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- NZ Incident: RC plane and drone users' details leaked by CAA New Zealand | xjet - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 30, 2020New Zealand Privacy Breach: September 30 2020 RC plane and drone users’ details leaked by CAA New Zealand CAA New Zealand violation of privacy …
- RC plane and drone users' details leaked by CAA New Zealand September 30, 2020More incompetence from CAA New Zealand after a mass-violation of privacy involving people from around the world who filed complaints with them. If you were affected, here is the address to file a complaint with New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner. Please do so: https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/making-a-complaint/complaint-form/
- Incident: Government contractor accessed private data over 'grudge' - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 29, 2020Australian Insider Unauthorised Access: September 14 2020 Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’ Access to job seeker records to …
- Incident: Australian firm Tandem Corp hit by Windows NetWalker ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 29, 2020Australian Ransomware Attack: September 02 2020 Australian workforce design and delivery firm Tandem Corp hit by Windows NetWalker ransomware Allegedly …
- Incident: Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 29, 2020Australian Ransomware Data Breach: September 01 2020 Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware NetWalker encrypted and …
- Incident: Top Australian tenancy blacklist firm under investigation by information commissioner | The Guardian - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 29, 2020Australian Potential Data Breach: September 22 2020 Top Australian tenancy blacklist firm under investigation by information commissioner Trading …
- APAC organisations struggle to find balance between digital adoption and cybersecurity September 29, 2020Organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are significantly concerned about security threats, but nevertheless are looking to advance …
- Digital identity checks to be expanded under $800m new-technology budget package September 29, 2020The Morrison government will expand the use of digital identity checks when businesses and individuals access services online, as part of an $800m package in next week’s budget to increase the take-up of new technologies. As the government puts the finishing touches on its delayed budget, which is …
- WA govt creates first cyber security operations centre September 29, 2020The WA government has established a cyber security operations centre to coordinate its response to cyber security incidents and improve visability …
- Audit: ANAO finds Services Australia lacking in cyber and cost aspects of WPIT | ZDNet - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 28, 2020Australian Audit Report September 25 2020 ANAO finds Services Australia lacking in cyber and cost aspects of WPIT Services Australia did not apply an …
- Incident: Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people's personal details | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 28, 2020Australian Detailed Privacy Breach: September 25 2020 Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people’s personal details Including bank …
- Incident: Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system | ABC News (Australia) - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 28, 2020Australian Medical Privacy Breach: September 19 2020 Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system 17GB data …
- Incident: Anglicare Sydney 4 laptops stolen from office by unknown parties | Anglicare Sydney - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 28, 2020Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 30 2019 Anglicare Sydney 4 laptops stolen from office by unknown parties Files and emails …
- ASD’s decision to cancel official history contract to be probed at Senate estimates | The Mandarin September 28, 2020The Australian Signals Directorate will be questioned over its decision to terminate a contract with prominent academic John Blaxland, the Australian …
- Demystifying Cyber Protection Insurance September 28, 2020Marisa Bertoldo , 28 September 2020 Marisa Bertoldo from Planned Cover demystifies cyber protection insurance, offering an explainer on terminology …
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- NZ Incident: RC plane and drone users' details leaked by CAA New Zealand | xjet - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
New Zealand Privacy Breach: September 30 2020 RC plane and drone users’ details leaked by CAA New Zealand CAA New Zealand violation of privacy … Read more » - RC plane and drone users' details leaked by CAA New Zealand
More incompetence from CAA New Zealand after a mass-violation of privacy involving people from around the world who filed complaints with them. If you were affected, here is the address to file a complaint with New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner. Please do so: https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/making-a-complaint/complaint-form/ Read more » - Incident: Government contractor accessed private data over 'grudge' - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Insider Unauthorised Access: September 14 2020 Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’ Access to job seeker records to … Read more » - Incident: Australian firm Tandem Corp hit by Windows NetWalker ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Ransomware Attack: September 02 2020 Australian workforce design and delivery firm Tandem Corp hit by Windows NetWalker ransomware Allegedly … Read more » - Incident: Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and AdvisoryAustralian Ransomware Data Breach: September 01 2020 Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware NetWalker encrypted and … Read more »
- Incident: Top Australian tenancy blacklist firm under investigation by information commissioner | The Guardian - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Potential Data Breach: September 22 2020 Top Australian tenancy blacklist firm under investigation by information commissioner Trading … Read more » - APAC organisations struggle to find balance between digital adoption and cybersecurity
Organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are significantly concerned about security threats, but nevertheless are looking to advance … Read more » - Digital identity checks to be expanded under $800m new-technology budget package
The Morrison government will expand the use of digital identity checks when businesses and individuals access services online, as part of an $800m package in next week’s budget to increase the take-up of new technologies. As the government puts the finishing touches on its delayed budget, which is … Read more » - WA govt creates first cyber security operations centre
The WA government has established a cyber security operations centre to coordinate its response to cyber security incidents and improve visability … Read more » - Audit: ANAO finds Services Australia lacking in cyber and cost aspects of WPIT | ZDNet - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Audit Report September 25 2020 ANAO finds Services Australia lacking in cyber and cost aspects of WPIT Services Australia did not apply an … Read more » - Incident: Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people's personal details | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Detailed Privacy Breach: September 25 2020 Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people’s personal details Including bank … Read more » - Incident: Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system | ABC News (Australia) - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Medical Privacy Breach: September 19 2020 Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system 17GB data … Read more » - Incident: Anglicare Sydney 4 laptops stolen from office by unknown parties | Anglicare Sydney - Australian Information Security Awareness and AdvisoryAustralian Information Security Incident Reported: December 30 2019 Anglicare Sydney 4 laptops stolen from office by unknown parties Files and emails … Read more »
- ASD’s decision to cancel official history contract to be probed at Senate estimates | The Mandarin
The Australian Signals Directorate will be questioned over its decision to terminate a contract with prominent academic John Blaxland, the Australian … Read more » - Demystifying Cyber Protection Insurance
Marisa Bertoldo , 28 September 2020 Marisa Bertoldo from Planned Cover demystifies cyber protection insurance, offering an explainer on terminology … Read more » - ATO re-tenders for myGovID anti-spoofing facial recognition software
The Australian Taxation Office has gone back to the market to find a facial recognition solution to underpin the government’s myGovID digital … Read more » - ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report, July 2019 to June 2020 | Cyber.gov.auThe Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), amongst … Read more »
- Australian business leaders caught up in China’s mass surveillance: Here’s what it meansBy Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra National security is like sausage-making. We might enjoy the tasty product, but want to look away from … Read more »
- Centrelink IT system risks 'largely' managed during WPIT overhaul
Services Australia has “largely” managed the risks to the country’s Centrelink IT system during its billion-dollar redevelopment over the last five … Read more » - Mining at high risk of cyber security threats - Australian Mining
A new survey has found that many Australian mining businesses are unprepared for and are failing to put appropriate measures in place to prevent … Read more »
