Australian Information and Cyber Security News
Round up of Information and Cyber Security incidents, adverse audit reports, media news, social media post, articles, and commentary with an Australian focus (a bit of New Zealand too)
- Cyber threats impacting Australian and New Zealand businessesby Contributor on August 15, 2022
Article by Fortinet chief information security officer Corne Mare and Fortinet director of threat intelligence for Australia and New Zealand Glenn …
- Federal Court rules on Chubb's ransomware disputeby Roxanne Libatique on August 15, 2022
However, the court acknowledged that a small subset of costs related to “blank media” and copying data onto the media are claimable under the firm’s …
- Federal Court fines Google $60m for collecting data on the slyby Sam Varghese on August 15, 2022
The Australian Federal Court has fined Google $60 million for misleading consumers about collection and use of personal data on Android phones …
- Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection, says ASICby Staff Writer on August 14, 2022
Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial …
- Australia Post blames 'global internet issue' for retail outageby Staff Writer on August 14, 2022
Australia Post has blamed a “global internet issue” for system issues that left it unable to process some transactions at its retail outlets. The …
- AusCERT Week in Review for August 12th 2022 - AusCERTby marty on August 12, 2022
“Malvertising” is a term that has gained some attention this week as it grows in use to infiltrate networks and devices. (also known as a …
- Australian Cyber Security Centre on LinkedIn: #ActNowStaySecureby australian-cyber-security-centre on August 12, 2022
Today, Head ACSC, Abigail Bradshaw officially launched the new ACSC ‘Have you been hacked?’ tool, to help you assess if they’ve been hacked and guide …
- Wesfarmers to stand up offensive cyber security capabilitiesby Justin Hendry on August 11, 2022
Wesfarmers is to establish offensive cyber security capabilities through a new “Cyber Fusion Centre” that will serve the conglomerate’s retail and …
- Warning about 'Hi Mum' phone scam as dozens of victims are identifiedby 9News on August 11, 2022
Victorian Police say they've identified "at least" 25 victims of the "Hi Mum" mobile phone scam, issuing a warning about the hoax that's designed to …
- Risk in .au domain deadline, firms warnedby Andrew Brown on August 11, 2022
Business owners have been warned they could face an increased risk cyber crime in the wake of changes to Australian internet domains.
- Australian court finds insurer not liable for ransomware clean-up costsby Ry Crozier on August 9, 2022
An Australian lawsuit over ransomware insurance cover has ruled the victim, automotive distributor and services firm Inchcape, can’t claim costs it …
- Australian Cyber News Summary #07 - July 2022by Steven Kirby on August 8, 2022
Commentary: July 2022… Welcome to a new financial year, I hope all your cyber security budget wishes have come true. The Bunnings/Kmart facial …
- ACSC and CISA detail top malware of 2021by Juha Saarinen on August 6, 2022
The Australian Cyber Security Centre and the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have issued a joint advisory on the top …
- Governing cybersecurity from the boardroom: Challenges, drivers, and ways aheadon August 5, 2022
Overall, the responsibility to oversee cyber-risk management in modern organisations lies with Boards of Directors. However, evidence suggests that …
- Incident: Student details, photos exposed in University of WA data breach | iTnewsby Steven Kirby on August 4, 2022
Australian University Privacy Incident, 1 August 2022 Student details, photos exposed in University of Western Australia data breach The privacy breach …
- NSWEC slapped with human rights complaint for binning iVoteby Justin Hendry on August 2, 2022
Advocates for blind and vision impaired Australians have lodged a human rights complaint against the NSW Electoral Commission for ditching iVote …
- Audit: Vic privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies | iTnewsby Steven Kirby on July 30, 2022
Australian Audit Report 22 July 2022 Victorian privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies Agencies only partially effective …
- OIC Speaker Series No. 1 - Privacy and building trust through transparencyby Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland on July 30, 2022
Office of the Information Commissioner Speaker Series No. 1 hosted by Ms Madonna King and featuring Mr Ian Stewart AO APM, former Queensland Police Commissio...
- Australian man charged over alleged international spyware operationby Penny Travers on July 30, 2022
An Australian man who sparked a worldwide investigation into spyware he allegedly created and sold to domestic violence perpetrators and other …
- Melbourne hacker charged after creating dangerous spyware | 7NEWSby 7NEWS Australia on July 30, 2022
A Frankston man is accused of creating spy software at the age of fifteen and selling it to online predators. Victims had no idea they were being watched and...