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FBI investigating suspected cyber attack

FBI investigating suspected cyber attack

An investigation is currently underway by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after it detected suspicious ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Cyber threats to industrial systems increased dramatically in 2022

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 ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
China would target critical infrastructure with cyber warfare, says Morrison

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 ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Op-Ed: 5 core principles for Australia’s impending cyber regulations to build more resilient, modern organisations

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 ...

Grant Orchard • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Airports across Germany affected by major cyber attack

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 ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 Feb 2023
BlackCat hackers post personal data of staff and students of Irish university

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 ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Privacy Act review puts forward GDPR-like provisions amid a raft of changes to protect Australians

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 ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Huge data dump from Russia’s censorship agency posted online

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

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 ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 Feb 2023
Cyber criminals keeping a keen eye on Parliament House

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 ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 13 Feb 2023
Russian government may be considering legal exemptions for loyal hackers

Russian government may be considering legal exemptions for loyal hackers

The cyber frontlines in Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine are bolstered by a range of hacktivist groups, some with ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 13 Feb 2023
Chinese spy balloon takedown leads to more calls to ban TikTok in the US

Chinese spy balloon takedown leads to more calls to ban TikTok in the US

As the dust settles over the US shoot down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon, Republicans have turned to another, more ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 06 Feb 2023
Singapore’s new online safety laws can effectively block content on social media

Singapore’s new online safety laws can effectively block content on social media

New online safety laws that have just kicked into effect in Singapore will allow the country to direct social media ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 01 Feb 2023