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New research links online piracy with increased cyber risk

New research links online piracy with increased cyber risk

A third of all Australians who access pirated media have been impacted by fraud, ID theft, and other security risks.

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Oct 2024
British Library finally restoring key services a year after cyber attack

British Library finally restoring key services a year after cyber attack

At long last, the British Library has announced that it is finally restoring its key systems a year after it suffered a ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Oct 2024
CISA warns of hurricane relief scams as Helene passes and Milton follows

CISA warns of hurricane relief scams as Helene passes and Milton follows

Threat actors and scammers are expected to take advantage of those affected by the massive destruction brought by ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 10 Oct 2024
PlayStation Network offline in global outage

PlayStation Network offline in global outage

Gamers all over the world are flocking to forums to share tales of woe and theories behind massive disruption to ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Affiliate of major RaaS gangs launches own operation

Affiliate of major RaaS gangs launches own operation

A former affiliate of several major ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gangs has formed its own ransomware organisation.

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Cohesity appoints Paul Henaghan as new ANZ managing director

Cohesity appoints Paul Henaghan as new ANZ managing director

AI data security firm Cohesity has today announced the appointment of Paul Henaghan as the managing director for its ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 26 Sep 2024
Cyber recruit direct path and 10-day conditional offers proposed in UK military recruitment overhaul

Cyber recruit direct path and 10-day conditional offers proposed in UK military recruitment overhaul

Cyber military recruits will have a direct path into the British Armed Forces, outdated policies will be scrapped and ...

Robert Dougherty Thu, 26 Sep 2024
Disney abandons Slack following unfinished project data leak

Disney abandons Slack following unfinished project data leak

In light of the major data breach it suffered in July, Disney has announced that it is moving away from the cloud-based ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Law firms critically underprepared for cyber threats

Law firms critically underprepared for cyber threats

Australian law firms are critically underprepared to defend themselves against cyber threats, according to a new report

Daniel Croft Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Op-Ed: Australia v Musk – Musk labels Australia a fascist nation following new anti-misinformation laws

Op-Ed: Australia v Musk – Musk labels Australia a fascist nation following new anti-misinformation laws

The tech giant gets to name-calling as Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones calls the free-speech absolutist’s response ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 13 Sep 2024
The industry and academics speak: Is banning kids from social media a workable solution?

The industry and academics speak: Is banning kids from social media a workable solution?

Cyber security professionals, privacy experts, and academics speak out on the Australian government’s proposed ban on ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Op-Ed: With social media, you can’t fence the ocean

Op-Ed: With social media, you can’t fence the ocean

Labor’s proposed age-based social media bans will simply not work – and as a parent and professional in the space, ...

Jacqueline Jayne, independent cyber security expert and online safety specialist Wed, 11 Sep 2024
The politicians speak: Should we ban kids under 16 from using social media?

The politicians speak: Should we ban kids under 16 from using social media?

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government back an age-based ban on children accessing social media, here’s ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Sep 2024