Labor calls for national ransomware strategy
25 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTwo Labor shadow cabinet members have called for a national ransomware strategy to tackle the mounting ransomware threat.
Project to bolster agriculture sector against cyber threats
24 February, 2021AgriFutures Australia and BDO Australia have commenced a project to explore cyber threats to the agriculture sector's business data and production systems.
Attacks on critical infrastructure accelerating
22 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA new report from Nozomi Networks found that cyber threats facing industrial and critical infrastructure have grown to an all-time high.
CyberCX, AustCyber launch CyberSeek portal
18 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybersecurity services company CyberCX and AustCyber have launched a platform designed to track Australia's cyber skills shortage in real time.
ACSC releases cybersecurity report for health sector
15 February, 2021The ACSC has released its 2020 Health Sector Snapshot, revealing that ransomware is currently the most significant threat to the Australian health sector.
3 in 4 Aussie orgs faced phishing attacks in 2020
09 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly three-quarters of Australian organisations faced a phishing attack in 2020 with 60% facing a successful attack, Proofpoint research suggests.
Optus's TrustWave finds more SolarWinds bugs
05 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's security division, Trustwave, says it has discovered two additional severe vulnerabilities in the SolarWinds Orion network management platform.
FTC settles with Zoom over security shortcomings
04 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US FTC has finalised a settlement with Zoom over accusations the videoconferencing company misled consumers about the security of Zoom meetings.
Taskforce report calls for simpler cybersecurity standards
02 February, 2021A report from the NSW Standards Harmonisation Taskforce is calling for Australian governments and industry to adopt international cybersecurity standards.
Americans fear being hacked more than being murdered
28 January, 2021A survey has found that more Americans are worried about internet-related crimes involving personal information theft than other crimes, such as murder.
Data#3 renews managed services contract with Edith Cowan Uni
25 January, 2021Data#3 has renewed its network managed services contract with Edith Cowan University, expanding the deal to include managed security firewall services.
Report: majority of passwords can be cracked in a second
22 January, 2021Researchers have revealed that 73% of the most popular passwords in the world can be hacked in less than a second.
Australian orgs exposed to Accellion vulnerability
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACSC has warned that Australian organisations could be impacted by the Accellion FTA vulnerability blamed for the Reserve Bank of NZ data breach.
Kogan fined over $310,000 for breaching Spam Act
21 January, 2021Kogan Australia has agreed to a court-enforceable undertaking and paid a $310,800 infringement notice, for breaching the Spam Act.
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails.
