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The approaching holiday season can pose various safety risks for families, Mark Gorrie at NortonLifeLock writes, with the kids home and on their devices often, with more ...
Mark Gorrie • Thu, 04 Sep 2025
Westpac opens new scam prevention centre and financial crime hub
Westpac has opened a new financial crime hub in Parramatta, as the bank continues to ramp-up its efforts to combat scams and fraud.
• Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Vidar infostealer enters top 10 most wanted malware list
Check Point Research (CPR) reports that while FormBook is still the most prevalent malware impacting 3 per cent of organisations worldwide, Vidar is now in eighth ...
Optus hack victims face fresh threats from cyber criminals
Cyber criminals looking to cash in on the Optus data breach have been harassing Optus hack victims with fake SIM card replacement requests, fake compensation claims and ...
• Tue, 18 Oct 2022
Half a million customers at risk after Aussie wine retailer hit by cyber attack
Wine dealer Vinomofo has disclosed that 500,000 of its customers are at risk after its systems were hacked and has urged customers to remain alert to scam activity after ...
COSBOA, Telstra and CBA team up as free SME cyber security course providers
To educate and provide tools to small Aussie businesses to help keep them protected from cyber threats, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), ...
Why voice biometrics will always come out on top when faced with deepfakes
The underground world of deepfake videos seems to be circulating social media and news headlines, now more than ever, Brett Beranek at Nuance Communications writes
Medibank shares take a dive after ransomware threat
The private health insurer’s shares are down 4.5 per cent to $3.35 in this morning’s trade after a ransomware attack on its IT network.
• Mon, 17 Oct 2022
Woolworths’ MyDeal site customers exposed in cyber attack
Woolworths is contacting an estimated 2.2 million impacted customers via email after “some customer data” had been exposed due to “a compromised user CRM credential” ...
Managing the growing threat posed by zero-day attacks
Of all the security concerns that keep chief information security officers awake at night, the most difficult to manage are zero-day vulnerabilities, Rafi Katanasho of ...
Palo Alto Networks launches free ‘CyberFit Nation’ education program
Palo Alto Networks has officially launched its new, free online educational program, CyberFit Nation.
• Fri, 14 Oct 2022
The rise of biometrics in Australian defence
Opinion: Daltrey CEO Blair Crawford offers insights into the transformative impact of biometrics technology in the modern battlespace.
Blair Crawford • Fri, 14 Oct 2022
PODCAST: Australia’s defence and security posture, with shadow minister for defence Andrew Hastie
In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Andrew Hastie, shadow minister for defence, joins co-hosts Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of ...
Robyn Tongol • Fri, 14 Oct 2022