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With reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act now in place, businesses large and small must “lift their data security ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
New Zealand among top 10 nations for cloud security vulnerabilities
New Zealand ranks 10th alongside Poland, but Mexico takes the unenviable top spot, according to new research.
4.2m impacted by Scholastic data beach
Teachers and educators caught up in a data breach of a popular US educational publisher.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Clicks on phishing links in the workplace almost tripled in 2024
New research reveals enterprise employees were tricked into clicking more phishing links last year despite security ...
ICAO says nearly 12,000 impacted by recruitment data breach
UN civil aviation authority ICAO has released a new update on the January cyber incident as the investigation continues
Exclusive: Everest ransomware gang lists Aussie company Evidn as a victim
Hackers claim to have stolen 50 gigabytes from an applied behavioural science firm that works closely with the ...
Telstra joins Optus with Starlink ‘straight-to-mobile’ deal
Telstra has followed Optus in signing a “straight-to-mobile” deal with Starlink that will allow users in remote areas to ...
Adam Thorn • Fri, 10 Jan 2025
NSW Police officer charged over allegedly accessing police database without authorisation
The Claremont Meadows man has been arrested for allegedly accessing a police database over the course of several years
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Jan 2025
More Australian companies than ever are considering cyber insurance
New research from Arctic Wolf reveals changing attitudes to cyber insurance among Australian and New Zealand businesses
US Treasury cyber attack attributed to Silk Typhoon APT
Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) Silk Typhoon has been linked to the cyber attack on the US ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Darktrace to acquire cloud security firm Cado Security
The UK-based security firm is expected to acquire Cado Security – founded by a former Australian Signals Directorate ...
Chinese threat actors behind ‘widespread’ exploitation of Ivanti VPN zero day
Security researchers at Mandiant are confident that Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing malware campaign exploiting a ...
EU fines EU for breaching EU data protection law
The European Union is fining itself for breaches of its data regulation legislation after it transferred personal data ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Aussie academics question Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s fact-checking dismissal
According to one professor, “ordinary citizens should be very concerned” about Mark Zuckerberg’s changes to how Meta ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Richard Marles appoints new Australian Cyber Security Centre head
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced the appointment of Stephanie Crowe as the new ...
Stephen Kuper • Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Ransomware gang claims responsibility for August hack of DBG Health
Newcomer Morpheus says it was behind an August 2024 compromise of an Australian pharmaceuticals and healthcare firm, ...
Only 41% of tech organisations have adopted measures to encourage the hiring of women
Less than half of all tech organisations have programs to promote the hiring of female employees, despite the majority ...
Ivanti warns of active exploitation of a bug in its Connect Secure appliances
Popular IT solutions firm Ivanti issues advisory regarding two vulnerabilities present in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy ...
Russian ISP says Ukrainian hackers ‘destroyed’ its network in a cyber attack
A Russian internet service provider (ISP) has confirmed that Ukrainian hackers breached its network and erased data from ...
2024’s threat landscape in review
Researchers at Rapid7 have put together a look back at the year that was, the threats that emerged, and how hackers ...