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ACSC issues CRITICAL warning for Microsoft Excel

ACSC issues CRITICAL warning for Microsoft Excel

Microsoft has identified an exploitable loophole in some versions of Microsoft Excel, prompting the Australian Cyber ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021
Hackers target regional Qld water corporation in 9-month-long hack

Hackers target regional Qld water corporation in 9-month-long hack

Sunwater confirmed that the corporation was the victim of a nine-month-long cyber attack, following findings from ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021
Hackers breach 9 critical infrastructure organisations, exploit ADSelfService Plus server

Hackers breach 9 critical infrastructure organisations, exploit ADSelfService Plus server

Cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks, with support from the US National Security Agency, found that overseas hackers ...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021
Proofpoint ID's 'Balikbayan Foxes', a new cyber criminal threat actor

Proofpoint ID's 'Balikbayan Foxes', a new cyber criminal threat actor

Proofpoint threat researchers have identified a new, highly active cyber criminal threat actor TA2722, and have ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021
archTIS awarded $449k national intelligence and law enforcement agency contract

archTIS awarded $449k national intelligence and law enforcement agency contract

archTIS announced that the company has entered a contract with an Australian national intelligence and law enforcement ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Building sovereign resilience into Australian technology supply chains

Building sovereign resilience into Australian technology supply chains

Jason Van der Schyff, COO of technology company SoftIron, explains how Australia can build sovereign resilience into its ...

Jason Van der Schyff Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Cyber attack shuts down Iranian petrol stations, threat actors unknown

Cyber attack shuts down Iranian petrol stations, threat actors unknown

A cyber attack shut down the nation’s petrol pumps in an incident similar to July's transport hacks, with the internet ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Critical Infrastructure Bill — the role of technology in detecting threats faster

Critical Infrastructure Bill — the role of technology in detecting threats faster

Andrew Goodall, from Elastic, explains how organisations can prepare for new legislative obligations by upgrading their ...

Andrew Goodall Wed, 20 Oct 2021
ACSC cyber guard for government data rolled out

ACSC cyber guard for government data rolled out

The government is aiming to enhance the protection of government networks through the Australian Cyber Security Centre ...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021
xAmplify and Coupa to provide Federal Government services

xAmplify and Coupa to provide Federal Government services

The xAmplify Group and Coupa Software have been appointed to the GovERP Complementary (Edge) Capabilities Panel to ...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021
US military tests Scarlet Dragon AI platform

US military tests Scarlet Dragon AI platform

The US military recently undertook multidomain testing of its Scarlet Dragon platform, testing the platform’s machine ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021
PJCIS push to tackle urgent threats with split critical infrastructure bill

PJCIS push to tackle urgent threats with split critical infrastructure bill

The parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security (PJCIS) has backed the passage of urgent reforms as part ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021
US cyber company uncovers Indian cyber breach, threat actors allegedly Chinese state backed

US cyber company uncovers Indian cyber breach, threat actors allegedly Chinese state backed

The Insikt Group, subsidiary of US cyber intelligence firm Recorded Future, has found evidence linking Chinese ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021