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‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level

‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level

ASIO has raised the terrorism threat level from possible to probable despite there being no “imminent threat or danger”

David Hollingworth Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Man jailed over AI-generated child abuse material

Man jailed over AI-generated child abuse material

A Victorian man has been jailed for 13 months after police uncovered 793 realistic child abuse images on seized hardware

Reporter Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Criminals used funeral of popular Labor MP to scam money out of mourners

Criminals used funeral of popular Labor MP to scam money out of mourners

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones revealed the incident in a speech to the National ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Australians lose $134m to scams in just 6 months

Australians lose $134m to scams in just 6 months

Australians have lost over $134 million in the first six months of the year to scams, according to the National ...

Liam Garman Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Albanese appoints new cyber security minister in cabinet reshuffle

Albanese appoints new cyber security minister in cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed a veteran cabinet minister to oversee the Home Affairs and Cyber Security ...

Liam Garman Sun, 28 Jul 2024
CISA bolsters security of US election infrastructure with new OpSec guide

CISA bolsters security of US election infrastructure with new OpSec guide

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released its Guide to Operational Security for Election ...

Liam Garman Mon, 15 Jul 2024
UK Reform Party members targeted in scam

UK Reform Party members targeted in scam

A fake Telegram channel purporting to be Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has targeted party supporters, soliciting ...

Liam Garman Fri, 12 Jul 2024
Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

The Home Affairs secretary has announced three new Protective Security Directions to protect government networks from ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Australian government calls out China over 2022 cyber attacks

Australian government calls out China over 2022 cyber attacks

The Australian Signals Directorate has published an advisory outlining the ongoing activities of a threat actor backed ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Amazon Web Services has been tapped to deliver a “top-secret cloud” in partnership with the Australian Signals ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jul 2024
AFP, ANZ team up to fight child sexual abuse

AFP, ANZ team up to fight child sexual abuse

Big four bank ANZ will assist the AFP’s Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation in tracking criminal financial ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Jun 2024
US bans Kaspersky AV software, citing Russian exploitation

US bans Kaspersky AV software, citing Russian exploitation

The White House’s new mandate will see sales of Kaspersky software in the US stopped within months.

David Hollingworth Fri, 21 Jun 2024
National Anti-Scam Centre joins forces with Australian Financial Crimes Exchange

National Anti-Scam Centre joins forces with Australian Financial Crimes Exchange

Australia’s NASC will join the “intelligence loop” with telcos, banks, and other digital platforms to fight financial ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 13 Jun 2024