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Incident: Cyber security official downloaded animated child porn on secure network | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Jan 28, 2019 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Inappropriate Material, Pornography, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 |

A former senior cyber security official has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for using a secure government network to download animated child pornography.

Mike Burgess returns to ASD | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 2, 2017 | Australia, Cybersecurity, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Government Agency, InfoSec Industry Announcements, iTnews, People | 0 |

High-profile former Telstra chief information security officer Mike Burgess has been appointed the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Source: Mike Burgess returns to ASD – Strategy –...

Australian Government asked to mandate ASD’s ‘essential eight’ cyber strategies | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 26, 2017 | Australia, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, iTnews | 0 |

The federal government has been asked to require that all 180 corporate and non-corporate Commonwealth entities implement the ASD’s ‘essential eight’ cyber security strategies by June 2018. Source: Govt asked to mandate...

ASD disclosure is a good thing | InnovationsAus.com

by Steven Kirby | Oct 16, 2017 | Australia, Breach Response, Cybersecurity, Defence and Military, Federal Government, In the Press | 0 |

The Australian Signals Directorate should be applauded for sharing publicly the details of a serious data breach at an Australian defence contractor at a conference for cyber security professionals in Sydney this week. Source:...

Incident: F-35 and naval vessels information stolen in Australian cyber hack | Defence Connect

by Steven Kirby | Oct 10, 2017 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Cyber Attack Incident, Defence and Military, Hacked, In the Press | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 10 2017 Restricted technical...

Hacking – it’s the social element that counts, ASD Essential Eight plus One | CSO

by Steven Kirby | Sep 26, 2017 | ASD Essential Eight, Australia, Awareness, CSO from IDG, Cybersecurity, InfoSec Framework and Standards | 0 |

It’s often said that hacking is a technology problem. While it is a technology problem, it’s also very much a human and business problem. Hacking, and data breaches, are a huge issue. Source: Hacking – it’s the social element...

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

Incident: Ricoh Australia Scrambles to Fix Document Leak | InfoRiskToday

by Steven Kirby | Jul 20, 2017 | Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Data Loss, Federal Government, In the Press, InfoRiskToday, Multifunction Devices, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 20 2017 Ricoh’s Australia office has...

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Tag: ASD Australian Signals Directorate

Incident: Cyber security official downloaded animated child porn on secure network | SMH

Mike Burgess returns to ASD | iTnews

Australian Government asked to mandate ASD’s ‘essential eight’ cyber strategies | iTnews

ASD disclosure is a good thing | InnovationsAus.com

Incident: F-35 and naval vessels information stolen in Australian cyber hack | Defence Connect

Hacking – it’s the social element that counts, ASD Essential Eight plus One | CSO

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

Incident: Ricoh Australia Scrambles to Fix Document Leak | InfoRiskToday

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