Security

AFP arrest two alleged Anonymous members

27 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian Federal Police have arrested a 40-year-old from WA and an 18-year-old from NSW on suspicion of hacking web servers hosting a number of Australian and Indonesian government websites.


US govt agencies quick to act on Heartbleed

27 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Due to "rapid and coordinated" efforts by US government agencies, nearly all government websites that were vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit were protected within three weeks.


International drill held to fight off cyberattacks

26 May, 2014

Nineteen countries have come together in Turkey to hold an international exercise aimed at strengthening international cybersecurity preparedness.


EU court backs "right to be forgotten"

21 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Google has been ordered by an EU court to remove links to two pages a Spanish man would rather the internet "forgot", in a case that could have major implications for all online companies.


Australians clicked 27m malicious links in Q1

20 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australia ranked sixth in the world for users who clicked suspicious links during Q1, and fifth among countries hosting malicious URLs, according to Trend Micro.


Customer privacy can be a business opportunity

14 May, 2014 by Dali Kaafar, Principal Researcher and privacy expert in NICTA's Networks Research Group

Organisations are increasingly hungry for their customers' personal data. However, the need to keep this data private raises a host of limitations and legal considerations.


Malware posing a growing threat to enterprises

12 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Around 84% of enterprises had malware operating on their networks in 2013, and more than half had users downloading malware every two hours, Check Point research indicates.


Privacy policies must be clear and simple: OAIC

07 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian organisations must better inform customers about how personal data will be handled, and those that voluntarily report data breaches will be given preferential treatment, OAIC commissioners said.


SaaS security: you're doing it wrong

06 May, 2014 by Andrew Collins

Your approach to securing software-as-a-service (SaaS) is wrong. But don't worry - it's not entirely your fault.


CSIRO warns new cyberthreats will dwarf 'Heartbleed'

05 May, 2014 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head Office

A report from the CSIRO warns that hackers could steal billions of dollars and disrupt critical infrastructure in the cyberattacks of tomorrow.


IoT to transform enterprise security

05 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The Internet of Things (IoT) technology paradigm will have an even greater effect on enterprise IT security programs than the BYOD, cloud and mobility trends, Gartner analyst Earl Perkins believes.


Chinese spies had MPs' emails for one year; US judge rules on data sovereignty

29 April, 2014

Chinese spies that accessed Australia's parliamentary computer network in 2011 may have been in there for a whole year. Meanwhile, a US judge has ruled Microsoft must hand over customer data even though that data is stored outside the US.


Online casinos used to launder cybercrime money

29 April, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Due to the popularity and anonymity of online gambling sites, cybercriminals have started using them to launder money and pay for services on the black market, according to McAfee.


Kaspersky leads anti-malware ranking

28 April, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Kaspersky, Emisoft, Avira and BitDefender all blocked 99.8% of malware from live malicious URLs during a comparative test, and Kaspersky also scored highest on detecting malicious files.


UXC, Senetas team up on data security

24 April, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

UXC and Senetas have formed a partnership to offer tailored encryption products for government and enterprise customers.


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