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SA government breach ignites calls for swifter cyber response

SA government breach ignites calls for swifter cyber response

Data belonging to the South Australian government has been confirmed stolen, after hackers gained access to it through a ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Australia has the lowest trust in AI globally

Australia has the lowest trust in AI globally

Opinions on artificial intelligence (AI) are divided worldwide, with much of the world excited about the new ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Microsoft catches North Korean-backed hackers exploiting flaw in DevOps tool

Microsoft catches North Korean-backed hackers exploiting flaw in DevOps tool

Security researchers have observed two groups taking advantage of a remote code execution flaw in the TeamCity ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Ticketek cops heavy ACMA fine over spam messages

Ticketek cops heavy ACMA fine over spam messages

The Australian ticketing giant has been fined $515,040 over tens of thousands of texts and emails found to be spam.

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Oct 2023
D-Link suffers cyber attack, says stolen data is ‘outdated’

D-Link suffers cyber attack, says stolen data is ‘outdated’

Taiwanese network hardware manufacturer D-Link has announced that it has suffered a cyber attack, with the threat actor ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Oct 2023
US restricts sale of semiconductors to China to stunt AI development

US restricts sale of semiconductors to China to stunt AI development

In an effort to stunt the advancement of its artificial intelligence and supercomputing technologies, the US has ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Oct 2023
CISA and international agencies release updated secure-by-design white paper

CISA and international agencies release updated secure-by-design white paper

Australia and New Zealand co-sign new guidance in Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Leonardo, Internet 2.0 to partner on UK ‘Cloaking Firewall’ distribution

Leonardo, Internet 2.0 to partner on UK ‘Cloaking Firewall’ distribution

Italian defence and aerospace company Leonardo has announced an exclusive UK partnership with Internet 2.0 to bring the ...

Reporter Wed, 18 Oct 2023
CommBank adds AI to its cyber crime fighting arsenal

CommBank adds AI to its cyber crime fighting arsenal

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has enlisted the abilities of artificial intelligence in the fight against cyber ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Australian Cyber Security Centre releases critical alert over Cisco IOS XE vulnerability

Australian Cyber Security Centre releases critical alert over Cisco IOS XE vulnerability

The flaw could lead to a remote takeover of a system, the ACSC warns.

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Vietnamese spies attempt to plant spyware on US officials

Vietnamese spies attempt to plant spyware on US officials

US members of Congress and other officials were targeted by Vietnamese government spies attempting to plant spyware on ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Report: Aussie business leaders are keen to get rid of passwords

Report: Aussie business leaders are keen to get rid of passwords

A new survey has revealed that many Australian businesses are keen to say goodbye to passwords in the next two years – ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Scammers take advantage of Israel-Gaza conflict with fake crypto charity scams

Scammers take advantage of Israel-Gaza conflict with fake crypto charity scams

Opportunistic scammers are already taking advantage of human suffering during the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip.

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Oct 2023
AI energy demands could slow its adoption

AI energy demands could slow its adoption

As fast as the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is moving, physical infrastructure and essential services may ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Commonwealth and National Australia banks roll out new digital identity solution

Commonwealth and National Australia banks roll out new digital identity solution

“Millions of verifications. No document sharing.” That’s the spiel for the new ConnectID system that’s just rolled out ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Steam curbs malicious updates from compromised developer accounts

Steam curbs malicious updates from compromised developer accounts

Video game marketplace Steam is implementing additional security measures to combat the growing number of malware-ridden ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 16 Oct 2023
X/Twitter fined over $600,000 by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner

X/Twitter fined over $600,000 by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner

The Elon Musk-owned social media platform has earned the commissioner’s ire over a lack of response to child sexual ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Philippine House of Representatives website defaced, currently down

Philippine House of Representatives website defaced, currently down

Hackers have defaced and possibly taken down a Philippine government website after the country has faced a wave of cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Microsoft announces new US$15,000 AI bug bounty program

Microsoft announces new US$15,000 AI bug bounty program

The Redmond software giant is offering bug hunters a tasty prize for working on stamping out vulnerabilities in a range ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Is your business spending too much on cyber security?

Is your business spending too much on cyber security?

Some Australian businesses are spending too much investing in unnecessary cyber security solutions, cyber security ...

Liam Garman Fri, 13 Oct 2023