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Report: 3m Australians impacted by scams this sales season

Report: 3m Australians impacted by scams this sales season

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are prime drivers of scams – and Aussies will offer a lot of information in the name ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 Nov 2023
ACSC updates Essential Eight Maturity Model for 2023

ACSC updates Essential Eight Maturity Model for 2023

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has announced an update to the Essential Eight Maturity Model.

Daniel Croft Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Penten welcomes new CEO, leadership restructure

Penten welcomes new CEO, leadership restructure

Canberra-based cyber technology provider Penten has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer as part ...

Stephen Kuper Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Satori and Bendigo Bank take up Commonwealth Bank’s NameCheck tech

Satori and Bendigo Bank take up Commonwealth Bank’s NameCheck tech

CBA shares anti-scam tech that has already stopped over 10,000 scams since March 2023.

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 Nov 2023
A MadCat eat dog world: Threat actor steals from other hackers

A MadCat eat dog world: Threat actor steals from other hackers

A new ransomware group has been observed attempting to scam other cyber criminal groups through the sale of thousands of ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Nov 2023
Rhysida ransomware group lists British Library data for sale

Rhysida ransomware group lists British Library data for sale

Following the confirmation that the major outage it has been suffering since last month was the result of a cyber ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Nov 2023
The ransomware ban is ‘inevitable’ but won’t become reality for at least 2 years

The ransomware ban is ‘inevitable’ but won’t become reality for at least 2 years

The government has revealed that a ban on ransomware payments will happen, but it won’t for at least two years as more ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Nov 2023
OpenAI fired Altman for silence on superhuman AI

OpenAI fired Altman for silence on superhuman AI

While it seems that Sam Altman is returning to his post at the helm of AI giant OpenAI, things are far from ordinary at ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Nov 2023
$47.4m allocated to achieve ACSS’ south-east Asia and Pacific goals

$47.4m allocated to achieve ACSS’ south-east Asia and Pacific goals

The 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (ACSS) is here, outlining the steps the nation will take to secure the ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Nov 2023
Sam Altman to return as OpenAI’s CEO

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI’s CEO

The OpenAI saga appears to have come full circle, with the company announcing that it had agreed “in principle” that it ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Nov 2023
Industry responds to the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

Industry responds to the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The Albanese government on Wednesday (22 November) released the long-awaited 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Nov 2023
Op-Ed: ‘Let’s kill all the lawyers’

Op-Ed: ‘Let’s kill all the lawyers’

So said Dick The Butcher in Shakespeare’s Henry VI in 1592. Lawyer bashing is not new. Everyone hates them till they ...

Annie Haggar Thu, 23 Nov 2023
‘For the first time, government will hold itself to the same standard it expects of industry’: What the ACSS means for Aussie small businesses

‘For the first time, government will hold itself to the same standard it expects of industry’: What the ACSS means for Aussie small businesses

Ensuring that individuals and businesses can “prosper” is at the heart of this week’s Australian Cyber Security ...

Liam Garman Wed, 22 Nov 2023
Protection of children a key concern in government review of online safety legislation

Protection of children a key concern in government review of online safety legislation

The federal government has announced a review of existing online safety laws to ensure that protections and frameworks ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 22 Nov 2023
Government releases action plan for the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

Government releases action plan for the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The Albanese government today (22 November) released the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy action plan, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 22 Nov 2023
What to expect from the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

What to expect from the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The long-awaited 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy is due to be released today (22 November), almost a full ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 22 Nov 2023
Interview: CrowdStrike’s APAC CTO Fabio Fratucello – how generative AI combats the cyber skills gap

Interview: CrowdStrike’s APAC CTO Fabio Fratucello – how generative AI combats the cyber skills gap

The cyber security industry has been plagued by a major skills shortage, and it only looks to be worsening as workloads ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Nov 2023
The move to passwordless technology is coming, but it won’t happen overnight

The move to passwordless technology is coming, but it won’t happen overnight

The transition to a secure passwordless world has already begun. We are unlocking our phones with our fingerprints, ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Nov 2023
Federal government bolsters cyber security support for SMBs with $41.6m investment

Federal government bolsters cyber security support for SMBs with $41.6m investment

The Albanese government has announced moves to reinforce the cyber security of small and medium businesses (SMBs) as ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Nov 2023
OpenAI to face mass exodus as Microsoft snags Sam Altman

OpenAI to face mass exodus as Microsoft snags Sam Altman

OpenAI seems to have fallen into a state of chaos following the dismissal of Sam Altman, and things are only looking to ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Nov 2023