Windows XP usage a concern for CERT Australia
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia is urging companies that haven’t migrated off the Windows XP operating system (OS) to start doing so because they are at increased risk of network...
View ArticleIn pictures: Inside the CSC Sydney cyber security centre
CSC opened the doors to its new security operations centre (SOC) in Macquarie Park, Sydney this week. The SOC is one of five that the vendor operates globally as part of a 24/7 strategy to identify...
View Article'I’d like us to move away from the dependency on passwords,' says Facebook...
In an ideal world, people would not need a password to log in to Facebook as they would use a hardware token instead, according to Facebook United States engineer Gregg Stefancik.
View ArticleSecuring your data in the cloud
Public cloud may be able deliver greater agility to enterprises, but it can also complicate the already fraught information security landscape.
View ArticleSeries of errors led to Department of Immigration data breach: KPMG
Unfamiliarity with some Microsoft Word functions and limited awareness of IT security risks may have led to the accidental publishing of almost 10,000 asylum seekers details on the Department of...
View ArticleFree movie link delivers malware payload: report
Consumers in Australia and around the world have fallen for a social engineering link promising a free download of Transformers 4, 22 Jump Street or Maleficent.
View ArticleIn brief: Intel Security hires new APAC president
Intel Security senior vice president of worldwide channel operations Gavin Struthers has been promoted to Asia Pacific president.
View ArticleAussie banks targeted by botnets: Report
Customers of 200 financial institutions in Australia were targeted by botnets between January 2014 and March 2015 according to a new report by Dell SecureWorks.
View ArticleAusCERT 2015: How governments are using cyber crime tools to target activists
Activists in countries such as Syria, Vietnam and Ethiopia are under online attack online from their governments for expressing dissident opinions according to research by the Electronic Frontier...
View ArticleHow Brian Krebs tracks down hackers
Simple mistakes by cyber criminals — such as reusing an email address — has helped US journalist Brian Krebs with his research.
View ArticleAusCERT 2015: How Griffith Uni beefed up online security before G20
The G20 Summit was held in Brisbane during November 2014 , putting the spotlight on the city but also making organisations there a potential target for politically motivated hackers.
View ArticleAusCERT 2015: Protections missing from data retention regime
Justin Clacherty of policy advocate group Futurewise has lambasted the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 as a form of mass surveillance.
View ArticleAusCERT 2015: DeLorean stops by AusCERT awards
A DeLorean car straight out of Back to the Future made an appearance at the AusCERT gala dinner as the organisation celebrated its 14th annual conference and awards night on the Gold Coast.
View ArticleiiNet investigates hacking claim
iiNet subsidiary Westnet has confirmed that it is investigating an alleged database hack.
View ArticleKmart Australia calls in police over security breach
Kmart Australia has contacted the Australian Federal Police over a security breach that exposed the private details of some customers.
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