DDoS attacks were more frequent but smaller in Q3
09 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGlobal DDoS activity surged 180% year-on-year in the third quarter to set a new record for the frequency of attacks, Akamai's research indicates, but attack volumes and durations also declined.
Apple's OS X had most vulnerabilities in October
04 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Apple and Adobe products topped the October list of the top 20 most vulnerable products in a report from Flexera, but Microsoft had the most products represented in three monthly top 20s due to Flash flaws.
26,000 routers at risk; BlackBerry exits over surveillance; 6.4m kids' data exposed
03 December, 2015 by Andrew CollinsTelstra leaves 26,000 customers' Cisco devices open to attack, BlackBerry to quit Pakistan due to government snooping, and toymaker VTech's customer data stolen.
A10 Networks Thunder Convergent Firewall
30 November, 2015 | Supplied by: A10 Networks Australia Pty LtdThe A10 Networks Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW) is a stand-alone security product that leverages the ACOS Harmony platform.
Tackling the security of 'things'
30 November, 2015 by Andrew CollinsHigh-profile incidents of hackers compromising connected devices have given some CIOs pause when it comes to embracing the Internet of Things.
Cat spam reveals weaknesses; Dell shipped PCs with in-built dangers; Don't walk and text
26 November, 2015 by Andrew CollinsTwitter users get cat-spammed, Dell says it "unintentionally introduced a security vulnerability", and dangerous texting on campus.
Telstra is launch customer for Wynyard's cyber solution
18 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Wynyard GroupTelstra has inked a NZ$3.2 million deal with Wynyard Group to use its new Advanced Cyber Threat Analytics solution to seek out cyberthreats inside its networks.
Qld's TAFE and education department websites hacked
12 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingQueensland Government CIO Andrew Mills has disclosed that unknown attackers infiltrated the websites of TAFE Queensland and the education department, illegally accessing private data.
Britain to track every website users visit
06 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBritain has announced plans for widespread new surveillance powers including a requirement for local ISPs to store the records of all websites a user navigates to.
FireEye discovers another iOS vulnerability
05 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFireEye researchers have uncovered a potentially backdoored ad library in use in thousands of iOS apps that could enable attackers to compromise sensitive user data, such as audio and stored files.
Mozilla adds tracking protection to Firefox
05 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMozilla's Firefox web browser has been upgraded to offer tracking protection by default in Private Browsing mode, automatically disabling elements that track user behaviour across websites.
iOS exploit found, $1m bounty paid
04 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment agencies may soon be able to pay for a method to spy on iOS owners by exploiting a method that allows remote jailbreaking and code execution on untethered iOS devices.
Vic agency wants your data under retention scheme
04 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNews that the Victorian Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner wants warrantless access to stored metadata vindicates Internet Australia's objections to the retention scheme, according to the body's CEO.
OAIC informed of 110 data breaches in 2014–15
29 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe OAIC fielded 16,166 privacy inquiries and 110 data breach notifications during a busy 2014–15 and has subsequently joined counterparts in seven other nations to share details of privacy breach investigations.
Australia falls to fifth place in ASPI privacy rankings
28 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia has fallen behind Japan, South Korea and Singapore in the second annual comparison of the cyber maturity of mostly APAC countries conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
