Cyber collaboration centre A3C officially opens
09 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe $10 million centre is touted as helping to build national cyber capability and positioning South Australia as a national cyber leader.
SMEs don't understand security risks, ACSC survey finds
07 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicCyber incidents cost Australian SMEs $29 billion each year, yet nearly half of them do not invest more than $500 per annum on cybersecurity.
Consumer Data Right for banking sector arrives
06 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe reform introduces significant changes to information sharing practices within financial services.
Less than 10% of APAC orgs have a CISO
06 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: GoTo Technologies AUS Pty LtdResearch commissioned by LogMeIn found that many Asia–Pacific organisations are struggling to securely handle identity and access management.
Palo Alto issues critical fix for firewall OS
03 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPalo Alto Networks has issued a critical security update for PAN-OS following the discovery of vulnerabilities in its code by Monash University researchers.
Employees breaking cyber rules despite awareness
03 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicEmployees are more conscious of cybersecurity, but their limited understanding makes them flout the rules.
Govt commits $1.35bn to fight foreign cyber threats
01 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government has announced a $1.35bn investment program aimed at enhancing Australia's ability to combat foreign cyber threats.
NZ introduces new and improved privacy reforms
01 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe Privacy Act 2020 promises to be more proactive and less reactive than its 27-year-old predecessor.
$1.6m funding boost for university cybersecurity
30 June, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe federal government funding will produce a threat intelligence-sharing network, sector-wide threat modelling and a national cybersecurity forum.
Open banking to bring new security risks
26 June, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe introduction from 1 July of the new open banking regime will bring with it security risks for consumers and businesses, an expert has warned.
Business email compromise scams cost $132 million
24 June, 2020 by Αmy SarcevicACCC's Targeting Scams Report uncovers the extent of scams targeting business, with BEC representing the highest losses incurred for any type of scam.
CSIRO's Data61 creates voice spoofing prevention measure
23 June, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe 'Void' solution detects differences in spectral characteristics between live and recorded human voices.
Government releases sixth update for COVIDSafe app
23 June, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe latest release has improved functionality and can be accessed by the Australian external territories.
Critical security flaws found in millions of IoT devices
19 June, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSecurity company JSOF has uncovered critical security vulnerabilities present in hundreds of millions if not billions of IoT devices.
Australia facing sustained state-based cyber attack
19 June, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian government departments and industries are being targeted in a cyber attack that the Prime Minister warned appears to be linked to a state actor.
