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- Australian govt entity hit by brute-force attack
An undisclosed Australian government entity suffered a data breach following a brute-force attack in the back half of last year, one of 33 breaches … Read more » - ASIC sic'd by sickening cyber security incident
On the 25th of January, ten days after ASIC became aware of a cyber security incident affecting a server used by ASIC, the world was notified of the … Read more » - AMTA reminds Aussies about privacy on 28 January, International Data Privacy Day, with six top tips
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has taken the opportunity to remind Australians about the importance of mobile phone data … Read more » - Australia is currently at cyber war with ‘multiple rogue nations’
Chairman of Southbank Capital Francis Galbally says Australia is currently engaging in a cyber war with a range of rogue nations who aim to penetrate our security and steal information. It comes amid growing concerns in relation to the scale of cyber-attacks on Australia in 2021. “We are at war with a range of people,” Mr Galbally told Sky News host Cory Bernardi. “Rogue nations who attack our systems in order to see if there are weaknesses in penetration and then to steal information.” He said the nations to which he is referring are North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, and even Western countries who are seeking to penetrate the security systems of each other. “The risk is huge,” he said. “It’s important now to understand that a huge amount of investment needs to be made by government, leadership needs to be taken by government. “We need to understand what these risks are.” Read more » - Is Australia Prepared for More Frequent & Sophisticated Cyber Attacks?
🕵️Are we turning the tide on #cybercrime or are we unprepared? The scale, nature, targeting & tradecraft used against Australia in 2020 was a real eye-opener. What do you think? Read more » - Incident: ASIC reports server breached via Accellion vulnerability | ZDNet - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Regulator Data Breach, 27 January 2021 ASIC reports server breached via Accellion vulnerability File Transfer Applications were downloaded … Read more » - Home Affairs ordered to compensate asylum seekers over 2014 data breach
The Department of Home Affairs has been ordered to compensate almost 1300 asylum seekers for inadvertently publishing their personal information … Read more » - OAIC wants stronger enforcement powers in Australia's revamped Privacy ActThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has asked for amendments to be made to the Privacy Act 1988 that would update its … Read more »
- Cybersecurity expert calls for replacement technology following Tasmanian ambulance patient data leakA cybersecurity expert has called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of … Read more »
- ISIS associate re-arrested in Sydney two weeks after releaseA man convicted of associating with ISIS terrorists has been re-arrested in Sydney, accused of breaching his Control Order, just two weeks after his … Read more »
- Australia's tangle of electronic surveillance laws needs unravellingThe legislative framework that governs Australia's intelligence community is "unnecessarily complex". It leads to "unclear and confusing laws" for … Read more »
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand making good progress on addressing data breach
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua investigation into the malicious illegal breach of a third-party file sharing application has … Read more » - ACMA says Kogan breached Australian spam laws and pays $310,000 fine
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has investigated Australia e-tail giant Kogan and found the company sent more than 42 … Read more » - UNSW restarts search for new CISO
UNSW has returned to the jobs market to find a chief information security officer after delaying the recruitment process last year due to the … Read more » - Incident: New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to 'illegal data breach' | SMH - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
New Zealand Data Breach, January 10 2021 New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to ‘illegal data breach’ The bank issued a statement shortly … Read more » - Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which yesterday disclosed it had suffered a data breach, now says it was caught up in a hack of enterprise data … Read more » - Scam statistics
This data is based on reports provided to the ACCC by web form and over the phone. The data is published on a monthly basis. Our quality assurance … Read more » - Remote access scamsRemote access scams try to convince you that you have a computer or internet problem and that you need to buy new software to fix the problem. How … Read more »
- How do you look after your cyber security when your toaster is connected to the WiFi?
How do you look after your cyber security when your toaster is connected to the WiFi? Technology experts predicts there will be more than 41 billion connected IoT devices. IDCARE’s Head of Identity Security Operations, Moises Sanabria chats to ABC Queensland’s Ross Kay about what has been happening in this space. Read more »
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