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Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, Federal Government, iTnews, Regulator and Authority, Scam | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 09 2019 Scammers impersonating federal...

Incident: Contractor breach exposes 50k Aussie govt, bank staff records | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Nov 2, 2017 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Banking and Finance, Configuration, Data Breach, Federal Government, iTnews, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: November 2 2017 The personal details of almost...

ACSC – Attacks against outsourcers on the rise | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 12, 2017 | Australia, Awareness, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, InfoSec Industry Announcements, iTWire, Outsourcing | 0 |

Attacks against third parties that provide services to a company or an agency have increased in Australia over the 2016-17 period covered by the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s annual threat report. Source: iTWire...

Alastair MacGibbon, moving cyber security centre from ASIO building creates opportunity | The Canberra Times

by Steven Kirby | Sep 12, 2017 | Australia, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, The Canberra Times | 0 |

Relocating the federal government’s Australian Cyber Security Centre from the ASIO building to Canberra Airport will drive emergency preparedness and knowledge sharing, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s special...

Aussie businesses targeted in spate of router attacks | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Aug 17, 2017 | Australia, Configuration, iTnews, Network, Vulnerability | 0 |

Disable SNMP read/write and Cisco smart install. Attackers are targeting Australian organisations with routers and switches exposed to the internet to steal configuration files and infiltrate their networks, the Australian Cyber...

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iTWire - Michael Kirby takes on new role as Patron of Cyber Mental Health Initiative
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Cybermindz.org reports its delight in announcing The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG has accepted its invitation to become inaugural patron of …
Sydney teen charged after allegedly blackmailing Optus customers | ABC News
by ABC News (Australia) on October 6, 2022
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers made the announcement on Thursday, saying the changes would aim to detect and mitigate the risks of cyber security frauds, …
Live: Man allegedly accessed stolen Optus data to scam customers, AFP says
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by Richard Chirgwin on October 6, 2022
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Service NSW beefing up PCI compliance with cloud payment service
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Staff at security firm G4S on alert after tax numbers and bank details posted online following hack
by Josh Taylor on October 4, 2022
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Australian defence officials stung in Singapore cyber hack targeting luxury hotels
by Andrew Greene on October 4, 2022
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Tag: Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)

Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

Incident: Contractor breach exposes 50k Aussie govt, bank staff records | iTnews

ACSC – Attacks against outsourcers on the rise | iTWire

Alastair MacGibbon, moving cyber security centre from ASIO building creates opportunity | The Canberra Times

Aussie businesses targeted in spate of router attacks | iTnews

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