Optus's TrustWave finds more SolarWinds bugs
05 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's security division, Trustwave, says it has discovered two additional severe vulnerabilities in the SolarWinds Orion network management platform.
FTC settles with Zoom over security shortcomings
04 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US FTC has finalised a settlement with Zoom over accusations the videoconferencing company misled consumers about the security of Zoom meetings.
Taskforce report calls for simpler cybersecurity standards
02 February, 2021A report from the NSW Standards Harmonisation Taskforce is calling for Australian governments and industry to adopt international cybersecurity standards.
Americans fear being hacked more than being murdered
28 January, 2021A survey has found that more Americans are worried about internet-related crimes involving personal information theft than other crimes, such as murder.
Data#3 renews managed services contract with Edith Cowan Uni
25 January, 2021Data#3 has renewed its network managed services contract with Edith Cowan University, expanding the deal to include managed security firewall services.
Report: majority of passwords can be cracked in a second
22 January, 2021Researchers have revealed that 73% of the most popular passwords in the world can be hacked in less than a second.
Australian orgs exposed to Accellion vulnerability
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACSC has warned that Australian organisations could be impacted by the Accellion FTA vulnerability blamed for the Reserve Bank of NZ data breach.
Kogan fined over $310,000 for breaching Spam Act
21 January, 2021Kogan Australia has agreed to a court-enforceable undertaking and paid a $310,800 infringement notice, for breaching the Spam Act.
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
21 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails.
Australia calls on EU to protect children online
15 January, 2021Australia and its Five Country partners have urged the EU to protect children around the world by addressing consequences of its ePrivacy Directive.
SolarWinds details Orion cyber attack
14 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSolarWinds believes it has uncovered the highly sophisticated methods used to inject malicious code into its Orion network monitoring platform.
Warning for Aussies over QR code, COVID-19 vaccination scams
14 January, 2021Avast is warning Australians to be aware of cyber threats around QR codes and potential online COVID-19 vaccination scams, as more COVID-19 outbreaks occur.
NZ Reserve Bank warns of data breach
13 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's Reserve Bank has been caught up in a cyber attack on users of secure file sharing company Accellion's File Transfer Application service
US govt taskforce to tackle SolarWinds Orion hack
11 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS law enforcement and intelligence agencies are investigating an attack on government and private sector systems by a suspected Russian state attacker.
Microsoft source code breached in SolarWinds hack
11 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft says the state attackers behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise viewed some of its source code, and warns Australian users may be at risk.
