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Australia has lost $3.1 billion from threat actors targeting myGov accounts this year alone, leading to thousands of accounts being suspended.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 16 Sep 2025
Australian Clinical Labs to face court over 2022 data breach
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner believes Australian Clinical Labs did not adequately protect personal data, leading to an increased risk of ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 03 Nov 2023
Australia’s critical infrastructure a ‘high-interest’ target, according to first CISC review
State-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals remain a threat to essential systems and public works – and War Thunder, amazingly.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 01 Nov 2023
AFP successfully blocks 10 child abuse sites
Multijurisdiction effort sees sites blocked and the predators that use them tracked.
Over 632k US defence and justice department emails exposed in MOVEit hack
Five months after the breach occurred, high-profile targets continue to join the long list of victims affected by the MOVEit hack that occurred back in May, the latest of ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Industry responds to the White House’s AI executive order
The Biden administration’s newly announced “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” is being regarded by many ...
US government issues executive order for AI regulation
Answering demands for government regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), the White House has announced an executive order regarding the technology’s safe development ...
ID verification security a top priority, says Law Council of Australia
There is a sweet irony to identity verification. On the one hand, it’s a tried and tested tool that is proven effective in maintaining account security.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 30 Oct 2023
Australia hosts joint cyber warfare training operations with the US
Cyber experts from the US and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have partnered to launch cyber warfare training operations.
Uber cops $412,500 ACMA fine for spam emails
Rideshare operator Uber was fined for failing to include an unsubscribe option on millions of emails.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 27 Oct 2023
Have a chat with Australia’s new national cyber security coordinator
Air Marshal Darren Goldie will be sitting down for an online, public town hall next month.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 26 Oct 2023
Service NSW boosts online account security with automated darknet searches
Darknet checks join multifactor authentication to keep NSW residents secure online.
Australia plans defences against Chinese cyber attacks on the solar grid
In light of concerns regarding the security of the nation’s energy grid, Australia has begun actively formulating strategies to counter the potential risk of a cyber ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 25 Oct 2023