Australia falls to fifth place in ASPI privacy rankings
28 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia has fallen behind Japan, South Korea and Singapore in the second annual comparison of the cyber maturity of mostly APAC countries conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
Metadata law takes effect, but few if any are compliant
14 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe mandatory metadata retention legislation has taken effect, but few if any ISPs are compliant, with many still not even understanding what data they are required to store.
Hilton investigates hack claims; FTC's Google antitrust investigation; Researchers break AWS RSA keys
01 October, 2015 by Andrew CollinsClaims that hackers infiltrated Hilton POS systems, Google under investigation over competitors' access to Android, and researchers say they've recovered RSA keys from Amazon Web Services.
Mobile payments data breaches to grow, say experts
28 September, 2015Almost 90% of cybersecurity experts say mobile payments data breaches will grow, yet 42% report using this payment method themselves, according to a new survey.
Pre-plan your response to a critical security incident
18 September, 2015Considering that 96% of standard defence-in-depth systems have been breached, data violation is seemingly inevitable. It is now about how you will respond when it occurs. The business with the well-designed incident response plan is better off than the business without one.
Stop breaches of government data – 4 strategies
28 August, 2015The high value of personal information and the ease of its marketability has led to Australian government organisations being heavily targeted for cybercrime. The Australian public service must now adopt new security disciplines to combat the inevitable breach and protect high-value and high-risk data.
Keep a step ahead in the malware marathon
28 August, 2015The ever-expanding list of malware is forever evolving. Traditional security software only prevents 45% of current attacks. Now, to minimise the impact of successful breaches, every organisation needs to be prepared to defend, detect and respond at machine speed — relying on humans is no longer possible.
Unmanaged Apple devices expose companies to big risk
28 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith Apple devices widely used within the enterprise, poor device management and security processes for the devices are exposing companies to huge liabilities, according to Centrify.
Aussie security pros support legal sanctions for data loss
04 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly all Australian security professionals believe that there should be legal penalties for companies inadequately safeguarding customer data, a survey shows, with some even supporting jailing the CEO.
Attackers weaponising Hacking Team Flash exploit
10 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPopular exploit kits are already being updated to include the zero-day Flash exploit discovered in a trove of leaked data from Hacking Team in Italy, Trend Micro researchers have discovered.
Massive security leaks as spy company hacked; NSW privacy law inquiry; AISA appoints CEO
09 July, 2015 by Andrew CollinsSpy company gets hacked with sensitive data leaked, public asked to comment on online privacy invasions like revenge porn and AISA board appoints its first CEO.
iiNet investigating alleged Westnet breach
11 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingISP iiNet is investigating claims that a hacker has stolen and put up for sale a legacy customer database from subsidiary Westnet, while a new report highlights the growing ransomware threat.
Four in five companies fail PCI compliance assessment
13 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCompanies handling payment card data often fail to fully comply with the 12 PCI data security standards, and current security approaches are failing to deter attackers, a report states.
A/NZ businesses not ready for cyberattacks
27 January, 2015Fewer than 43% of Australian and New Zealand organisations say they are prepared for cyberattacks, yet 61% say they expect their organisation to face an attack in 2015, according to a new survey.
US postal service hit with huge data theft
12 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US postal service has disclosed a major theft of customer and employee data from one of its computer systems in a hacking attack that may have originated from China.
