Perspective is a wonderful thing
13 September, 2019 by Robert Hudson, President, ITPASome people might not think IT is in the same league as brain surgery, but that doesn't mean the work we do is not important to society.
BlueKeep exploit released into the wild
10 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn exploit for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability has been released by the open source Metasploit project.
Neglecting IT training can have "astronomical" costs
10 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFailing to provide IT employees with quality training can cause significant costs for businesses, according to Oracle's Kate Farrow.
99% of cyber attacks require humans to click
10 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch from Proofpoint indicates that 99% of cyber attacks require a human victim to perform an action such as downloading an attachment or following a link.
Supermicro servers vulnerable to virtual USB attack
09 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA vulnerability in the baseboard management controllers of Supermicro servers could allow attackers to virtually mount any USB device to a target server.
Microsoft extends life of Desktop Optimisation Pack
09 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has announced a new single end of support date for the tools within the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack.
Government seeks feedback on cybersecurity strategy
09 September, 2019The Australian Government is seeking feedback on a new cybersecurity strategy to help businesses combat increasing and evolving cyber threats.
The dark mirror of vendor support
28 August, 2019 by Chris Herrmann, Director, ITPAIs there anything more frustrating than dealing with technical support? Chris Herrmann outlines the problems and offers some solutions.
VMware expands hybrid cloud offerings
27 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAt VMworld 2019, VMware announced a series of new and expanded Kubernetes-based and hybrid cloud products and services.
Secret backdoor inserted into Webmin tool
27 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttackers appear to have breached the development build server of Unix administration tool Webmin to insert a secret command injection backdoor.
Tech giants aim for encryption in memory
26 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft, IBM, Red Hat, Google and others have joined a consortium working on a method for the end-to-end encryption of data even while it is in use.
Cisco warns of four critical vulnerabilities
26 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCisco has issued a patch for four critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in its Cisco UCS Director and UCS Director Express for Big Data packages.
Microsoft launches Chromium-based Edge into beta
26 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has announced the commencement of the public beta phase for its fully Chromium-based Edge web browser for Windows 10, 7, 8/8.1 and macOS.
Another week, another privacy breach
16 August, 2019 by Robert Hudson, President, ITPAAs news breaks of 15 million Victorian commuters having their travelling records poorly protected, it's timely for all of us to consider our privacy obligations.
ACSC publishes advice on fighting fake emails
14 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has released guidance into how organisations can limit the risk of their domains being used as the source of spoof emails.
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