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3 things you need to know about Australia’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre

3 things you need to know about Australia’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre

Critical infrastructure is just that – critical. And protecting it is a mighty task.

Reporter Thu, 09 Nov 2023
Meta now requires disclosure of AI use in political ads

Meta now requires disclosure of AI use in political ads

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, has announced a new policy that will require creators of political ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Nov 2023
US consulting firm Frost   Sullivan hit by 90GB data breach

US consulting firm Frost Sullivan hit by 90GB data breach

Promissory notes, executive bonus schemes, payroll details, and a wealth of client data have all been exposed on the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Nov 2023
74% of ANZ businesses suffered a data breach from a cyber attack

74% of ANZ businesses suffered a data breach from a cyber attack

Cyber attacks are hitting Australian and New Zealand organisations at an unprecedented rate, according to new research ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Iranian hackers target Israeli organisations in long cyber campaign

Iranian hackers target Israeli organisations in long cyber campaign

Iranian hackers have been launching cyber attacks on Israeli tech and higher education sectors in an attempt to steal ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Optus outage not related to cyber incident, according to telco’s CEO

Optus outage not related to cyber incident, according to telco’s CEO

While Optus cannot say what has caused the nationwide outage, the company is pretty sure what hasn’t triggered the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Small business recoils from cost of cyber security

Small business recoils from cost of cyber security

The main barrier to more secure digital systems is price, a Mastercard survey finds, and raising revenue has become a ...

Philip King Wed, 08 Nov 2023
EU Cyber Resilience Act could constrict supply chains, says Siemens

EU Cyber Resilience Act could constrict supply chains, says Siemens

New proposed European Union regulations for targeting cyber security risks are being warned against by major ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Thousands of myGov accounts suspended monthly, Australia suffers $3.1bn loss

Thousands of myGov accounts suspended monthly, Australia suffers $3.1bn loss

Australia has lost $3.1 billion from threat actors targeting myGov accounts this year alone, leading to thousands of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Mercury announces launch of research services to empower cyber professionals

Mercury announces launch of research services to empower cyber professionals

Australian cyber consulting organisation Mercury Information Security Services (Mercury) has launched research services, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 Nov 2023
LockBit strikes at bicycle giant Shimano, steals 4.5TB of data

LockBit strikes at bicycle giant Shimano, steals 4.5TB of data

World-leading bicycle part manufacturer Shimano has suffered a major cyber attack at the hands of the world’s most ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 Nov 2023
Palo Alto spends big, acquiring 2 Israeli security firms

Palo Alto spends big, acquiring 2 Israeli security firms

The US security multinational confirmed the acquisition of Dig Security last week and should announce a Talon Cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 06 Nov 2023
42% of cyber attacks successfully breach Australian companies

42% of cyber attacks successfully breach Australian companies

Australian businesses are unable to ward off 42 per cent of cyber attacks, according to a new study, highlighting the ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 Nov 2023
Australian local health district could be caught up in Advarra research data breach

Australian local health district could be caught up in Advarra research data breach

NSW’s Far West Local Health District has clinical trial URLs revealed as hackers feud with Advarra executives over messy ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 03 Nov 2023
Researchers apologise to big 4 consultancy firms for false AI-based accusations

Researchers apologise to big 4 consultancy firms for false AI-based accusations

The big four consultancy firms in Australia have been issued an apology by several Australian researchers after they had ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 Nov 2023
Absolute adds application health monitoring to Secure Endpoint offering

Absolute adds application health monitoring to Secure Endpoint offering

The new functionality can monitor the installation and health of more than 2,000 applications.

David Hollingworth Fri, 03 Nov 2023
AI-generated pictures of the Israel-Hamas war being sold by Adobe

AI-generated pictures of the Israel-Hamas war being sold by Adobe

AI-generated and realistic images depicting the conflict in Israel-Gaza are being sold on Adobe’s stock image ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 02 Nov 2023
archTIS secures half-million contract with BAE Systems Maritime Australia

archTIS secures half-million contract with BAE Systems Maritime Australia

Australian security company archTIS has been tapped to provide a data security “product demonstrator” to one of the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 02 Nov 2023
Boeing confirms ransomware attack as hackers remove ransom post

Boeing confirms ransomware attack as hackers remove ransom post

Aerospace giant Boeing has said it is “actively investigating” ransomware claims by the LockBit gang.

David Hollingworth Thu, 02 Nov 2023
ACSC critical alert flags multiple issues with Atlassian Confluence Data Center

ACSC critical alert flags multiple issues with Atlassian Confluence Data Center

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has discovered two vulnerabilities affecting Atlassian’s Confluence Data ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 02 Nov 2023