OAIC prepares for Privacy Awareness Week
29 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is planning a series of events to mark this year's Privacy Awareness Week, including a visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy.
Companies still failing on security basics
29 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVerizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report, which analysed 100,000 incidents in 82 countries including Australia, finds that the human element remains the weak link in cybersecurity.
Govt offers security checks for ASX100 firms
28 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAs part of its new national cybersecurity strategy, the federal government plans to work with Australia's largest listed companies to develop cybersecurity 'health checks' for their businesses.
US$100K+ extorted in DDoS scam; Ransomware's silent Android attack; UNSW's new quantum labs
28 April, 2016 by Andrew Collins'Armada Collective' extorts US$100K+ in DDoS scam but doesn't attack, Android exploit silently delivers ransomware to devices, and UNSW doubles the capacity of its quantum labs.
Swift bank transfer system compromised
27 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGlobal financial service provider Swift has provided details of a $105m cyber theft using its money transfer system that involved the sending of fraudulent messages and compromise of the system's software.
PC users getting better at patching Windows
27 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe percentage of Australian PC owners still running unpatched versions of Windows more than halved in the first quarter to just 5.9%, but popular third-party software remains more likely to stay vulnerable.
US public servants lack confidence in govt security
22 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA report from Dell and the USA's Government Business Council shows that confidence among US federal workers in their agencies' cybersecurity capabilities has shrunk significantly in the last couple of years.
Cybercrims targeting retail
21 April, 2016Retail is now the most targeted sector for cybercrime, experiencing almost three times as many attacks as those in the financial sector.
Chrome ditches XP, Vista; 3.2m machines at risk from JBoss; Data sharing inquiry
21 April, 2016 by Andrew CollinsGoogle's Chrome no longer supports older operating systems, Cisco says millions of devices are at risk from JBoss ransomware, and the Government wants your views on data sharing.
ANZ IT channel partners admit security skills gap
20 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSome 86% of IT channel representatives attending CompTIA's ANZ Channel Community March meetings felt there is a security skills gap at their organisation.
Uninstall QuickTime for Windows today, agency warns
15 April, 2016 | Supplied by: Trend Micro Australia Pty LtdTrendMicro is recommending everyone should uninstall QuickTime for Windows as Apple will no longer be issuing security updates for the product.
Veeam Software Availability Orchestrator disaster recovery engine
15 April, 2016 | Supplied by: Veeam Pty LtdVeeam Software has announced Veeam Availability Orchestrator, a multihypervisor disaster recovery (DR) orchestration engine allowing organisations to be 'always on'.
ACCC questions Telstra's NBN deal; Crims bribe gaming employees to spread malware; USB drive risks
14 April, 2016 by Andrew CollinsACCC concerned over Telstra's billion-dollar NBN contract; how cybercriminals bribed a game company's employees to spread malware; and a study shows people lax with USB security.
Telcos still in the dark over data retention subsidies
12 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian telecom operators are still waiting to learn how much of the multimillion-dollar costs of complying with mandatory data retention legislation will be subsidised.
Blue Coat tops network forensics market
07 April, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBlue Coat Systems has won a Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for having the highest share of the over $1bn network security forensics market.
