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CrowdStrike reveals details of incident behind global PC outage

CrowdStrike reveals details of incident behind global PC outage

The cyber security firm says a misconfigured Rapid Response Content update to its Falcon platform caused PCs to crash ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 Jul 2024
KnowBe4 reveals it accidentally hired a North Korean hacker

KnowBe4 reveals it accidentally hired a North Korean hacker

Cyber security awareness firm KnowBe4 warns of the dangers of nation-state hackers getting inside your perimeter.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 Jul 2024
Scammers seize on CrowdStrike confusion

Scammers seize on CrowdStrike confusion

Phishing emails and calls purportedly from CrowdStrike staff have been detected in the wake of last week’s widespread ...

Reporter • Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Passkeys are ready to meet Australia's evolving MFA standards: Navigating Essential Eight and FSC Standard No. 29

Passkeys are ready to meet Australia's evolving MFA standards: Navigating Essential Eight and FSC Standard No. 29

Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are rapidly investing in and strengthening their nationwide cyber security postures, and ...

AuthSignal • Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Russian hackers caught targeting Ukrainian research organisations

Russian hackers caught targeting Ukrainian research organisations

CERT-UA reveals details of a Russian malware campaign backed by the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 Jul 2024
Scam warning as businesses recover from outages

Scam warning as businesses recover from outages

Industry leaders have warned of an influx of scams as businesses battle to get back online following last week’s ...

Liam Garman • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
University of Queensland, AUSCERT, and IDCARE team up for Indo-Pacific cyber security program

University of Queensland, AUSCERT, and IDCARE team up for Indo-Pacific cyber security program

The new program will provide cyber security and scam response support to microbusinesses in Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike’s chief security officer Shawn Henry admits, ‘We failed you’

CrowdStrike’s chief security officer Shawn Henry admits, ‘We failed you’

CrowdStrike’s security chief has said that he and the company take 19 July’s cyber security patch failure personally.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
The industry speaks: Everyone’s talking about the CrowdStrike outage

The industry speaks: Everyone’s talking about the CrowdStrike outage

Industry experts and observers had a lot to say about last week’s CrowdStrike incident, but the long story made short is ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

National Coordination Mechanism continues to meet over CrowdStrike outage

Australia – and the world – continues to deal with the fallout from Friday’s (19 July) cyber security outage that ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

CrowdStrike CEO releases full statement after global PC outage

George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, has apologised unreservedly after an update to its Falcon cyber security ...

David Hollingworth • Sat, 20 Jul 2024
NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

Calls to emergency services in the UK have skyrocketed after a CrowdStrike update caused outages across the globe.

Daniel Croft • Sat, 20 Jul 2024
Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

The LockBit ransomware gang is threatening to publish more than 40,000 files stolen from the Wattle Range Council.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 19 Jul 2024