Huawei challenging US restrictions in court
30 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHuawei has filed a motion for summary judgement in a US lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law restricting US companies from doing business with the vendor.
Canva suffers 'security incident'
27 May, 2019 by Jonathan NallyAustralian firm Canva has suffered a 'security incident' and has advised all of its users to change their passwords.
1 in 5 elections faced foreign cyber interference
20 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn analysis of 97 elections and 31 referenda held since late 2016 found indications of foreign interference in 20 countries.
Zombieload flaw affects most modern Intel chips
17 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers have discovered a new architectural flaw in most Intel chips released since 2011 that could allow attackers to steal system-level data.
Trusted websites not so trustworthy: Data61
15 May, 2019Internet users could be inadvertently loading malicious content from 'trusted websites', according to new research from CSIRO's Data61.
NDB report: Health care tops security concerns again
13 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe OAIC's quarterly and annual Notifiable Data Breach reports find that cyber attacks are responsible for the majority of incidents, with health care the hardest hit.
Chinese hackers using NSA exploits a year prior to leak
09 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingChinese hacking group Buckeye was using tools from the arsenal of NSA exploits for at least a year before they were leaked by the Shadow Brokers in 2017.
SA Premier's cybersecurity mission to the US
06 May, 2019The Premier of South Australia has visited the US to explore investments and growth opportunities for SA's cyber sector.
Scams cost businesses $7.2m last year: ACCC
01 May, 2019A new report from the ACCC shows that Australian businesses were hit by more than 5800 scams during 2018.
Coalition makes $156m cybersecurity pledge
30 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government has announced a wide-ranging $156 million investment in cybersecurity as an election promise.
Half a billion dollars lost to scammers last year: ACCC
29 April, 2019Almost half a billion dollars was lost to scammers in Australia during 2018, according to a new ACCC report.
Security remains top concern for Aussie businesses
24 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith 65% of Australian businesses reporting interruption from security breaches in the last year, the C-suite is getting more engaged in security, Telstra said.
Microsoft email accounts compromised in breach
17 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has admitted that attackers were able to use compromised privilege customer support credentials to access a portion of its free web email accounts.
Aussie orgs unprepared for data breaches
12 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia ranked as the second least resilient country in a global survey of the preparedness of organisations to withstand a cyberattack.
US Senate delivers scathing report on Equifax breach
11 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US Senate Committee has detailed the lax security practices and policies at credit rating agency Equifax prior to the massive 2017 data breach.
