More than half of people re-using passwords
03 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDespite heightened awareness of security risks, internet users in Australia and five other markets are continuing to exhibit poor password practices such as re-using passwords between personal and work accounts.
Ransomware attacks grew threefold in 2017
03 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCylance's latest Threat Report found that malware attacks increased 13.4% over 2016, with the healthcare sector remaining the most under fire.
Boards still not adequately focused on security
27 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne in three respondents to ISACA's latest survey of IT governance professionals believe their organisation's board is not adequately focused on cybersecurity.
Popular apps violate children's privacy
26 April, 2018An international group of researchers analysed 5855 apps for children, finding that 57% may be violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
76% of Aussie orgs lack an incident response plan
24 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-Embling48% of Australian respondents believe they have improved their security posture, even though 76% still lack a consistent incident response plan.
IoT, third parties raise risks in NDB era
24 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFirms subject to the NDB laws must secure IoT devices and guest or third-party access to their networks before it's too late, Wavelink has warned.
The world must work together on cybersecurity
23 April, 2018Establishing a global, coordinated approach to cybersecurity was the takeaway theme from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Conference 2018.
Fake Facebook account impersonated NZ minister
20 April, 2018A fake account set up to impersonate a NZ government minister has led to calls for New Zealanders to report suspicious Facebook activity to CERT NZ.
Australian orgs can't identify 41% of network traffic
20 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian IT leaders are concerned about a lack of visibility into their organisation's network traffic, which is exposing them to security, legal and productivity risks.
Tech giants sign cybersecurity accord
19 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA group of 34 technology giants has signed an accord agreeing not to assist governments in conducting offensive cyber attacks and to work to protect all citizens from the growing cyber threat.
Canberra blames Russia for cyber incidents
17 April, 2018 by Jonathan NallyRussian state-sponsored actors were responsible for router-based cyber attacks in October 2017, according to the federal government.
Cyber delegation visiting the US this week
16 April, 2018 by Jonathan NallyMore than 60 Australian cybersecurity industry leaders are heading to the US this week to build partnerships to fight cybercrime.
NZ reviewing national cybersecurity strategy
16 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NZ government will work with the private sector and the public to refresh New Zealand's national cybersecurity strategy.
40% of hackers can exfiltrate data in an hour
13 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe second annual Nuix Black Report shows that 40% of hackers say they can break into a system, locate valuable data and exfiltrate it within just one hour.
63 data breach reports filed in Q1
12 April, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThere have been at least 63 notifiable data breach reports filed in the first five weeks following the introduction of the government's new mandatory reporting scheme.
