Employee behaviour putting company data at risk
21 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than half of Australian respondents to a Gemalto survey use personal devices to access work emails, and almost as many have installed apps on work devices without the knowledge of IT.
Vic CPDP warns against online profiling
18 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVictorian public sector organisations should be wary of the risks involved with using social media to search for information on potential new hires, according to the state's privacy commissioner.
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.
We haven't had a real cyber attack: ACSC
13 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBy the government's stringent definition of a cyber attack, Australia has never been a victim and is unlikely to be one for at least the next five years, according to the ACSC's latest Threat Report.
Kingston IronKey D300 managed encrypted USB flash drive
13 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics MarketingThe Kingston IronKey D300 managed encrypted USB flash drive deploys an advanced level of encryption.
Australia a top target for banking Trojan
12 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia is the third most targeted market for the Odinaff malware, a Trojan designed to infect and compromise the networks of banks and other large financial industry companies.
Foreign power blamed for BoM attack
12 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has concluded that a foreign intelligence agency was the likely culprit behind a breach of the Bureau of Meteorology's networks last year.
Australian phones at risk of malware
11 October, 2016Research by Intel Security has demonstrated that two-thirds of Australians do not have any security software installed to protect their mobile phones, despite viewing them as 'priceless'.
Nuix and KPMG Australia form alliance
11 October, 2016Nuix and KPMG Australia will form a partnership designed to improve cybersecurity defences for their clients.
Weary online users at risk of cybercrime
07 October, 2016Research has revealed that constant security warnings may cause people to ignore online safety, because they become fatigued by hearing about it so often.
Yahoo breach shows NZ's need for notification law: PC
28 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingYahoo's belated disclosure of the theft of private data on at least 500m users in 2014 is a prime example of why New Zealand needs breach notification regulation, the nation's privacy commissioner has argued.
Krebs back online after DDoS attack
27 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs has restored his website after it was forced offline for several days by a massive 620 Gbps DDoS attack.
International security conference to be held in NZ
26 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAt the International Privacy, Security & Trust Conference in Auckland later this year, experts will address the security implications of emerging new technologies such as autonomous vehicles and the IoT.
Malicious USB letterbox attacks in Victoria
26 September, 2016Check Point Software and Tenable Network Security have warned the public to exercise caution after USB devices containing malicious content were placed in letterboxes around Victoria.
500m Yahoo users' details stolen
23 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingYahoo fell victim to what the company believes was a state-sponsored data breach in 2014, with the attackers stealing the personal information of at least 500m customers — including unencrypted security questions and answers.
