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Sweden launches Psychological Defence Agency to combat information operations
Sweden this week launched the Psychological Defence Agency, aimed exclusively at identifying and combating foreign ...
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 ...
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 ...
Government releases inaugural data strategy
The Commonwealth has outlined a three-point strategy aimed at supporting the effective, safe, ethical and secure use of ...
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 ...
Credential thieves target universities with Omicron, COVID-19 phishing tactics
Proofpoint researchers have identified an increase in email threats, targeting mostly North American universities, ...
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 ...
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 ...
xAmplify opens brand new Canberra HQ
To accommodate the rapid growth in AI, xAmplify has opened their new head office in Canberra.
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 ...
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 ...
Biomanufacturing facilities frequently targeted by malware threats
Large biomanufacturing facilities, including some that may be involved in producing COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, are ...
Renewable energy manufacturer hacked
Vestas announced that elements within the company’s internal IT infrastructure was penetrated, with data confirmed to ...