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.
Most cyber intrusions lead to follow-up attacks
11 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe annual CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report found that 68% of organisations experiencing a cyber intrusion in 2020 faced a follow-up attack.
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.
Reset Australia condemns Google, Facebook disinformation code
08 December, 2020Google and Facebook's disinformation code does not offer any protection against dangerous and false information online, according to Reset Australia.
ASD continuing to disrupt foreign cybercrime
04 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ASD has successfully disrupted the operations of several sophisticated criminal gangs taking advantage of COVID-19 to prey on Australians.
eftpos to improve ID process for people living with disability
03 December, 2020eftpos and Scope Global will collaborate to simplify and improve the digital identification process for people living with a disability.
Australian cybersecurity market worth $5.6bn in 2020
02 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian spending on cybersecurity reached $5.6bn this year, with more than half of spending going to local providers, according to AustCyber.
ACCC begins consultation for Google's acquisition of Fitbit
02 December, 2020The ACCC is seeking feedback about Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit, and an enforceable undertaking that would protect user data.
New privacy data legislation comes into effect in NZ
01 December, 2020The Privacy Act 2020 is now in effect in New Zealand, with changes that will affect businesses and organisations that operate in NZ, physically or virtually.
National cyber threat sharing platform launched
25 November, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybermerc has announced the launch of a government-funded national cyber threat sharing platform for Australian businesses.
Haventec develops digital patient consent platform
25 November, 2020Haventec has developed eConsent for Genomics, a digital health consent platform that enables patients and healthcare providers to share personal health information.
Aussie e-commerce retailers pledge to improve product safety
24 November, 2020Four Australian e-commerce businesses have voluntarily committed to protecting consumers from unsafe goods by signing the Australian Product Safety Pledge.
CyberCX appoints ex-NSA head to security advisory board
24 November, 2020CyberCX has launched a Global Security Advisory Board, with Admiral Michael Rogers, former head of the US National Security Agency, as the inaugural appointee.
260% increase in attacks using encrypted channels
18 November, 2020There has been a 260% increase in attacks using encrypted channels to bypass legacy security controls, according to a report from Zscaler.
