Optus's TrustWave finds more SolarWinds bugs
05 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's security division, Trustwave, says it has discovered two additional severe vulnerabilities in the SolarWinds Orion network management platform.
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails.
Australian orgs exposed to Accellion vulnerability
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACSC has warned that Australian organisations could be impacted by the Accellion FTA vulnerability blamed for the Reserve Bank of NZ data breach.
NZ Reserve Bank warns of data breach
13 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's Reserve Bank has been caught up in a cyber attack on users of secure file sharing company Accellion's File Transfer Application service
Microsoft source code breached in SolarWinds hack
11 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft says the state attackers behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise viewed some of its source code, and warns Australian users may be at risk.
Best of 2020: Govt urged to act to bolster Australia's cyber defence
21 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government's Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Panel has provided 60 recommended actions to improve Australia's cyber posture.
Millions of devices vulnerable to TCP/IP exploits
11 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA study into seven open source TCP/IP stacks found 33 vulnerabilities capable of triggering remote code execution, DoS and even takeover of a device.
Consumer groups propose overhaul of privacy laws
09 December, 2020The rising exploitation of big data by business and industry has prompted consumer groups to call for an overhaul of privacy laws, to protect Australian consumers.
NZ enhances privacy breach reporting with online tool
20 October, 2020The NZ Office of the Privacy Commissioner has launched NotifyUs, an online tool to help businesses and organisations determine if a privacy breach is notifiable.
Disconnect between IT workers and employers about cybersecurity
23 September, 2020Research from Bitdefender has highlighted the disconnect between how business leaders and infosec professionals view the current security landscape.
Evolving threat landscape a concern for cybersecurity analysts
18 September, 2020A survey by Gartner has found that cybersecurity analysts are concerned about the rapidly evolving threat landscape, which has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unnamed company blamed for NSW driver's licence leak
03 September, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCyber Security NSW has said an unnamed commercial entity not related to the government was to blame for a leak of over 50,000 driver's licence images online.
Data leaks reach all-time high in 1H20
26 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch from Atlas VPN suggests that the number of data leaks surged to an all-time high in 1H20 even as the number of actual breaches declined year-on-year.
Notifiable data breaches grew 16% in 1H20
04 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingReported data breaches grew 16% year-on-year in the six months ending in June as ransomware attacks took on a chilling new dimension.
Growing data fears seriously influence consumer loyalty
09 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicAlmost a third of consumers will never return to a business if their personal data is compromised, research shows.
