US government votes to allow ISPs to sell user data
03 April, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Republican-controlled US government has voted to overturn privacy rules that would have required ISPs to get users' explicit consent to sell their data, including web browsing history, to third-party companies.
Govt agencies urged to adopt a 'culture of security'
27 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment agencies should draw lessons from the 2016 online census outage and take steps to improve their cybersecurity posture, relationships with vendors and public engagement, according to Alastair MacGibbon.
Verizon opens advanced SOC in Canberra
07 February, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVerizon's new Asia-Pacific Threat and Analytics Centre in Canberra will provide real-time insight into cyber threats for both companies and government customers in the region.
Many Android VPN apps are not secure: CSIRO
27 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn analysis by the CSIRO of 283 Android VPN apps on Google Play found that many contain malware, third-party tracking libraries and code that raises a host of other security and privacy concerns.
Reset router could have saved Census
26 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIf IBM had manually switched a router off and on while testing the Census system, the 9 August outage could have been prevented, the Senate inquiry into Census night has heard.
Arbor Networks, Jigsaw expand Digital Attack Map
17 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingArbor Networks' Sydney development team has helped implement upgrades to the Digital Attack Map, a real-time map of DDoS attacks developed by Arbor and Alphabet's Jigsaw incubator.
Cybercrooks exploiting insiders in telco company attacks
25 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercriminals are recruiting rogue insiders or seeking to blackmail employees to help them carry out attacks against fixed and mobile telecom service providers, research from Kaspersky Lab shows.
Ixia iBypass VHD bypass switch
17 August, 2016Ixia has released iBypass VHD, a modular, high-density, inline bypass switch.
ABS blames DDoS attacks for census outage
10 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government is sending mixed signals as to the cause of last night's eCensus system outage, with the ABS blaming DDoS attacks and the Prime Minister attributing the cause to hardware failures.
LogRhythm Freemium network monitor
08 August, 2016LogRhythm has released the Freemium network monitor. It is a commercial-grade network monitoring, forensics and analytics product suitable for advanced threat detection and incident response.
DDoS attacks were more frequent and longer in Q2
04 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingKaspersky Lab's latest DDoS research indicates that both the frequency and length of attacks increased in Q2 as Linux botnets became larger attack vectors.
Blue Coat tops network forensics market
07 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBlue Coat Systems has won a Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for having the highest share of the over $1bn network security forensics market.
BSA offers $20,000 cash to catch software pirates
05 April, 2016The BSA is offering a cash reward for qualified leads of Australian businesses using unlicensed software that pose cybersecurity risks.
D-Link 10-port DGS-1100-10MP and 26-port DGS-1100-26MP surveillance switches
24 March, 2016D-Link has expanded its family of Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches with two models, the 10-port DGS-1100-10MP and 26-port DGS-1100-26MP, specifically designed for surveillance applications.
Accenture Cyber Intelligence Platform
10 March, 2016The Accenture Cyber Intelligence Platform combines managed security, artificial intelligence, cloud and analytic services for behavioural intelligence on demand, at speed and at scale.
