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.
ATEN KA8288 HDMI KVM over IP Console Station
01 April, 2019 | Supplied by: ATEN ANZ Pty LtdThe KVM over IP Console Station KA8288 is a standalone console that replaces PC or NB.
Health data security fears rife in Australia: SOTI
27 March, 2019 | Supplied by: SOTI Inc. AustraliaAustralians are increasingly concerned about the security of their health records and personal information, a new SOTI survey shows.
Australians paid scammers $3.1m in iTunes cards in 2018
26 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC is seeking to alert the public to the threat of scammers impersonating legitimate companies or agencies and demanding payment in the form of gift cards.
New penalties aim to protect online privacy
25 March, 2019A new penalty regime designed to boost online protection for Australians has been announced by the federal government.
Organisations in the dark about phishing awareness
22 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJust 12% of respondents to an ISACA survey are completely confident in their ability to measure the effectiveness of their phishing awareness campaigns.
RepuCoin secure blockchain defends against attackers
21 March, 2019A secure blockchain has been developed that is claimed to defend against malicious activity.
Microsoft seeks to safeguard Aussie elections
20 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has extended AccountGuard — its security service for political parties and organisations — to the Australian market ahead of the federal election.
Cyberwar has begun, security professionals say
20 March, 2019The world is currently in the middle of a cyberwar, according to 87% of security professionals.
Cybercrooks capitalise on Christchurch tragedy
19 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCERT NZ has identified multiple attempts by cybercriminals to profit from the attention being paid to New Zealand in the wake of Friday's Christchurch shooting.
Nigeria is top source of cloud application attacks
15 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCloud application attacks grew by 65% between September 2018 and February 2019, with Nigeria and China the source of the majority of these attacks.
Privacy sweep shows big compliance gaps
05 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOnly half of respondents to a global sweep of data protection practices among organisations in 18 countries have a documented incident response procedure.
Retailers top credential stuffing targets
28 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRetailers are heavily targeted by the increasingly popular attack method of credential stuffing, according to research from Akamai.
Japan to test for vulnerable IoT devices
22 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJapan's National Institute of ICT has commenced a five-year project involving rooting out IoT devices protected by easily guessed or default passwords.
Microsoft seeks to defend integrity of EU elections
21 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAs part of its Defending Democracy Program, Microsoft is expanding its free AccountGuard service to 12 more European nations.
