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Australian CFOs are getting more involved in IT investment decisions over ROI concerns

Australian CFOs are getting more involved in IT investment decisions over ROI concerns

Chief financial officers (CFOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) are beginning to work together on IT investment ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 25 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage could cost Fortune 500 companies US$5.4bn

CrowdStrike outage could cost Fortune 500 companies US$5.4bn

Cloud insurance firm estimates that a quarter of all Fortune 500 companies were impacted by the CrowdStrike Falcon ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 25 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike reveals details of incident behind global PC outage

CrowdStrike reveals details of incident behind global PC outage

The cyber security firm says a misconfigured Rapid Response Content update to its Falcon platform caused PCs to crash ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jul 2024
RMIT, Telstra Health recognised for digital health collaboration tool

RMIT, Telstra Health recognised for digital health collaboration tool

The digital health tool developed by RMIT University and Telstra Health, in collaboration with the Digital Health ...

Stephen Kuper Wed, 24 Jul 2024
KnowBe4 reveals it accidentally hired a North Korean hacker

KnowBe4 reveals it accidentally hired a North Korean hacker

Cyber security awareness firm KnowBe4 warns of the dangers of nation-state hackers getting inside your perimeter.

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jul 2024
Scammers seize on CrowdStrike confusion

Scammers seize on CrowdStrike confusion

Phishing emails and calls purportedly from CrowdStrike staff have been detected in the wake of last week’s widespread ...

Reporter Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Chinese crime syndicate linked to football sponsorship controversy

Chinese crime syndicate linked to football sponsorship controversy

A Chinese cyber crime syndicate with alleged links to money laundering and human trafficking activities has been ...

Liam Garman Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Queensland Premier slams LNP’s deepfake TikTok video

Queensland Premier slams LNP’s deepfake TikTok video

Steven Miles calls deepfake video of him “a turning point for our democracy”.

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Russian hackers caught targeting Ukrainian research organisations

Russian hackers caught targeting Ukrainian research organisations

CERT-UA reveals details of a Russian malware campaign backed by the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Scam warning as businesses recover from outages

Scam warning as businesses recover from outages

Industry leaders have warned of an influx of scams as businesses battle to get back online following last week’s ...

Liam Garman Mon, 22 Jul 2024
University of Queensland, AUSCERT, and IDCARE team up for Indo-Pacific cyber security program

University of Queensland, AUSCERT, and IDCARE team up for Indo-Pacific cyber security program

The new program will provide cyber security and scam response support to microbusinesses in Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike’s chief security officer Shawn Henry admits, ‘We failed you’

CrowdStrike’s chief security officer Shawn Henry admits, ‘We failed you’

CrowdStrike’s security chief has said that he and the company take 19 July’s cyber security patch failure personally.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jul 2024
The industry speaks: Everyone’s talking about the CrowdStrike outage

The industry speaks: Everyone’s talking about the CrowdStrike outage

Industry experts and observers had a lot to say about last week’s CrowdStrike incident, but the long story made short is ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jul 2024
National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

Australia – and the world – continues to deal with the fallout from Friday’s (19 July) cyber security outage that ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, has apologised unreservedly after an update to its Falcon cyber security ...

David Hollingworth Sat, 20 Jul 2024
NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

Calls to emergency services in the UK have skyrocketed after a CrowdStrike update caused outages across the globe.

Daniel Croft Sat, 20 Jul 2024
Chaos as network failures force retailers to shut their doors

Chaos as network failures force retailers to shut their doors

Retailers across Australia have been forced to shut their doors and only accept cash payments as network failures ...

Liam Garman Fri, 19 Jul 2024
BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

Devices at the ABC, Foxtel, the Commonwealth Bank and many more have been impacted by blue screens of death on Windows ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024
Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

The LockBit ransomware gang is threatening to publish more than 40,000 files stolen from the Wattle Range Council.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024
5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

The Australian Federal Police has coordinated a raft of state police forces in a nationwide operation against ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024