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Incident: Enterprises need to change passwords following ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Apr 24, 2021 | 09.02.03 Management of privileged access rights, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, IT Industry, Password Management, ZDNet | 0 |

Australia Software Company Cyberattack April 2021: Enterprises need to change passwords following Australian privilege access management company ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack. Advises “please reset all the stored passwords, VPNs/Firewall/Switches, local accounts or any server passwords”

Incident: Woolworths has tightened security around its loyalty program after 130 accounts were fraudulently accessed | NineMSN

by Steven Kirby | Sep 13, 2018 | 9 News, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, MSN Australia, Password Management, Retail | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 13 2018 Woolworths has tightened...

Have You Been ‘Pwned’ in a Hack Attack? Troy Hunt Can Tell | Data Storage Today

by Steven Kirby | Dec 29, 2017 | Cybersecurity, In the Press, InfoSec Industry Announcements, Password Management, People, Queensland | 0 |

Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet — but he isn’t a hacker. Working barefoot and in beachwear from his home office on...

Malcolm Turnbull reveals his iTunes account was hacked once | The West Australian

by Steven Kirby | Dec 24, 2017 | Australia, Awareness, Cybersecurity, Hacked, Password Management, Politician and Politics, The West Australian | 0 |

The PM says everyone should change their password regularly. Source: Malcolm Turnbull reveals his iTunes account was hacked once | The West Australian

Video: Cyber security chief @macgibbon slams Uber for not revealing Aussies impacted in data breach | Y7News

by Steven Kirby | Nov 26, 2017 | Australia, Data Breach, Password Management, Transport and Logistics, Video, Yahoo7 News | 0 |

Special Advisor to the PM on Cyber Security Alastair MacGibbon has criticised Uber for “burying the breach for a year.” Source: Cyber security chief slams Uber for not revealing Aussies impacted in data breach...

Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Nov 19, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, Cybersecurity, iTWire, Password, Password Management | 0 |

The message isn’t getting through: almost nine out of ten people use the same password with multiple accounts. Source: Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank

What Australia’s biggest life insurer learned from ditching passwords | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 10, 2017 | 09 Access Control, Australia, Banking and Finance, Identity Management, iTnews, Password, Password Management | 0 |

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...

Incident: Australian military IT technician breached two classified networks while deployed in Middle East | The Age

by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2017 | 09.02.03 Management of privileged access rights, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Defence and Military, Incident Management, Insider Threat, Password Management, Privacy Breach, The Age, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 8 2017 An Australian military staffer...

Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail | Crikey

by Steven Kirby | Sep 6, 2017 | Australia, Crikey, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Passphrase, Password, Password Management | 0 |

The Australian Signals Directorate still wants people to generate ridiculous passwords that are very insecure. Source: Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail

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Category: Password Management

Incident: Enterprises need to change passwords following ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack | ZDNet

Incident: Woolworths has tightened security around its loyalty program after 130 accounts were fraudulently accessed | NineMSN

Have You Been ‘Pwned’ in a Hack Attack? Troy Hunt Can Tell | Data Storage Today

Malcolm Turnbull reveals his iTunes account was hacked once | The West Australian

Video: Cyber security chief @macgibbon slams Uber for not revealing Aussies impacted in data breach | Y7News

Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank | iTWire

What Australia’s biggest life insurer learned from ditching passwords | iTnews

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