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US$198m awarded to enhance US Army’s C5ISR Center

US$198m awarded to enhance US Army’s C5ISR Center

CACI International secured a US$198 million contract to support the US Army DEVCOM Combat Capabilities Development ...

Liam Garman Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Australian cyber ambassador slammed by Chinese embassy official over Beijing cyber attack accusations

Australian cyber ambassador slammed by Chinese embassy official over Beijing cyber attack accusations

An official of the Chinese embassy has lashed out at Australia’s cyber ambassador regarding accusations that Beijing was ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means romance and scams

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means romance and scams

If you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day, be careful you don’t fall for a scam instead of a partner.

David Hollingworth Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Cloudflare server breached using old credentials from previous attack

Cloudflare server breached using old credentials from previous attack

Cloud cyber security company Cloudflare has revealed that a “nation-state” threat actor has breached its internal ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Proofpoint announces 280 lay-offs and a move to offshore some operations

Proofpoint announces 280 lay-offs and a move to offshore some operations

Six per cent of the email security company’s workforce will be let go, two months after a new chief executive stepped ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 02 Feb 2024
The growing role of CISOs in the future of cyber security governance, by Sunny Tan, BT Group

The growing role of CISOs in the future of cyber security governance, by Sunny Tan, BT Group

In today’s interconnected world, the importance of robust cyber security cannot be overstated. With an ever-expanding ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Australian Cyber Crime Monthly Report: January 2024

Australian Cyber Crime Monthly Report: January 2024

Cyber Daily’s round-up of data breaches, ransomware reveals, and other cyber incidents from around the country for the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Europcar denies alleged data breach affecting 50m

Europcar denies alleged data breach affecting 50m

Following a hacker’s claims that it had stolen the data of 50 million customers, car rental company Europcar has said ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Central Coast Council cyber attack could affect people nationwide

Central Coast Council cyber attack could affect people nationwide

Central Coast Council has disclosed a cyber attack on its systems that has affected its online payment services and ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 01 Feb 2024
CISA and FBI call for security to be baked into SOHO routers

CISA and FBI call for security to be baked into SOHO routers

New Secure by Design Alert comes on the back of Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon targeting small office/home office ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Personal data exposed in Football Australia data leak after database left accesible

Personal data exposed in Football Australia data leak after database left accesible

In what seems to be becoming a common and simple security flaw, the nation’s governing football body, Football ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Report: Cyber security threats top of mind for Australian small businesses

Report: Cyber security threats top of mind for Australian small businesses

New research from COSBOA and its Cyber Wardens program reveals multiple stress points for Australian small businesses.

David Hollingworth Thu, 01 Feb 2024
ACSC warns of hackers developing ‘workarounds’ to Ivanti fixes

ACSC warns of hackers developing ‘workarounds’ to Ivanti fixes

Aussie cyber watchdog ACSC releases alert over ongoing exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerabilities

David Hollingworth Thu, 01 Feb 2024
Research firm awards CrowdStrike top spot for cloud workload security

Research firm awards CrowdStrike top spot for cloud workload security

Cyber security technology giant CrowdStrike has been named a leader in cloud workload security in The Forrester Wave™: ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Ukraine warns military personnel of Russian APT28 phishing campaign

Ukraine warns military personnel of Russian APT28 phishing campaign

A new phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian military personnel has been launched by a Russian state-sponsored hacking ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 31 Jan 2024
US launches operation against Volt Typhoon-centred Chinese hacking campaign

US launches operation against Volt Typhoon-centred Chinese hacking campaign

A major Chinese hacking campaign has attracted the attention of the US, which has launched a takedown operation to ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update

Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update

Cyber resilience is a key plank of new supervision from the Australian financial services regulator.

David Hollingworth Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Optus launches ScamWise service to track scammers

Optus launches ScamWise service to track scammers

As scam numbers rise, Optus offers a new tool to help customers recognise scams as they pop up.

David Hollingworth Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Adobe says Nine’s AI sexualisation of Victorian MP’s image required human input

Adobe says Nine’s AI sexualisation of Victorian MP’s image required human input

Following Channel Nine’s finger-pointing at Photoshop for its televised AI sexualisation of a Victorian MP, the editing ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 31 Jan 2024
ACSC releases critical alert over ‘active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Jenkins DevOps tools

ACSC releases critical alert over ‘active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Jenkins DevOps tools

Critical and high-alert vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution and cross-site hijacking.

David Hollingworth Wed, 31 Jan 2024