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Cyber security cooperation a key plank of Australia-Papua New Guinea Annual Leaders’ Dialogue

Cyber security cooperation a key plank of Australia-Papua New Guinea Annual Leaders’ Dialogue

The prime ministers of the two countries met face to face in Canberra for annual talks on security and cooperation.

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Feb 2024
Australian cyber ambassador slammed by Chinese embassy official over Beijing cyber attack accusations

Australian cyber ambassador slammed by Chinese embassy official over Beijing cyber attack accusations

An official of the Chinese embassy has lashed out at Australia’s cyber ambassador regarding accusations that Beijing was ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update

Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update

Cyber resilience is a key plank of new supervision from the Australian financial services regulator.

David Hollingworth Wed, 31 Jan 2024
North Korean hackers making increased use of AI tools

North Korean hackers making increased use of AI tools

South Korean intelligence officials are keeping a close eye on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Australian Defence chief meets with UK Strategic Command to talk cyber cooperation

Australian Defence chief meets with UK Strategic Command to talk cyber cooperation

Australian Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell has met with UK Defence Strategic Command Commander General ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 24 Jan 2024
US, UK join sanctions against Russian Medibank hacker

US, UK join sanctions against Russian Medibank hacker

Three out of five Five Eyes countries level sanctions against former REvil hacker Aleksandr Ermakov.

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Hackers launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Australian embassy to Israel’s website, to ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Albanese faces questions regarding major retailer credential stuffing hacks

Albanese faces questions regarding major retailer credential stuffing hacks

The Australian Prime Minister has faced heavy questioning following the spike in credential stuffing incidents targeting ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

The US government is pushing to see the creator of former hacking forum BreachForums put behind bars for 15 years.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure

Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure

One of three artificial intelligence platforms will be chosen as part of the state government’s Securing Connected ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Government mistakenly leaks consultancy fees of 400+ firms via forwarded email

Government mistakenly leaks consultancy fees of 400+ firms via forwarded email

The government has accidentally leaked the billing rates of over 400 consultancies via a mistakenly forwarded email.

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Government to mandate AI safeguards for ‘high-risk’ AI platforms

Government to mandate AI safeguards for ‘high-risk’ AI platforms

The Australian government has released its interim response to last year’s AI consultation paper, pushing for a careful ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jan 2024