Melbourne firm signs $11K settlement with BSA
28 July, 2014A Melbourne recruitment firm has paid $11,190 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had been using Microsoft's Office 2007 without a valid licence.
DDoS attacks becoming more effective
02 July, 2014Seven-in-ten Australian IT decision-makers say DDoS attacks have brought down their systems for almost a full working day.
Major cybersec research centre opens in Canberra
19 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUNSW's new Australian Centre for Cyber Security at ADFA will bring together the largest cohort of security experts in Australia, according to the new facility's director.
Apple iCloud users urged to change passwords
29 May, 2014Owners of Apple devices are having their accounts blocked and are receiving ransom demands from hackers who appear to have compromised Apple's iCloud security.
International drill held to fight off cyberattacks
26 May, 2014Nineteen countries have come together in Turkey to hold an international exercise aimed at strengthening international cybersecurity preparedness.
Online casinos used to launder cybercrime money
29 April, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDue to the popularity and anonymity of online gambling sites, cybercriminals have started using them to launder money and pay for services on the black market, according to McAfee.
Nine threat patterns account for 92% of all security incidents
23 April, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVerizon security researchers have applied big data analytics to 10 years of security incident reports, and found that 92% of attacks can be traced to nine threat patterns.
New Spanish cyber threat may be nation-state-sponsored
13 February, 2014Security researchers have uncovered a potentially nation-state-sponsored, Spanish language-based cyber threat that has been active since at least 2007.
Yahoo provides little detail on Yahoo Mail attack
04 February, 2014Cybercrims have undertaken a "coordinated" campaign to break into some number of Yahoo Mail accounts, but Yahoo has released scant details on the specifics of the attack, including how many accounts were targeted.
Is your fridge really a spambot in disguise?
27 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWhile some pundits are questioning the accuracy of a report claiming IoT devices, including a smart fridge, were compromised to send malicious emails, there's little question that the threat is credible.
Snowden, espionage shape security landscape in '13
04 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden and the emergence of cyber-mercenaries were two of this year's key cybersecurity trends.
Victorian Government unprepared for cyberattacks
03 December, 2013Victorian government agencies are underprepared to deal with cyberattacks on their ICT systems, according to a report from the state's auditor-general.
Hackers steal $1 million from Aussie bitcoin service
12 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsHackers have stolen more than $1 million dollars' worth of bitcoins from an Australian bitcoin wallet service, according to the operator of the service.
'Silver surfers' exposed to cybercrime
11 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOlder Australians are using the internet nearly as often as teenagers, but a lack of awareness about cybercrime risk is leaving them vulnerable to fraud.
Kylie is most dangerous Aussie celeb to search for
19 September, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingKylie Minogue has supplanted her sister Dannii as the most dangerous Australian celebrity to search for information about online, a McAfee study shows.
