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AUCloud opens new Brisbane office

AUCloud opens new Brisbane office

The Australian cyber security and cloud services provider has opened a new 865-square-metre office in Fortitude Valley

Reporter Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Fake HR emails most likely to dupe workers, report warns

Fake HR emails most likely to dupe workers, report warns

Phishing emails discussing human resources matters in the workplace are the most likely to convince employees to click ...

Reporter Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site

Exclusive: Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site

The ransomware gang claims to have stolen four terabytes of data, including customer and staff information.

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Olympic boxer Danny Green partners with Cyber Wardens to promote cyber security

Olympic boxer Danny Green partners with Cyber Wardens to promote cyber security

Analogies to the “sweet science” fly as boxing legend and businessman comes out swinging against cyber security threats

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Meow ransomware gang claims hack of New Zealand IT support firm Banx

Exclusive: Meow ransomware gang claims hack of New Zealand IT support firm Banx

The threat actor claims to have 15 gigabytes of stolen data from the company and has already published some documents on ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Solar eclipsed: 20% of global solar power vulnerable to cyber attack

Solar eclipsed: 20% of global solar power vulnerable to cyber attack

Researchers have discovered that 20 per cent of the world’s solar power output, equalling 195 gigawatts and enough to ...

Liam Garman Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Report: Half of Australian businesses have paid a ransom after a cyber attack

Report: Half of Australian businesses have paid a ransom after a cyber attack

A survey of Australian businesses by Cloudflare paints a picture of a volatile local landscape as some organisations ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Inside the world of initial access brokers, with Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek

Inside the world of initial access brokers, with Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek

We sat down with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to unpack how initial access brokers operate and their ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Op-Ed: A wish list for the new Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke

Op-Ed: A wish list for the new Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke

Janine Morris, industry engagement and strategy lead at AvePoint, outlines four key areas that Australia’s new Cyber ...

Janine Morris Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Microsoft joins Delta Air Lines pile on

Microsoft joins Delta Air Lines pile on

Microsoft’s lawyer accuses the airline of presenting a “false picture” of its actions following the July CrowdStrike ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Ransomware gangs increasingly weaponising stolen data

Ransomware gangs increasingly weaponising stolen data

Cyber criminals are using the personal details of company employees and even “illegal business activities” to put more ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Australian furniture retailer Early Settler confirms data breach

Exclusive: Australian furniture retailer Early Settler confirms data breach

Threat actor claims to have the data of more than one million customers, dataset for sale on hacking forum.

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
CrowdStrike’s lawyer strikes back at Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit threat

CrowdStrike’s lawyer strikes back at Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit threat

CrowdStrike vows to “respond aggressively” to any litigation brought against it to protect its employees and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Australia and US sign memorandum of understanding to fight disinformation

Australia and US sign memorandum of understanding to fight disinformation

Penny Wong and Antony J. Blinken announced a new MOU targeting “state information manipulation”.

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Leaving worker offers database of ‘big Australian company’ on hacking forum

Exclusive: Leaving worker offers database of ‘big Australian company’ on hacking forum

Insider threat claims to have access to the data of 28,000 individuals and the credit card and ID details of more than a ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Rapid7 reveals its new command platform

Rapid7 reveals its new command platform

The cyber security company’s new offering is an all-in-one threat exposure, detection, and response platform.

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Assets of alleged Russian spies seized by AFP

Assets of alleged Russian spies seized by AFP

Police restrain assets worth over $500,000 belonging to ADF Private and husband who posed an insider threat to defence ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Microsegmentation demand sees ColorTokens expand regional offering

Microsegmentation demand sees ColorTokens expand regional offering

Microsegmentation provider ColorTokens has announced that it is expanding in the Asia-Pacific region, with new members ...

Reporter Tue, 06 Aug 2024
‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level

‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level

ASIO has raised the terrorism threat level from possible to probable despite there being no “imminent threat or danger”

David Hollingworth Mon, 05 Aug 2024
AFP restrains more than $500k in cryptocurrency following money laundering investigation

AFP restrains more than $500k in cryptocurrency following money laundering investigation

Total assets restrained by the AFP-led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce totals more than $15.6 million.

David Hollingworth Mon, 05 Aug 2024