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This site is specifically focused on Australian information security / cyber security awareness events; security incidents and adverse audit findings that have appeared in the media. There is also a few New Zealand references just to keep the peace across the ditch.
With all of the cyber security news from all over the globe and vendor press releases it is difficult to get a picture of that has happened specifically in our region. We use these reports all the time in our practice, feel free to do so all we ask is that you just reference/attribute the post on this site. Please let me know if we have missed any, reports must have been publicly disclosed.
Regards Steve and Matt
Quote: Martin Firrell “Security is no replacement for liberty.”
Digital Rights Quote: Martin Firrell “Security is no replacement for liberty.”
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Quote: William Shakespeare “Security is the chief enemy of mortals.”
Quote: William Shakespeare “Security is the chief enemy of mortals.”
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NZ Incident: Google suspends NZ ‘trending’ emails after suspect’s name released | iTnews
Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case, the company said on Friday.
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Quote: Theodore Forstmann “The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks.”
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Audit: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices | iTnews
July 04 2019: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices. Auditor says risk aren’t being managed “effectively”.
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Incident: MYOB in payslip privacy bungle | iTnews
July 04 2019 MYOB in payslip privacy bungle. 220 individual payment summaries went to the incorrect person.
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Incident: Police officer facing computer hacking charges | ARN
Insider Threat 2nd July 2019 - A Queensland Police Officer has now stood down from official duty with the force pending an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access to confidential information.
Incident: ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data in new cyber breach | SMH
ANU says 'sophisticated operator' stole data included bank details, passport information and academic records of current and former students and staff.
Incident: Sydney headquartered MEGT data breach exposed students passport details, education data | Computerworld
Data Breach 27th June 2019 - Data from a student management system was exposed by an open S3 bucket, an Australian training company MEGT has confirmed.
Incident: Aussie ‘hacker’ jailed for unauthorised access and insider trading | ZDNet
An Australian IT consultant has on Tuesday been sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to a total of 11 charges for insider trading, unauthorised access to data with the intention to commit a serious offence, and the alteration of electronic devices required by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Incident: Geraldton’s Nagle Catholic College swept up in cyber attack targeting parent banking details | The West Australian
Australian Cyber Attack June 2019: A West Australian school has been swept up in a “highly sophisticated” cyber security attack, understood to have scooped up the banking details of parent and guardians.
NZ Incident: Google suspends NZ ‘trending’ emails after suspect’s name released | iTnews
Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case, the company said on Friday.
- Australian Audit Report 2019
Audit: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices | iTnews
July 04 2019: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices. Auditor says risk aren't being managed "effectively".
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Audit: CBA to ‘substantially’ overhaul privacy under OAIC undertaking | iTnews
June 27 2019: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in the wake of investigations into issues with the bank’s handling of customer data.
Incident: Cyber security official downloaded animated child porn on secure network | SMH
A former senior cyber security official has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for using a secure government network to download animated child pornography.
Incident: Electronic medical records locked down as cyber-hackers target hospitals | Nine News
Australian Cyber Attack June 2019: The IT system across Eastern Health, which manages Victorian hospitals such as Box Hill and Maroondah, has been the target of a mystery cyber attack.
Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 09 2019 Scammers impersonating federal...
Incident: MYOB in payslip privacy bungle | iTnews
July 04 2019 MYOB in payslip privacy bungle. 220 individual payment summaries went to the incorrect person.
NZ Incident: Google suspends NZ ‘trending’ emails after suspect’s name released | iTnews
Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case, the company said on Friday.
Incident: Fears customer details stolen in Geelong Port cyber attack | Infrastructure Magazine
A malicious cyber attack at Geelong Port has potentially exposed sensitive details of hundreds of customers, including driver’s licence numbers, that could be used to set up illegitimate bank accounts
- Quotes
Quote: Martin Firrell “Security is no replacement for liberty.”
Digital Rights Quote: Martin Firrell "Security is no replacement for liberty."
