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In the wake of the largest fine for failing to follow market disclosure rules, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has come out swinging, ...
David Hollingworth • Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Businesses required to submit annual cyber risk reports
Directors and board members of businesses and critical infrastructure in Australia will now be forced to submit an annual risk management report to the government under a ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Feb 2023
2023 is the year Australia must begin to prepare for quantum threats
Much of today’s sensitive data has a long “shelf life” — the health and identity data of the public, trade secrets (and so on), can be valuable for decades
Andrew Wilson • Tue, 21 Feb 2023
FBI investigating suspected cyber attack
An investigation is currently underway by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after it detected suspicious cyber activity on its network.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Cyber threats to industrial systems increased dramatically in 2022
A new report has revealed the growing level of threats against industry and critical infrastructure in 2022, driven in part by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and a ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
China would target critical infrastructure with cyber warfare, says Morrison
Cyber warfare will be the weapon of choice for Beijing in the event of a conflict, says former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Op-Ed: 5 core principles for Australia’s impending cyber regulations to build more resilient, modern organisations
Following high-profile data breaches where personal information from millions of Australian records was compromised, an amendment to the country’s privacy law has been ...
Grant Orchard • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Airports across Germany affected by major cyber attack
A suspected cyber attack has been launched on several airports across Germany overnight, bringing down their websites and online services.
BlackCat hackers post personal data of staff and students of Irish university
After suffering a ransomware attack nearly a fortnight ago, for which it declined to pay a ransom, Ireland’s Munster Technological University has had the personal details ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Privacy Act review puts forward GDPR-like provisions amid a raft of changes to protect Australians
Increased personal protections and opt-out provisions are at the heart of a review into the efficacy of Australia’s Privacy Act, handed down by Attorney-General Mark ...
Huge data dump from Russia’s censorship agency posted online
A Belarusian hacking group has uploaded a mound of data from the Russian Roskomnadzor censorship agency.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 Feb 2023
47 cyber incidents in critical infrastructure sectors reported in 9 months
Critical infrastructure providers have reported 47 incidents over the last nine months, according to a new government mandatory reporting scheme.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 Feb 2023
Cyber criminals keeping a keen eye on Parliament House
Cyber criminals are taking interest in Australia’s parliament house, according to comments made by James Lawson, chief information officer for the Department of ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 13 Feb 2023
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