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Op-Ed: Shedding light on shadow AI

Op-Ed: Shedding light on shadow AI

SolarWinds’ global tech evangelist, Sascha Giese, discusses how organisations can navigate AI safely.

Sascha Giese, Global Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Submissions open to be recognised as Australia’s leading cyber security SME

Submissions open to be recognised as Australia’s leading cyber security SME

Cyber Daily is calling on organisations across the cyber security sector to submit for the annual Australian Cyber ...

Reporter Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Russian hackers spotted attempting to phish targets via WhatsApp

Russian hackers spotted attempting to phish targets via WhatsApp

A threat actor known as Star Blizzard is impersonating US government officials to lure victims and harvest their ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Exclusive: IntelBroker advertises HPE data for sale

Exclusive: IntelBroker advertises HPE data for sale

Threat actors claim to be selling data belonging to the business IT division of major laptop and technology manufacturer ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Opportunistic scammers are taking advantage of Los Angeles wildfires

Opportunistic scammers are taking advantage of Los Angeles wildfires

Emails linking to fraudulent donation pages are circulating in the wake of catastrophic wildfires that have torn through ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Muswellbrook Shire Council confirms December ransomware attack

Exclusive: Muswellbrook Shire Council confirms December ransomware attack

Council warned of a cyber incident last month, but ransomware gang SafePay has since published 175 gigabytes of stolen ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Defense lays out vision for America’s cyber security future

Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Defense lays out vision for America’s cyber security future

Pete Hegseth recognises cyber space as a primary battleground for both state-based and non-state threat actors targeting ...

Stephen Kuper Fri, 17 Jan 2025
CrowdStrike cracks down on insider threats with new offering

CrowdStrike cracks down on insider threats with new offering

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has launched a new offering to assist organisations in preventing insider threats.

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Exclusive: New Zealand law firm Bell   Graham confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: New Zealand law firm Bell Graham confirms ransomware attack

The SafePay ransomware gang claims to have stolen 15 gigabytes of data from the Matamata-based firm.

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 Jan 2025
UnitedHealth kept Change Healthcare breach notice under wraps for months

UnitedHealth kept Change Healthcare breach notice under wraps for months

US healthcare and insurance giant UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice from many of those affected ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 Jan 2025
FBI deletes Chinese malware from more than 4,200 computers

FBI deletes Chinese malware from more than 4,200 computers

The deletion of the Chinese-developed PlugX malware by US law enforcement was part of an international operation against ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Stand up and be recognised as Australia’s Cyber Security Graduate of the Year 2025

Stand up and be recognised as Australia’s Cyber Security Graduate of the Year 2025

Cyber Daily is calling on up-and-coming cyber professionals to submit an entry for this year’s Cyber Awards.

Reporter Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Hacking group releases details of 15k vulnerable FortiGate firewall devices

Hacking group releases details of 15k vulnerable FortiGate firewall devices

Full configuration files have been shared on a hacking forum, including IP addresses and passwords, all for free, ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Exclusive: RipperSec targets Australian rare car part website

Exclusive: RipperSec targets Australian rare car part website

Another Australian organisation has allegedly suffered a cyber incident at the hands of the RipperSec hacking group, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Deficiencies in IT controls driving cyber vulnerability of Queensland’s health sector

Deficiencies in IT controls driving cyber vulnerability of Queensland’s health sector

An audit of Queensland’s health sector has revealed a need to prevent malicious access to healthcare and patient data.

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Cyber attacks increased by an alarming 44% in 2024

Cyber attacks increased by an alarming 44% in 2024

Australia was the sixth-most targeted nation by ransomware operators in 2024, with nation-state hackers continuing to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Fortinet addresses security concerns over Fortinet FortiGate zero-day

Fortinet addresses security concerns over Fortinet FortiGate zero-day

FortiGuard Labs issues CVE after reports of “mass exploitation” of its firewall devices late last year.

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Australia announces counter foreign interference initiative

Australia announces counter foreign interference initiative

The Australian government has announced a new counter foreign interference initiative to better secure the nation ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of the year addresses a whopping 161 vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of the year addresses a whopping 161 vulnerabilities

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7, addresses Microsoft’s latest roll call of vulnerabilities, including ...

Adam Barnett Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Cyber Daily is searching for the Data Server Security Business of the Year

Cyber Daily is searching for the Data Server Security Business of the Year

Submissions and nominations are open to be recognised as Australia’s Data Server Security Business of the Year.

Reporter Wed, 15 Jan 2025