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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Dymocks pins data breach on third-party ‘partner’

Dymocks has released an update on its 6 September data breach, pointing to “unauthorised access” to the systems of one of its third-party partners.

SECURITY • Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Op-Ed: Assessing the true cost of a cyber attack

The long-tail costs of a serious cyber incident are often underestimated or unaccounted for, and this has an impact on cyber security teams and investment levels in ...

SECURITY • Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Report: The cloud is ever-changing, and that’s a problem

A new report has suggested that while the cloud may well be the way to do modern business, its intangible nature makes it hard to track vulnerabilities.

SECURITY • Fri, 15 Sep 2023

ALPHV ransomware gang releases lengthy statement on MGM hack

The ALPHV ransomware group has taken steps to set “the record straight” on the recent MGM hack, releasing an in-depth statement detailing its attempts to negotiate with ...

SECURITY • Fri, 15 Sep 2023

ADF chief warns of ‘truth decay’ in talk touching on AI and disinformation

General Angus Campbell, Australia’s Chief of Defence Force, has used a speech to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) to flag the dangers Western democracies ...

SECURITY • Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Inside Akira, the ransomware gang with a retro-computing fetish

The Akira ransomware gang has only been in operation since March of 2023, but it has already racked up an impressive list of more than 60 victims.

SECURITY • Thu, 14 Sep 2023

Op-Ed: Security incident response is no longer just a technical issue, it is full-scale crisis management

With the recent spate of high-profile cyber security attacks that have impacted the finance, health, and critical infrastructure sectors, incident response has shifted ...

SECURITY • Thu, 14 Sep 2023

Microsoft warns of hack-for-hire campaign targeting Teams

The Redmond software maker is warning users of its Microsoft Teams chat application of a threat actor providing initial malicious access on behalf of third-party ...

SECURITY • Thu, 14 Sep 2023

FAQ: What to do if you are caught in a data breach

With data breaches now affecting Australians on practically a weekly – if not daily – basis, it’s hard for many people caught up in them to know what to do.

CULTURE • Thu, 14 Sep 2023