Coalition makes $156m cybersecurity pledge
30 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government has announced a wide-ranging $156 million investment in cybersecurity as an election promise.
Russian state actors fastest at infiltrating networks
20 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRussian state-sponsored actors are on average able to infiltrate a target's network in under 19 minutes after compromising the first system, CrowdStrike said.
Increasing demand for VPNs in Australia
01 February, 2019Interest in virtual private network (VPN) services in Australia has been steadily growing, according to Surfshark.
UK to back R&D for 'designing out' cyber threats
30 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK will invest up to $184.8m towards 'designing out' cyber threats facing businesses by baking security into the design of hardware and smart systems.
Nearly 2 in 3 DDoS attacks target CSPs
23 January, 2019A new distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack pattern has emerged, targeting communications service providers (CSPs).
Hivint acquisition strengthens Optus's security play
09 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's acquisition of cybersecurity consultant Hivint will help the company grow its security business in Australia and potentially the wider APAC region.
ANU breached by Chinese hackers
09 July, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ANU has reportedly fallen victim to a network intrusion that has been traced to China and could have been a state-sponsored attack.
Australian orgs can't identify 41% of network traffic
20 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian IT leaders are concerned about a lack of visibility into their organisation's network traffic, which is exposing them to security, legal and productivity risks.
Terabit DDoS attack era has arrived
07 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack on the customer of a major US service provider has been spotted by Arbor Networks' ATLAS threat-monitoring system.
Building a network of security champions
26 February, 2018 by Brad Arkin, VP and Chief Security Officer, AdobeA security champion program will foster an open culture mindset and benefit your entire organisation, argues Adobe's Brad Arkin.
Cisco vulnerability already being exploited
12 February, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre warns attackers are already exploiting the Cisco ASA vulnerability disclosed at the end of January.
No proof Kaspersky tools used to breach US fed systems
16 November, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US Department of Homeland Security Official told a house committee it currently has no credible evidence that Kaspersky Lab antivirus software has been exploited to hack into US Government systems.
Australia heavily targeted by drive-by mining
09 November, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia is the most heavily targeted nation among eight major Asia–Pacific markets by 'drive-by' cryptocurrency mining attacks.
All devices vulnerable to major Wi-Fi flaw
18 October, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA newly discovered flaw in the WPA2 encryption protocol used in all modern protected Wi-Fi networks could leave every connected device vulnerable to attack.
Aussie firm innovates for secure govt networks
14 September, 2017 by Jonathan NallyCanberra-based firm Penten aims to boost government network security with its AltoCrypt Stik encrypted USB device.
