Mobile opens businesses to new risks
21 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey conducted by Zscaler at last month's AusCERT shows that more than 70% of organisations have at least a quarter of their employees accessing enterprise applications from mobile devices.
Symantec buys Blue Coat; Facebook Messenger vulnerability; DDoS record broken
16 June, 2016 by Andrew CollinsSymantec splashes $6.31bn cash on Blue Coat, Facebook patches Messenger exploit hole, and DDoS attacks in Q1 2016 exceed 100 Gbps.
ACMA signs global MoU to fight spam
15 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingACMA has signed an MoU with 10 regulators in seven other countries to share information and collaborate in the fight against spam, scams and unsolicited calls or texts.
Consumers expect firms to be hacked
14 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThree 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-EmblingThe 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 ValicSecurity 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.
Dell Data Protection | Threat Defense endpoint security solution
02 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Dell TechnologiesThe 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.
360m Myspace users' info stolen; Train hackers may use credit info; 1m WordPress sites vulnerable
02 June, 2016 by Andrew CollinsSocial site Myspace has been hacked, NSW train users' credit card details at risk, and popular Wordpress plug-in has scripting vulnerability.
Human error the biggest security risk
31 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Shred-itAustralian 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-EmblingOptus 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-EmblingThe 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, 2016Bitdefender 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 CollinsACCC 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-EmblingWith 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.
