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Global news organisation The Guardian announced that it suffered a possible ransomware attack overnight, which has caused considerable disruption to the company.
Reporter • Tue, 01 Jul 2025
Experts prepare for major cyber incident over Christmas
Christmas is set to deliver more than presents under the tree for cyber security professionals, with many anticipating that the holiday period will bring about a major ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 22 Dec 2022
Australia crowned most hacked nation in the world
Australia has earned itself the title of most frequently hacked nation in the world this quarter, according to new findings from VPN provider Surfshark.
Cyber security has been a focus of the AFP’s work in the Pacific region in 2022
The Australian Federal Police has been busy working with partners in the Pacific region in 2022, assisting law enforcement teams and providing cyber security support and ...
Reporter • Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Microsoft lifts the lid on a cross-platform botnet targeting Minecraft servers
You may not think that private Minecraft servers are a huge target in the cyber security space, but the Microsoft Defender for IoT team has laid bare the operational ...
Cyber security increases 16% worldwide in Q3 2022
The global cyber security industry saw growth of almost 16 per cent year on year during Q3 2022, according to new findings by tech analysis firm Canalys.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Machine learning can reduce false positives in application security by 96%
Opinion: Security teams constantly struggle with managing high levels of false positives making it difficult to prioritise risk, writes Dr Stuart Millar, senior data ...
Dr. Stuart Millar • Tue, 20 Dec 2022
US Cyber National Mission Force promoted to subordinate unified command
US Cyber Command announced last week that its Cyber National Mission Force has been elevated to the status of subordinate unified command.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Dec 2022
Australian Cyber Security Centre releases Small Business Cloud Security Guides
As 2022 comes to a close, cyber security is on everyone’s lips following a series of high-profile hacks of major businesses and institutions. But smaller businesses are ...
Reporter • Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Aussie businesses eager to enter the metaverse, concerned by security
Australian businesses are set to lead the charge in metaverse investment, according to a new report by cyber security company Tenable.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 16 Dec 2022
Aurecon cyber attack under investigation
An investigation has been launched into a cyber attack that targeted Australian engineering firm Aurecon.
UK government reveals voluntary code of practice to boost app security
Following a period of industry consultation earlier this year, the UK government has outlined a new, voluntary code of practice governing the security and privacy of apps ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Dec 2022
Aussie organisation bolsters Ukrainian cyber defence
Australian cyber security company Internet 2.0 has announced an initiative in which it will teach cyber security to Ukrainian war veterans to help them defend against ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 15 Dec 2022