Security
Queensland civil infrastructure firm struck by Medusa ransomware attack
Ransomware operator Medusa has posted the details of one terabyte of data it successfully exfiltrated from the Gold ...
Australian Signals Directorate’s REDSPICE program linked to KPMG misconduct
The “most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate’s 75 years” has now been linked to the ...
Op-Ed: Think your carefully coded API is secure? Think again!
As the creation and use of application programming interfaces (APIs) have grown in recent years, the way in which their ...
Sydney engineering firm allegedly hit by Play ransomware attack
The Play ransomware gang has threatened to post the data of a Sydney-based engineering firm after claiming to have ...
US review board to investigate Microsoft email breach
The Department of Homeland Security in the US has directed the Cyber Safety Review Board to look into a Microsoft hack ...
Transport app vulnerabilities could have been exploited in the wild
An Intel-owned Israeli transport app was recently shown to have three vulnerabilities that could have led to customer ...
Op-Ed: Debunking misconceptions and uncovering benefits – working in the cyber security sector
A career in the cyber security industry is exciting and challenging, yet rewarding and fulfilling, and offers a plethora ...
Phishing-as-a-service operation shut down in global operation
Indonesian authorities have arrested the operators of a US-hosted phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) operation after an ...
Interview: Aaron Bugal, field CTO at Sophos – large bug bounties are ‘plague’ on ethical hackers
Cyber Security Connect recently got a chance to virtually sit down with Sophos’ field chief technology officer for the ...
3 things you need to know about Russian cyber activity
Cyber espionage and crime have emerged as potent tools for both state and non-state actors to advance their agendas, ...
Report: Australia not doing enough when it comes to cyber security
New research conducted among Australian cyber professionals has revealed a staggering lack of faith in Australia’s cyber ...
Data of entire Northern Ireland police force compromised accidentally
A major data breach of the Northern Ireland police force has exposed the data of every officer and member of staff, ...
Australia still ranks high when it comes to data breaches
Australia earned the unenvious title of the most data-breached country in the world late last year. However, the nation ...