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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 ...
O’Neil calls for cyber risks to be shifted from community to tech sector
The federal government is making moves to shift cyber risk from individuals and businesses onto the creators of the ...
From reactive to proactive: The importance of building a culture of cyber resilience
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, the importance of cultivating a culture of cyber resilience cannot be ...
Fighting cyber crime a key driver of the Australian Federal Police’s new command structure
The AFP has announced a restructure to combat the growing threat of cyber crime and “other tech-enabled criminality”.
What constitutes best practice for cyber attacks?
Following the massive data breaches of last year, organisations need to have adequate responses to potential cyber ...
AFP cracks down on crypto-based money laundering rings
The Australian Federal Police has unveiled a new taskforce focused on taking down money laundering operations in ...
Diplomacy won’t slow China’s cyber attacks, says former NSA head
An improvement in diplomatic relations between China and Australia will not reduce the risk of cyber attacks, according ...