Security
Federal government appoints Australia’s first cyber security coordinator
The Australian federal government has appointed the nation’s first cyber security coordinator as part of its efforts to ...
eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has delivered an ultimatum to social media platform Twitter — explain how it plans to ...
Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023
When asked to nominate the biggest source of stress for their organisation’s IT security team, most senior managers ...
Medibank’s data breaches: As they happened
A poster child for the current cyber climate in Australia, Medibank can’t seem to catch a breath.
Chinese hackers are the leading nation-state-based cyber threat
China is the leading source of nation-state-based cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2023 around the world, according ...
3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is Australia’s leading agency for signals intelligence and cyber security.
Big 4 banks caught up in HWL Ebsworth hack
The list of high-profile victims of the HWL Ebsworth hack continues to grow, with Australia’s big four banks all ...
Interview: Deepen Desai, CISO and VP of security research at Zscaler
Cyber Security Connect recently had a chance to sit down with Deepen Desai, Zscaler’s chief information security officer ...
Medibank staff data compromised in MOVEit hack
Medibank has revealed that staff data has indeed been compromised as a result of the nation’s largest private health ...
Cyber attacks ruled as biggest issue facing Australia
Australians have ruled that the most significant international issue facing the nation is foreign cyber attacks.
ANZ invests in new anti-scam measures to protect Australian customers
The ANZ bank has announced a raft of measures to protect its customers from opportunistic scammers.
Caught with their pants down: RATs disguised as free OnlyFans content
Hackers are harnessing the draw of OnlyFans by using fake “free” content to draw in users and fool them into installing ...
ASIC chair on the challenges of AI in finance: ‘Our vigilance must be unwavering’
Joe Longo, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has used an address to the ISDA/AFMA ...