David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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Chinese state-sponsored hackers observed hiding in legacy Cisco routers

A raft of agencies have released a cyber security advisory warning of a threat actor with links to the People’s Republic of China targeting private and government ...

SECURITY • Fri, 29 Sep 2023

3 things you need to know about living-off-the-land tactics

Network defenders are continually adapting to the evolving tactics of cyber criminals. One particular tactic that has made headlines recently is known as living off ...

SECURITY • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act

The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital age”.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

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OT security firm spots 3 vulnerabilities in Baker Hughes rack hardware

Operational technology security company Nozomi Networks has observed three security flaws in a model of a machinery detection system used by a number of Australian energy ...

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Sony hack gets complicated: Second hacker leaks data, calls Ransomed.vc ‘scammers’

Days after relative ransomware newcomers claimed to have breached “all of Sony systems”, a second apparent hacker has poured cold water on the group’s apparent breach

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Op-Ed: Shields up! Fortifying Australian cyber resilience through government attack surface management policies

This month, the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, the Hon Clare O’Neil MP, introduced six key shields that underpin Australia’s upcoming cyber security ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

3 things you need to know about business email compromise

Businesses rely heavily on email communication for various operations, and while it has undoubtedly streamlined communication, it has also given rise to a growing threat: ...

SECURITY • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

US National Student Clearinghouse reveals nearly 900 colleges affected by MOVEit hack

The MOVEit file transfer hack is still racking up victims, as a non-profit educational organisation discloses the scale of data exposed by the vulnerability.

SECURITY • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

OpenAI adds voice and image functionality to ChatGPT

AI chat tool ChatGPT is getting new features that will allow its users to have a voice conversation and share images to explain problems or ask for advice.

TECH • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

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