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Medibank has now disclosed personal customer data has been stolen after hack

Medibank has now disclosed personal customer data has been stolen after hack

Medibank has disclosed that the cyber criminal behind last week’s cyber attack has supplied sample records of 100 ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Survey reveals 9 in 10 Aussie SMEs keen on funded cyber security support

Survey reveals 9 in 10 Aussie SMEs keen on funded cyber security support

Over 94 per cent of Aussies believe supporting SMEs will aid the nation’s economic prosperity and would like to see them ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022
PODCAST: Cyber strategy post-Optus breach, with David Connors, CTO/CISO at Australian Defence Apparel

PODCAST: Cyber strategy post-Optus breach, with David Connors, CTO/CISO at Australian Defence Apparel

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, David Connors, chief technology officer/chief information security ...

Robyn Tongol Fri, 21 Oct 2022
QLD to boost jobs by investing $5m in cyber security and manufacturing training

QLD to boost jobs by investing $5m in cyber security and manufacturing training

To support more jobs in the rapidly growing cyber security and advanced manufacturing sectors, the Queensland government ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Deficient cyber security blocks SME growth plans, report finds

Deficient cyber security blocks SME growth plans, report finds

Check Point Software Technologies has released the results from a new survey of the SME cyber security market conducted ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022
You can’t eliminate the threat of insiders, but you can prevent the damage

You can’t eliminate the threat of insiders, but you can prevent the damage

The standard depiction of a cyber criminal in Hollywood is an elusive, highly trained person who compromises and seizes ...

Scott Leach Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Germany’s cyber security chief sacked due to ‘Russia ties’

Germany’s cyber security chief sacked due to ‘Russia ties’

Germany’s cyber security chief has been fired after allegations of being “excessively close to Russia” via an ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Alleged Medibank hackers reportedly seeking ransom

Alleged Medibank hackers reportedly seeking ransom

The alleged Medibank hackers have claimed customer data had been removed from the private health insurer’s database ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Keep your family cyber safe this upcoming summer

Keep your family cyber safe this upcoming summer

The approaching holiday season can pose various safety risks for families, Mark Gorrie at NortonLifeLock writes, with ...

Mark Gorrie Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Westpac opens new scam prevention centre and financial crime hub

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 ...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Vidar infostealer enters top 10 most wanted malware list

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 ...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Optus hack victims face fresh threats from cyber criminals

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 ...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022
Half a million customers at risk after Aussie wine retailer hit by cyber attack

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 ...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022