State Department system handling passport information that could leave the system vulnerable to compromise by cybercriminals or terrorists.
UK govt warned of smart meter risks in 2012
29 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK Department for Energy and Climate Change was warned back in 2012 that its planned nationwide smart meter rollout poses a potentially significant security risk, reports indicate.
Dell Data Protection Endpoint Recovery Free Edition
23 March, 2016Dell has released Data Protection Endpoint Recovery Free Edition, which helps businesses protect and recover the data on their Windows desktops, laptops and tablets from system failure or user error.
Dell Data Protection Rapid Recovery
10 March, 2016The Dell Data Protection Rapid Recovery helps organisations better protect business-critical systems, applications and data — either on premises or in the cloud.
Ixia Vision ONE Turnkey device
09 March, 2016Ixia has launched Vision ONE, a turnkey device designed to rapidly collect, process and filter data and application flow to security and monitoring analytics.
