“Security is always excessive until it’s not enough.”
– Robbie Sinclair, Head of Security, Country Energy, NSW Australia
Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- Cyber crime threat advice updated over coronavirus scams March 26, 2020One email purports to be from the Australian government and is titled "INSIGHTS ON CORONAVIRUS", while others have read "Latest corona-virus updates" …
- Aussie council body argues access to metadata would help thwart illegal activity | ZDNet March 26, 2020Arguing access to metadata would help in prosecuting those illegally dumping garbage or removing trees. The Australian Local Government Association …
- Over 1,000 private entities are using Australia's document verification service | ZDNet March 25, 2020The verification service matches submitted identity documentation with that provided to the federal government by state and territory governments. The …
- ANZ tries to preserve corporate VPN bandwidth for frontline use March 25, 2020ANZ Banking Group CEO Shayne Elliott has advised some of its internal users to “not use certain systems” including its corporate remote access VPN to …
- Incident: Melbourne IT services firm Geidi hit by REvil ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory March 24, 2020Australian Ransomware Attack March 2020: Melbourne IT services firm Geidi hit by REvil ransomware The group behind the REvil Windows ransomware has …
- AusPost touts 'business-led cybersecurity risk culture' ahead of committee probe | ZDNet March 23, 2020Despite claims otherwise from the National Audit Office, the postal service said it already has clear oversight of its critical asset infrastructures …
- Government guilty of incompetence over MyGov website: Albanese | Sky News Australia March 23, 2020Government guilty of incompetence over MyGov website: Albanese | Sky News Australia The MyGov website didn’t crash due to a cyber-attack, it crashed …
- The people of Australia are a DDoS machine that the government cannot handle | ZDNet March 23, 2020How many times do government systems need to fall over before Canberra realises it needs more resources Congratulations Australia, even in the most …
- Coronavirus online scams are on the rise. Here's how to avoid them March 22, 2020Australians are now working from home offices and kitchen tables as social distancing measures to slow the spread of coronavirus ramp up. But this …
- Australia's TIA Act telecom data privacy implementation under fire March 22, 2020Despite earlier promises, a federal senator alleges agencies aren’t tracking or protecting access to sensitive telecommunications metadata. The …