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