Category: Australia

The security landscape was evolving fast – but now it’s morphing at breakneck speed. How can Australian businesses realise a more secure future? Find out in this conversation with Andy Penn, Telstra CEO and Chair of the Industry Advisory Panel which assisted with the development of Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2w4cfPoBpvs00tE3k5jcUF?si=h0jTcIkUTu-djXJjMzZ29Q https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hear-beyond/id1539674068?mt=2&ls=1 Hear + Beyond Podcast Accenture’s latest podcast series explores and challenges the role our business leaders must play in helping Australia’s economy emerge, transform and accelerate beyond the pandemic. Find out more: http://www.accenture.com/hearandbeyond Read more »

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is warning Australians to be vigilant online after a spike in criminal syndicates using job advertisements and … Read more »

New data shows size, growth and potential of Australia’s cyber security sector Today, AustCyber is launching the 2020 Update to Australia’s Cyber Security Competitiveness Plan (SCP). This year, through market and administrative data, as well as insights from AustCyber’s inaugural sector‑wide Digital Census, AustCyber has produced the first comprehensive measurement of the Australian cyber security sector – including state‑by‑state analysis. CEO of AustCyber, Michelle Price said, “The aim of the Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan is to provide the economic evidence base for the cyber security industry across business, research and consumer segments to drive growth in the ecosystem, increase exports of Australian solutions, and support Australia to become the leading global centre for cyber security education. “It draws on extensive industry consultation and research to provide a fresh picture of the global outlook, challenges, opportunities and priority actions needed to grow a vibrant and globally competitive cyber security sector that enhances Australia’s future economic growth.” Cyber security continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding sectors worldwide, with global spending on cyber security products and services increasing by 30 per cent from 2017 to 2020. This year alone, Australians spent approximately A$5.6 billion on cyber security from both local and international providers, a figure that is expected to increase to A$7.6 billion by 2024. While the pandemic is having economic impact on Australia’s cyber security providers, it has accelerated digitisation trends and driven unprecedented domestic demand for cyber security. Trust in digital infrastructures and the data they carry… Read more »

Three arbitrations into a dispute between Basslink — the company that manages the undersea data and power cable that links Tasmania to the Australian … Read more »

The full list of security services is as follows: Azure Sentinel • Azure Advanced Threat Protection • Microsoft Threat Protection • Microsoft Defender Advanced … Read more »

The Law Council of Australia has urged the government not to repeat what it did with the country's encryption-busting laws by similarly trying to … Read more »

Federal law enforcement agencies are set to receive sweeping online account takeover powers under new legislation designed to cripple serious … Read more »

Australians are reporting more than one cybercrime every 10 minutes, making it more important than ever that everyone remains on alert to the threat … Read more »

Includes New Breach Notification Requirements, Fines and Greater Regulatory Powers Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • December 1, 2020 New Zealand's … Read more »

Have you been targeted by scammers this year? You're not alone. Australians have lost almost $36 million to scam calls in 2020 so far. Even the Federal … Read more »

Queensland’s firearms register has been labeled “inaccurate” and “outdated” by the state’s auditor-general, in part due to integration poor … Read more »

A Melbourne man has been charged with an alleged $18,000 welfare payment fraud where stolen identities were used to create fraudulent myGov … Read more »

A major failure of “multiple hardware components” in its core network is behind a multi-day outage of NBN services provided through retail service … Read more »

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is partnering with the Western Australian Government to stimulate the local ICT sector across … Read more »

In the 2020 Update of its Australia’s Cyber Security Competitiveness Plan (SCP) the industry-led not for profit responsible for the Cyber Security … Read more »

Tens of thousands of people who had their NSW driver’s licence details exposed in a misconfigured AWS bucket remain in the dark about the breach … Read more »

Australian Privacy Breach, November 23 2020 Bugged lawyers’ conversations available to Victorian police thanks to ‘IT error’ The massive breach of the … Read more »

APRA has unveiled a new cyber security strategy and flagged it will step up its review of current cyber compliance, holding boards accountable for … Read more »

The Department did not know if inappropriate or unauthorised changes were made to information stored in the System The security of electronic records … Read more »

It has been yet another tumultuous quarter for New Zealanders and their wallets, with almost $6.4 million in reported financial losses due to … Read more »