Security

Consumers expect firms to be hacked

14 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Three in four respondents to a three-country survey from Centrify expect businesses to be hacked, with the majority likely to ditch the company after a breach.


Flaw leaves US energy systems open to attack

08 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that an industrial control system used by potentially thousands of US power plants is vulnerable to an unpatchable serious security flaw.


Mitsubishi Outlander car alarm vulnerable to hacking

07 June, 2016 by Laura Valic

Security experts from Pen Test Partners have discovered it's possible to turn off the anti-theft alarm on the Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid by hacking into the Wi-Fi access point.


Don't fall prey to rooting and jailbreaking

02 June, 2016 by Alex Manea*

There are simple steps you can take to prevent yourself and your business from falling prey to rooting and jailbreaking.


360m Myspace users' info stolen; Train hackers may use credit info; 1m WordPress sites vulnerable

02 June, 2016 by Andrew Collins

Social site Myspace has been hacked, NSW train users' credit card details at risk, and popular Wordpress plug-in has scripting vulnerability.


Dell Data Protection | Threat Defense endpoint security solution

02 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Dell Technologies

The Dell Data Protection | Threat Defense product offering is a threat prevention solution specifically designed for the needs of growing businesses with limited or no in-house IT staff.


Human error the biggest security risk

31 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Shred-it

Australian businesses view human error as a larger threat to information security than deliberate theft or sabotage from a third party, according to a new study.


Optus, Macquarie Uni form Cyber Security Hub

30 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Optus Business and Macquarie University have formed a joint security hub to help improve training and awareness among businesses and government agencies.


Pentagon hackers to get government payout

23 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The US Department of Defense will allocate the rewards under its Hack the Pentagon bug bounty competition by the end of May.


Bot redirects Google traffic for 1 million IPs

19 May, 2016

Bitdefender has analysed a clickfraud bot currently operating on nearly one million computers worldwide, which redirects Google traffic to malicious servers controlled by cybercriminals.


$38m lost in online scams; Watchdog warns of data leaks; 7-Zip flaws revealed

19 May, 2016 by Andrew Collins

ACCC warns public to 'wise up to scams', Qld public sector workers warned about data access, and 7-Zip users warned of vulnerabilities.


OAIC to focus on big data, start-ups and IoT

18 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

With its continuing existence now ensured, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will escalate its privacy-related activity this year, focusing on areas including big data, start-ups and the IoT.


EU says IP addresses are private data

16 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The Thai operators were reportedly unable to accept mutually agreed upon terms.


Check Point 1400, 3000 and 5000 Series threat prevention appliances

16 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

Check Point Software Technologies has released the Check Point 1400, 3000 and 5000 Series appliances, which offer security threat prevention capabilities such as full inspection of encrypted data.


Aussies value privacy over convenience

11 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

New research from Deloitte underlines the importance for Australian organisations in building up consumer trust in the integrity of their private data.


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