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Sweden launches Psychological Defence Agency to combat information operations

Sweden launches Psychological Defence Agency to combat information operations

Sweden this week launched the Psychological Defence Agency, aimed exclusively at identifying and combating foreign ...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022
Israel’s Finance Ministry runs cyber ‘war game’ to simulate financial sector attack

Israel’s Finance Ministry runs cyber ‘war game’ to simulate financial sector attack

The Israeli Finance Ministry ran the scenario with nine other nations over 10 days in early December, utilising cyber ...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021
ACSC, Defence issue warnings over Apache Log4j

ACSC, Defence issue warnings over Apache Log4j

The cyber security watchdog and the Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie have issued warnings over the Apache ...

Wed, 15 Dec 2021
Government releases inaugural data strategy

Government releases inaugural data strategy

The Commonwealth has outlined a three-point strategy aimed at supporting the effective, safe, ethical and secure use of ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021
SA government hit by cyber attack

SA government hit by cyber attack

The personal details of up to 80,000 employees have been leaked following a breach of the government’s external payroll ...

Charbel Kadib Fri, 10 Dec 2021
Credential thieves target universities with Omicron, COVID-19 phishing tactics

Credential thieves target universities with Omicron, COVID-19 phishing tactics

Proofpoint researchers have identified an increase in email threats, targeting mostly North American universities, ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Chinese cyber criminals allegedly target Australian power grid

Chinese cyber criminals allegedly target Australian power grid

Energy provider CS Energy, which operates the Kogan Creek and Collide power stations, almost fell victim to a ransomware ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Canada’s frontline healthcare and medical research facilities under increased cyber threats

Canada’s frontline healthcare and medical research facilities under increased cyber threats

There has been an increase in cyber threats related to the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Canadian Centre for Cyber ...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021
xAmplify opens brand new Canberra HQ

xAmplify opens brand new Canberra HQ

To accommodate the rapid growth in AI, xAmplify has opened their new head office in Canberra.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Interpol-led operation nabs 1k cyber criminals, intercepts $27m

Interpol-led operation nabs 1k cyber criminals, intercepts $27m

Operation HAECHI-II, coordinated by Interpol and the Republic of Korea, arrested 1,000 individuals across 20 countries ...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021
New critical infrastructure reforms ‘don’t go far enough’

New critical infrastructure reforms ‘don’t go far enough’

The newly passed Critical Infrastructure Bill is a step in the right direction but fails to plug holes in Australia’s ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021
Biomanufacturing facilities frequently targeted by malware threats

Biomanufacturing facilities frequently targeted by malware threats

Large biomanufacturing facilities, including some that may be involved in producing COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, are ...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021
Renewable energy manufacturer hacked

Renewable energy manufacturer hacked

Vestas announced that elements within the company’s internal IT infrastructure was penetrated, with data confirmed to ...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021