Category: Federal Government

Australian InfoSec and Cyber News

• Only 31% of Americans concerned with data security, despite 400% rise in cyberattacks July 5, 2020
  Bad actors have flooded the enterprise with coronavirus-related attacks, but professionals working from home have other worries, Unisys Security …
• How Have I Been Pwned became the keeper of the internet's biggest data breaches July 5, 2020
  When Troy Hunt launched Have I Been Pwned in late 2013, he wanted it to answer a simple question: Have you fallen victim to a data breach? Seven years …
• iTWire - Fisher & Paykel attackers release second lot of company documents on dark web July 1, 2020
  Attackers who used the Nefilim ransomware, that works on Windows systems, to attack appliance maker Fisher & Paykel have posted links to a second lot …
• AGL loses its IT security chief July 1, 2020
  CISO departs after more than two years.
• Over 82,000 Aussies' details leaked in crypto scam July 1, 2020
  Victim's details show up on the web.
• ATO systems crash in tax time refund rush July 1, 2020
  Agency urgently investigating outage.
• Cybersecurity spending gets $1.35bn boost in wake of online attacks against Australia | ABC News July 1, 2020
• Australia is experiencing the 'three Ds' of cyber crime and it's time to wake up June 30, 2020
  I'm sitting at the kitchen table, staring at my laptop screen and watching red dots pulse on a map of the world. Each represents a cyber attack …
• Monash Uni infosec staff find gaping security hole in Palo Alto Networks gear June 30, 2020
  Authentication bypass could be targeted by foreign adversaries.
• NSW govt seeks input on next cyber security strategy June 30, 2020
  The NSW government is seeking views from industry to help shape the state’s next cyber security strategy ahead of its launch later this year. Customer …
• Cybersecurity spending boosted as Australia targeted by online attacks June 30, 2020
  The Federal Government wants to create more than 500 new jobs in its highly secretive cyber intelligence agency as part of what it says is …
• 'Offensive capability': $1.3b for new cyber spies to go after hackers June 30, 2020
  Australian security agencies believe China is behind the cyber raids on all levels of government, although the Morrison government has chosen not to …
• Govt reveals $1.35bn investment in cybersecurity over next decade June 30, 2020
  After surprise hack threat warning a fortnight ago.
• Australia launches massive cou on government agencies and businesses June 29, 2020
  Australia is hiring an army of 500 cyber spies to defend the nation's online infrastructure after last month's cyber attack, believed to be at the …
• Platform for firms to boost cyber defences - 9News June 28, 2020
  Australian businesses will be able to share information about cyber threats in a bid to help defend against attacks under a platform being developed …