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Government unveils new quantum technology plan

Government unveils new quantum technology plan

A new multimillion-dollar investment in quantum technology has been announced, aimed at bolstering the local industry ...

Charbel Kadib Thu, 18 Nov 2021
BITSCore tests algorithms on sub-orbital rockets, just weeks after testing them onboard the ISS

BITSCore tests algorithms on sub-orbital rockets, just weeks after testing them onboard the ISS

Australian cyber security company BITSCore recently announced that the company had completed testing of their software ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Gamers at risk of falling victim to cyber attacks

Gamers at risk of falling victim to cyber attacks

A recent Norton cyber safety report found that almost half of gamers across the globe had suffered from a cyber attack, ...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021
FBI external emails hacked; hackers send out bogus messages

FBI external emails hacked; hackers send out bogus messages

Cyber criminals breached the FBI’s external emails over the weekend, sending out a fake warning message to thousands of ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021
ENISA report: cyber attacks up by 47% in health sector

ENISA report: cyber attacks up by 47% in health sector

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has reported that it received a total of 742 reports about cyber ...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021
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