Cybersecurity professor appointed at CDU
02 October, 2018A cybersecurity professor will be appointed in the Northern Territory, as part of the government's cybersecurity investment.
50m Facebook accounts exposed in security breach
02 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttackers have exploited three vulnerabilities in Facebook's code to potentially gain access to nearly 50 million user accounts, the company has disclosed.
Cyber attacks financially hit half of US small businesses
02 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHalf of US very small businesses have suffered financial losses due to cyber attacks on their web presence, according to GoDaddy.
Govt launches identity protection review
02 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFormer AGD Secretary Roger Wilkins has been appointed to lead a review into the protection and management of identity information to better fight identity theft.
Cybercrooks spoofing Aussie retail domains
28 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAnalysis of lookalike domains targeting Australia's top retailers found three times as many such domains with TLS certificates as legitimate retail domains.
Cryptomining malware surges
26 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMcAfee Labs' latest Threat Report found that cryptomining malware samples surged 629% in Q1 and a further 86% during Q2.
Mirai authors sentenced to community service
24 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe creators of the powerful Mirai malware have avoided jail time due to their "extraordinary cooperation" with the US Justice Department.
Cybersecurity reports hit record highs: CERT NZ
21 September, 2018More than 700 cybersecurity incidents have been reported between 1 April and 30 June, according to the latest threat report from CERT NZ.
Australia's privacy leaders slam decryption Bill
20 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's top privacy groups have urged parliament to reject a Bill that would allow law enforcement to demand tech companies provide access to encrypted data.
CCoE launched by Ava Group
14 September, 2018The Global Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has been launched by Ava Group.
British Airways reeling from payment data breach
11 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPersonal and financial details including payment card numbers of 380,000 British Airways customers have been exposed in a protracted data breach.
Australia is fourth top malicious domain host
07 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia has the dubious honour of being the fourth top host of malicious domains in the world, ahead of both China and Russia.
UQ hosts open data hackathon
07 September, 2018The world's largest open data hackathon will be held at the University of Queensland this weekend.
Australians urged to act on data encryption: EFA
06 September, 2018All Australians who want to keep their data secure are being urged to notify parliament.
ACSC and Splunk to host BOTS challenge
29 August, 2018Australia's largest ever cybersecurity challenge will be hosted by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and Splunk.