Incident: Sydney man charged over Netflix, Spotify credential-stuffing, stolen accounts | iTnews
A Sydney man has been charged by AFP for alleged involvement in WickedGen.com.
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Category: Identity Management
RBA wants banks involved in Australian government digital identity solution | ZDNet
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue that it wants to see Australia’s banks involved with building out the federal government’s digital...
Read MoreInnovation before security not serving industry well: ID expert | iTWire
Online banking has led the way in innovation before security and this is a major reason why the security environment is what it is today, Richard Cookes, country manager ANZ of identity and access management company One...
Read MoreDTA undecided on sole identity provider for Govpass | iTnews
The Digital Transformation Agency is yet to decide which agency will be entrusted as the federal government’s sole identity provider for the whole-of-gov Govpass digital identity platform even as testing of the new verifier...
Read MoreATO begins testing DTA’s digital identity platform | iTnews
The Australian Taxation Office has started testing the Digital Transformation Agency’s new whole-of-government digital identity platform, Govpass. Source: ATO begins testing DTA’s digital identity platform –...
Read MoreSouth Australia’s digital drivers’ licences to reduce possibility of forgery, Government says – ABC News (Australia)
Drivers’ licences will enter the digital era next month with the State Government to make them available on a smartphone app in an effort to enhance security. Source: South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences...
Read MoreWhat Australia’s biggest life insurer learned from ditching passwords | iTnews
TAL might be Australia’s biggest life insurance company but it’s not a household name – something the firm wanted to change with a huge consumer-facing push that began last year and dialled up pressure on the IT...
Read More‘Likes’ after death: handling the deceased’s social media | Professional Planner
Social media use continues to grow, making the fate of accounts a major issue. Family members and executors will encounter different rules on different platforms. Source: ‘Likes’ after death: handling the deceased’s social...
Read MoreATO touts voice biometrics success | iTnews
With close to three million taxpayers now able to prove their identity with just their voice, the take-up of the Australian Taxation Office’s voice biometric authentication service has been one of the most successful...
Read MoreAusPost signs CUA, QPS as first Digital ID customers | iTnews
Credit Union Australia and the Queensland Police Service are two of a handful of the first customers to sign up for Australia Post’s Digital ID identify verification service. Source: AusPost signs CUA, QPS as first Digital...
Read MoreFacial recognition technology to replace passports at Australian airports | ZDNet
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said on Wednesday the new AU$22.5 million, three-year contract will initially see 105 new smartgates rolled out that will enable passengers to be processed using facial...
Read MoreGovernment log on: Turnbull government considers universal ID | news.com.au
AUSTRALIANS could soon be able to shop online, register their car and update Medicare details under a new “super logon” scheme being developed by the Turnbull government. Source: Government log on: Turnbull government considers...
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Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- Australian health sector does not have 'cybersecurity problem', says insurer April 7, 2020Australia’s healthcare sector does not have a “broader cybersecurity problem” despite consistently reporting higher numbers of data breaches than …
- ASD says it’s mounted offensive operations against cybercrime infrastructure April 7, 2020The Australian Signals Directorate has put its offensive capability boot into a substantial escalation of cyber scams proliferating off the back of …
- Scammers targeting superannuation in COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis with new superannuation scams being reported to Scamwatch …
- ASD issues warning over cheap and nasty video conferencing April 2, 2020But carefully doesn't mention Zoom by name.
- iTWire - Overcoming objections to using multi-factor authentication April 1, 2020GUEST OPINION Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian …
- 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 …