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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday June 15, 2021

  Latest News  

Apple patches iOS 12 after bugs are exploited

By Juha Saarinen

Allowed remote code execution.

Murkiness of Russia's ransomware role complicates Biden summit mission

By Joseph Menn

Analysis: Harder to distinguish alleged Russian intelligence operatives from ordinary cyber criminals.

Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber security controls

By Justin Hendry

For almost all federal departments and agencies.

Apple tightens rules after Justice Department targeted US lawmakers

By Stephen Nellis

Institutes a limit of 25 identifiers.

One password allowed hackers to disrupt Colonial Pipeline, CEO tells senators

By Stephanie Kelly and Jessica Resnick-Ault

"Not a Colonial123-type password."

JBS Foods pays $14m to ransomware attackers

By Ry Crozier

Says the decision to make payment was 'very difficult'.

ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise

By Justin Hendry

In one case by a matter of hours.

CD Projekt says internal data from breach now circulating online

By Staff Writer

Including employee and contractor data.

US Senate to probe whether legislation needed to combat cyber attacks

By Staff Writer

Review of recent high-profile cyber attacks underway.

Canada police breached privacy laws with Clearview AI, regulator finds

By Moira Warburton

Use of facial recognition tool unlawful.

AFP told to end over-reliance on network drives

By Justin Hendry

After more than 90 percent of records found to be stored that way.

Fed govt cyber resilience unchanged since last year: auditor

By Justin Hendry

Only one agency hits Essential Eight baseline.

US revokes Trump executive orders that sought to ban TikTok, WeChat

By David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld

Orders fresh review of security concerns posed by the apps.

  Most Read  

NBN Co says 5G competition is challenging its monopoly status

AFP told to end over-reliance on network drives

Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber security controls

Aussie banks act as customers lose $400k to 'Hope Business' app scam

Superloop to buy Exetel for $110m

 
 

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