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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OAIC warns Privacy Act could be contradicted by proposed legislation

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has expressed concern regarding the review of Australia’s cyber security legislation, claiming it could cause ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 24 Apr 2023

SMS sender ID register to be established with $10m government investment

The government has announced that it will establish an SMS sender ID register, backed by $10 million in funding from the upcoming federal budget.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 24 Apr 2023

$550m lost: ASIC calls out major banks for poor scam-handling procedures

Financial institutions are being told to improve their scam-handling procedures, with a new Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report declaring that ...

CULTURE • Fri, 21 Apr 2023

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NHS, UK military data at risk following Capita attack

Capita, the company that provides third-party services for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and UK military, has finally revealed that the cyber attack last month ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 21 Apr 2023

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Western Sydney Uni detects suspicious activity on its student systems

Western Sydney University (WSU) reportedly detected “unusual activity” on Wednesday (19 April) that suggested a cyber incident, causing it to take its student management ...

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Apr 2023

Chatbots capable of spreading misinformation, say Aussie researchers

Australian researchers are currently trailing the dangerous potential for chatbots to spread misinformation.

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Apr 2023

Hackers breach Microsoft SQL servers to deploy Trigona ransomware

Hackers are distributing Trigona ransomware via internet-exposed Microsoft SQL (MS-SQL) servers to collect system information and gain additional system control.

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Apr 2023

Fortra reveals summary of GoAnywhere hack investigation

Following the hack on its GoAnywhere MFT cloud service, information software company Fortra has released a full summary of its investigation.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Apr 2023

Five Eyes cyber crackdown targets insecure software development

Cyber security bodies from nations in the Five Eyes alliance and more are cracking down on software firms that sell products with security flaws, only to then be patched ...

CULTURE • Tue, 18 Apr 2023

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Daniel Croft

OAIC warns Privacy Act could be contradicted by proposed legislation

SMS sender ID register to be established with $10m government investment

$550m lost: ASIC calls out major banks for poor scam-handling procedures

NHS, UK military data at risk following Capita attack

Western Sydney Uni detects suspicious activity on its student systems

Chatbots capable of spreading misinformation, say Aussie researchers

Hackers breach Microsoft SQL servers to deploy Trigona ransomware

Fortra reveals summary of GoAnywhere hack investigation

Five Eyes cyber crackdown targets insecure software development

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