Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse

A movement to introduce methods of countering the misuse of spyware has been launched by the US and some of its allies, including Australia.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 31 Mar 2023

Microsoft Defender is flagging legitimate URLs as malicious

Microsoft Defender, the free anti-malware software that comes inbuilt into Windows, has been falsely flagging URLs as malicious.

TECH • Thu, 30 Mar 2023

Victorian real estate agency suffers cyber attack, SMEs increasingly targeted

Victorian real estate agency PH Property Bendigo said that it has suffered from a data breach, potentially affecting roughly 200 customers.

SECURITY • Thu, 30 Mar 2023

Toyota has been accidentally leaking customer data for 1.5 years

Japanese motoring titan Toyota has accidentally been leaking sensitive data for one and a half years, leaving its customers vulnerable to a barrage of phishing attacks ...

SECURITY • Thu, 30 Mar 2023

Meriton systems accessed by threat actors, 1,889 guests plus staff affected

Property development and hotel organisation Meriton has announced that it was hit by a cyber attack.

SECURITY • Wed, 29 Mar 2023

NGS Super suffers cyber attack, ‘limited data’ stolen

Superannuation fund NGS Super has announced that it suffered from a cyber attack that saw “limited data” stolen.

SECURITY • Wed, 29 Mar 2023

Microsoft harnesses ChatGPT as a security assistant

Microsoft has utilised ChatGPT to create a cyber security assistant tool to aid security teams in identifying threats and breaches and analysing data.

SECURITY • Wed, 29 Mar 2023

Australia’s cyber security strategy fails to consider maritime sector

The maritime industry is being increasingly targeted by hackers, and Australia’s cyber security strategy has failed to take it into consideration.

SECURITY • Tue, 28 Mar 2023

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Home Affairs establishes Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group

A Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group (CISG) will be established next month by the Department of Home Affairs.

SECURITY • Tue, 28 Mar 2023

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Daniel Croft

US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse

Microsoft Defender is flagging legitimate URLs as malicious

Victorian real estate agency suffers cyber attack, SMEs increasingly targeted

Toyota has been accidentally leaking customer data for 1.5 years

Meriton systems accessed by threat actors, 1,889 guests plus staff affected

NGS Super suffers cyber attack, ‘limited data’ stolen

Microsoft harnesses ChatGPT as a security assistant

Australia’s cyber security strategy fails to consider maritime sector

Home Affairs establishes Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group

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