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Rubrik and Microsoft partner to boost Azure cyber resilience

Rubrik and Microsoft partner to boost Azure cyber resilience

Rubrik’s new resilience solution will bring cyber recovery abilities to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report reveals a drop in reported cyber crimes

The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report reveals a drop in reported cyber crimes

Fraud is the most common cyber crime targeting Australians, with more than 87,000 reports made to the ASD in 2023–24.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Russian ransomware gangs are going on a recruitment drive

Russian ransomware gangs are going on a recruitment drive

According to new research, pen testers are in high demand on a Russian-language hacking forum.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Are generative AI (GenAI) features and functionalities paving the way to a more productive future, or are they offering ...

Sharat Nautiyal, Director of Security Engineering at Vectra AI Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Ford says systems not breached, data exfiltrated from third party

Exclusive: Ford says systems not breached, data exfiltrated from third party

Investigations by Ford Motor Company have confirmed with Cyber Daily that its systems were not breached and that no ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Australia’s Cyber Security Bill should be urgently passed, says parliamentary committee

Australia’s Cyber Security Bill should be urgently passed, says parliamentary committee

Australia’s Cyber Security Bill is being pushed for “urgent” parliamentary approval, provided some small changes are ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Palo Alto Networks patches zero-day firewall vulnerabilities

Palo Alto Networks patches zero-day firewall vulnerabilities

Patches come days after Palo Alto Networks first learnt of active exploitation in the wild.

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Facebook users caught up in major data incident eligible for compensation, rules German court

Facebook users caught up in major data incident eligible for compensation, rules German court

A German court has ruled that those whose data was accessed and exfiltrated by cyber criminals in a 2018–2019 data ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Nov 2024
‘Heightened threat level’ blamed for Ticketek Australia site takedown

‘Heightened threat level’ blamed for Ticketek Australia site takedown

Ticketek Australia’s website was down for more than 24 hours, prompting angst among punters desperate for an event fix

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Scammers are using social media to target Aussie kids

Scammers are using social media to target Aussie kids

Social media platforms are the primary means of targeting children with scams, with more than $100,000 lost to date this ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Aussie small businesses lagging behind on cyber security

Aussie small businesses lagging behind on cyber security

Despite cyber security being a key concern for Australian businesses, smaller companies lack dedicated security budgets

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Major space technology firm says employee data stolen in cyber incident

Major space technology firm says employee data stolen in cyber incident

Space technology giant Maxar Space Systems has revealed that its network was breached by an unknown third party.

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Nov 2024
T-Mobile breached in Chinese telco espionage campaign

T-Mobile breached in Chinese telco espionage campaign

US telco T-Mobile was one of the companies hacked by Chinese state-sponsored threat actors as part of a wider espionage ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Ford Motor Company allegedly breached by threat actors

Ford Motor Company allegedly breached by threat actors

Threat actors claim to have breached the systems of major car manufacturer Ford Motor Company.

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability

Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability

The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Nov 2024
RansomHub says 313GB exfiltrated in Mexican government cyber attack

RansomHub says 313GB exfiltrated in Mexican government cyber attack

The RansomHub ransomware gang has claimed an attack on the Mexican government, claiming to have exfiltrated data.

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Nov 2024
The industry speaks: Fraud Prevention Week 2024

The industry speaks: Fraud Prevention Week 2024

International Fraud Prevention Week kicked off on 17 November, and it’s a perfect time to get serious about fighting, ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Nov 2024
New Scams Prevention Framework a ‘critical step’, but there’s more to be done, experts say

New Scams Prevention Framework a ‘critical step’, but there’s more to be done, experts say

The Labor government calls its new scam-fighting legislation a “landmark” step in fighting cyber crime, but it’s only ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Exclusive: ADT Freight Services listed as alleged victim by Sarcoma ransomware gang

Exclusive: ADT Freight Services listed as alleged victim by Sarcoma ransomware gang

Threat actor claims to have a small amount of stolen data from its fifth Australian victim in a matter of weeks.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Herron Todd White says new ransomware claim is the same dataset

Exclusive: Herron Todd White says new ransomware claim is the same dataset

For the second time this year, threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on Australian property valuation firm Herron ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Nov 2024