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Cyber attack takes entire school district offline in the United States

Cyber attack takes entire school district offline in the United States

Over 30,000 students have been told that classes are cancelled for most of this week, following a cyber attack in the US ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Jan 2023
UN committee assembles to discuss establishment of cyber crime treaty

UN committee assembles to discuss establishment of cyber crime treaty

A United Nations (UN) committee has convened to discuss the creation of a cyber crime convention which aims to shape ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Jan 2023
The US Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul data breach reporting

The US Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul data breach reporting

After a brief period of consultation late last year, the FCC has voted unanimously to launch proceedings to change the ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Jan 2023
Fire Rescue Victoria notifies the Australian Information Commissioner of possible data breach

Fire Rescue Victoria notifies the Australian Information Commissioner of possible data breach

After reporting a cyber attack that disrupted many of its communications systems, Fire Rescue Victoria has now said it ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Jan 2023
Macquarie Government, Fortem Australia partner to reskill first responders to join cyber industry

Macquarie Government, Fortem Australia partner to reskill first responders to join cyber industry

Macquarie Government confirmed that it has teamed up with Fortem Australia, pledging to support the recruitment and ...

Tue, 03 Jan 2023
New Zealand schools left vulnerable due to NZ-made software

New Zealand schools left vulnerable due to NZ-made software

The New Zealand Ministry of Education has been working on improving cyber security in schools for the last 18 months, ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 Dec 2022
Liberal senator concerned about anti-satellite weapons

Liberal senator concerned about anti-satellite weapons

Protecting Australia’s digital and physical space assets is fundamental to state security ahead of any future conflict, ...

Thu, 22 Dec 2022
Russian hacking group targeted a petroleum refinery in a NATO country

Russian hacking group targeted a petroleum refinery in a NATO country

Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 expert group has revealed details of a Russian-affiliated hacking group and its consistent ...

Reporter Thu, 22 Dec 2022
Claroty joins World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community

Claroty joins World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community

Cyber-physical security company Claroty has just announced it has been asked to join the World Economic Forum’s Global ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 16 Dec 2022
GPS signals are being disrupted in Russia’s west

GPS signals are being disrupted in Russia’s west

GPS signals are an important part of our everyday lives. From our own smartphones to commercial enterprises such as ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 16 Dec 2022
Vanuatu still recovering from crippling cyber attacks, but Australia is helping

Vanuatu still recovering from crippling cyber attacks, but Australia is helping

Vanuatu suffered a series of cyber attacks in November that the country is still recovering from — and Australian ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Pentagon taps tech giants for ‘warfighting cloud capability’

Pentagon taps tech giants for ‘warfighting cloud capability’

Some of the world’s largest technology companies have been selected to deliver next-generation cloud capability to the ...

Fri, 09 Dec 2022
AGL falls victim to cyber breach, thousands affected

AGL falls victim to cyber breach, thousands affected

Australian energy provider AGL has been hit by a “cyber incident” on its My Account platform.

Daniel Croft Mon, 05 Dec 2022