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Submissions and nominations are open to be recognised as Australia’s Data Server Security Business of the Year.
Reporter • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Lynx ransomware targets Australian construction company Novati
Hackers say they have stolen records of “contracts, financial data, [and] incidents” from a Sydney-based firm.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Researchers warn of ‘mass exploitation’ of Fortinet FortiGate zero-day
Multiple organisations may have been compromised in an intrusion campaign that ran throughout November and December last ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Cyber professionals encouraged to submit for Australian Cyber Awards 2025
Submissions and nominations are open for the Australian Cyber Awards 2025 – stand up and be recognised as Cyber Security ...
Reporter • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Inside FunkSec, the self-taught hackers supported by AI code
Ransomware gang or opportunistic newbie FunkSec is certainly good at at least one thing – exposure.
Experts demand Australian businesses focus on data security and privacy
With reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act now in place, businesses large and small must “lift their data security ...
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