Human error blamed for third of NDBs in Q2
28 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalicious attacks accounted for 62% of data breach notifications reported in the June quarter, with human error the cause of a further 34%.
INSLM launches review into encryption bill
22 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick, has launched a review into the components of the contentious national encryption bill.
Akamai opens DDoS scrubbing centre in Melbourne
21 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCDN and cloud service provider Akamai has opened a new DDoS attack traffic scrubbing centre in Melbourne to complement its existing facility in Sydney.
Victoria's PTV breached Privacy Act over myki: OVIC
16 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOVIC has found Public Transport Victoria to be in breach of the state's Privacy Act by publicly releasing travel records for 15.2m myki cards.
Microsoft patches two new BlueKeep-like bugs
14 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft patched four critical RCE vulnerabilities in the remote desktop services component of Windows, including two with BlueKeep-like wormable capabilities.
Mimecast maps cyberthreat landscape
09 August, 2019Mimecast dug through over 67 billion emails rejected as spam, opportunistic and targeted attacks and impersonation detections to map the cyberthreat landscape.
Cybercriminals set their sights on SMBs
08 August, 2019Cyber attackers are turning their focus to SMBs as larger corporations tighten their security, according to cybersecurity firm CTRL Group.
US govt urged to "build the wall" of cybersecurity
05 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Association of IT Asset Management has urged the US government to act on a report finding pervasive cybersecurity failures across US federal agencies.
Updated kill chain model could help improve cybersecurity
02 August, 2019Carbon Black's Cognitive Attack Loop model identifies three phases of cybercriminal behaviour and claims to help defenders better understand the root cause of attacks.
Trend Micro report exposes criminal uses of Twitter
01 August, 2019Cybercriminals are abusing Twitter via tech support scams, command-and-control operations and data exfiltration, cybersecurity researchers have shown.
Person charged over massive US data breach
31 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US woman has been charged with illegally accessing information on around 106 million customers of North American bank holding company Capital One.
Facebook to pay record US$5bn data privacy penalty
25 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFacebook will pay a record US$5bn fine to settle data privacy violation charges from the US Department of Justice and Fair Trade Commission.
Equifax to pay at least $818m over 2017 data breach
23 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS credit rating agency Equifax has agreed to pay at least $818m in customer compensation and penalties over the company's massive 2017 data breach.
Targeted ransomware attacks surging
19 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSymantec has identified a surge in the use of targeted ransomware by an ever-increasing number of attack groups over the past two years.
NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node launched
18 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustCyber and the NSW Government have formally launched the sixth national Cyber Security Innovation Node at the Joint Cyber Security Centre in Sydney.
