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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Australian and UK academics establish new Global Security and Society Institute

Two universities from the UK and Australia have come together to launch a new research group to take on challenges such as cyber crime and terrorism.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Jun 2023

ACT government falls victim to Barracuda email gateway breach

The ACT government has announced it is undertaking an investigation into a data breach following the revelation that a piece of its network infrastructure was compromised ...

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 08 Jun 2023

More details of Clop’s MOVEit Transfer campaign emerge, as CISA and FBI release advisory

Details continue to emerge after Progress Software announced it had found a vulnerability in its MOVEit Transfer file transfer platform — a vulnerability that an infamous ...

SECURITY • Thu, 08 Jun 2023

Researchers uncover 60,000 malware-compromised Android apps in the wild

A recently rolled-out application anomaly detection feature in a mobile security suite has uncovered a global adware campaign operating at a vast scale.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Commonwealth Bank fined $3.55m for sending millions of emails that contravened spam laws

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has levied a $3.55 million fine against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after it found the bank had sent out ...

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Top 10 risky employee cyber security behaviours revealed

A cyber security awareness and training firm has identified 10 of the riskiest employee behaviours that can impact a company’s cyber vulnerability.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Interview: Palo Alto’s Sean Duca on Australia’s cyber landscape and having a bold plan for the future

Cyber Security Connect had to chance to sit down with Sean Duca, vice-president and regional chief security officer at Palo Alto, for a casual chat during the inaugural ...

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Hackers compromise Russian radio and TV stations to broadcast deepfake Putin address

Russian residents in its western border regions woke up to an alarming broadcast from President Vladimir Putin, declaring that Ukrainian forces had crossed into Russian ...

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Jun 2023

Microsoft pins MOVEit hack on Clop ransomware gang, as BBC and British Airways fall victim

The first victims of the hack on popular file transfer utility MOVEit Transfer, reported yesterday (5 June), have begun to surface, as Microsoft Threat Intelligence has ...

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Jun 2023

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David Hollingworth

Australian and UK academics establish new Global Security and Society Institute

ACT government falls victim to Barracuda email gateway breach

More details of Clop’s MOVEit Transfer campaign emerge, as CISA and FBI release advisory

Researchers uncover 60,000 malware-compromised Android apps in the wild

Commonwealth Bank fined $3.55m for sending millions of emails that contravened spam laws

Top 10 risky employee cyber security behaviours revealed

Interview: Palo Alto’s Sean Duca on Australia’s cyber landscape and having a bold plan for the future

Hackers compromise Russian radio and TV stations to broadcast deepfake Putin address

Microsoft pins MOVEit hack on Clop ransomware gang, as BBC and British Airways fall victim

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