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.
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.
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.
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.
Thousands of devices at risk from BlueKeep exploit: ASD
13 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUp to 50,000 devices owned by Australian organisations are at risk following the discovery of a potential exploitation of the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability.
Privacy briefing: are you keeping your customers' data safe?
13 August, 2019 | Supplied by: Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA)Join privacy experts and your IT peers to learn best-practice methodologies to help you comply with increasingly complex privacy laws.
Microsoft introduces FastTrack for Windows 10
13 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith months to go until the demise of Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a free service aimed at helping organisations streamline the migration to Windows 10.
Govt makes GTES visa scheme permanent
12 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government will make the Global Talent Employer Sponsored skilled visa program permanent to help address skills shortages in the tech and other sectors.
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