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COVIDSafe app report released, only identified extra 17 contacts

COVIDSafe app report released, only identified extra 17 contacts

A government report on the $10 million COVIDSafe app was released this week, showing how the app only identified 17 ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Top spy chief says PRC government helped cyber criminals with Microsoft Exchange hack to parliamentary inquiry

Top spy chief says PRC government helped cyber criminals with Microsoft Exchange hack to parliamentary inquiry

One of Australia’s top spy chiefs held China accountable for their role in supporting global cyber attacks at a hearing ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Fastly rolls out new platform feature to bolster protections

Fastly rolls out new platform feature to bolster protections

The technology company has rolled out a new feature on its cloud platform, designed to bolster protections against ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Home Affairs, ASD to weigh in on new critical infrastructure bill

Home Affairs, ASD to weigh in on new critical infrastructure bill

A parliamentary committee will be held on Thursday to discuss the government’s latest efforts to bolster cyber ...

Charbel Kadib Thu, 29 Jul 2021
Iranian hackers pose as female to honeypot defence contractor

Iranian hackers pose as female to honeypot defence contractor

An Iranian linked hacking group spent years cultivating a Facebook profile to target a defence contractor with malware, ...

Liam Garman Wed, 28 Jul 2021
US DoJ unsealing of cyber actor indictments reveal Australia's concern

US DoJ unsealing of cyber actor indictments reveal Australia's concern

The Australian government expressed its concern over reports of global malicious cyber intrusions, as detailed in ...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021
South African port operations disrupted by cyber attack

South African port operations disrupted by cyber attack

A major cyber attack disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021
Australia joins chorus of democracies condemning China’s global cyber attacks

Australia joins chorus of democracies condemning China’s global cyber attacks

Australia has joined a chorus of international democracies condemning state sanctioned Chinese hacking, attributing last ...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021
CSIA Committee identifies counter cyber crime capability as key focus

CSIA Committee identifies counter cyber crime capability as key focus

The Cyber Security Industry Advisory Committee’s first annual report on the implementation of Australia’s Cyber Security ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021
NSW government awards CSO Group with SOC and SIEM solutions deal

NSW government awards CSO Group with SOC and SIEM solutions deal

Australian owned and operated CSO Group has secured a four-year $7 million deal with the NSW Department of ...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021
Op-Ed: Australian boards will have to let go of their cyber complacency

Op-Ed: Australian boards will have to let go of their cyber complacency

The extension of the Critical Infrastructure framework to new sectors could become the next headache for companies and ...

Raymond Maisano Thu, 01 Jul 2021
Government awards $8m in cyber grants

Government awards $8m in cyber grants

Eight stakeholders across academia and the research community have secured grants to fund programs aimed at supporting ...

Charbel Kadib Thu, 01 Jul 2021
New critical infrastructure unveiled in Canberra

New critical infrastructure unveiled in Canberra

A new data centre has been unveiled, built to store sensitive government information.

Charbel Kadib Wed, 23 Jun 2021