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NDIS to fight fraud with almost $50m in federal funding
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is getting its anti-fraud measures bolstered after the federal ...
NATO’s Locked Shields exercise saw a record number of countries compete
NATO’s Locked Shields exercise took place in Tallinn last week, and it boasted a record turnout of countries.
NSW Police searching for new CISO
The role of chief information security officer (CISO) for the NSW Police is now vacant after Michael Marsden, the first ...
Misconfigured Kubernetes clusters are being used to install and run cryptominers
Security researchers have discovered a first-of-its-kind campaign targeting poorly configured Kubernetes clusters, using ...
$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 ...
Op-Ed: Interrupt the routine, ruin a cyber criminal’s day
Although we can’t look into the mind of a cyber criminal, it’s clear the goals of these perpetrators are evolving
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 ...
EU Parliament calls for international support in reining in advanced AI
In an effort to rein in the rapid development of sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI), lawmakers in the EU are ...
Password abuse rife among ex-employees, according to new report
A new poll of 1,000 US workers has found a high prevalence of taking advantage of old passwords to access work files and ...
Cyber workforce to be bolstered by ‘at least’ 100 people by 2024
A new federal government-backed program designed to bolster the cyber workforce has been announced in Canberra.
Op-Ed: Australia needs greater immutability to protect data on World Backup Day
Today (31 March) is World Backup Day, which encourages people to be prepared against data loss and data theft by backing ...
Irish food giant Dole confirms employee data was breached in February hack
The Dole Food Company has confirmed that last month’s cyber attack on its systems included malicious access to employee ...
Op-Ed: Hacktivism — different agendas, same damage
While monetary gain has long been the predominant motive for cyber attacks, the rapidly changing geopolitical and social ...