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Tuesday February 28, 2017
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  Latest News  

Toy maker's sensitive database exposed, held to ransom

By Allie Coyne

Millions of kids' recordings leaked thanks to insecure MongoDB instance.

NAB lures Barclays IT exec as new CTO

By Allie Coyne

Will report straight to Thorburn.

DTA boss sheds 'disruptor' label

By Paris Cowan

Says new digital agency is about more.

Govt refuses to make name entry voluntary in Census

By Allie Coyne

Won't implement additional privacy controls.

Testing reveals sad state of Android anti-malware apps

By Juha Saarinen

Ratings and reviews won't weed out badware.

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What's on Social Media

 
 

troyhunt

Troy Hunt

@troyhunt

Here it is: - Toy captured kids voices - Data exposed via MongoDB - 2.2m recordings - DB ransom'd - And much more... https://t.co/HvePnZleXR

 

troyhunt

Troy Hunt

@troyhunt

Here's the prob now: - Password hashes are out there - They work on live accounts - Service is still running - Nobo… https://t.co/rUPkcWAHFK

 

troyhunt

Troy Hunt

@troyhunt

Only saving grace is bcrypt hashes, but with no password rules, heaps of passwords are only a few chars long and easily cracked

 

Nebby_99

Nebby Nebula

@Nebby_99

People should probably go to jail for this. Unbelievable negligence. https://t.co/DzlpqM8Hnf

 

trevclarke

Trevor Clarke

@trevclarke

Read this. If you are an executive with connected "anythings" then read it and review your own efforts. https://t.co/kdENmSeNKP

 

0xDUDE

Victor Gevers

@0xDUDE

@troyhunt On 30 December their email wasn't working anymore. https://t.co/mAYEFseCe2 but also no response from their private email accounts.

 

MarieCo92176893

Marie Coleman

@MarieCo92176893

the internet of everything has risks. https://t.co/hoJf1KXemx

 
 
 
  Events  
 
 

Event Name

Location

Date

 
 

Oracle Database Appliance - Hands-On Workshop Melbourne

Cliftons Melbourne

February 28, 2017

 
 

Gemalto & F5 Cloud Security Seminar, Sydney

The Mint, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 01, 2017

 
 

Oracle Database Appliance - Hands-On Workshop Canberra

Cliftons Canberra, Canberra (ACT)

March 01, 2017

 
 

ASD 4 as a Service

Park Hyatt, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 02, 2017

 
 

Oracle Database Appliance - Hands-On Workshop Brisbane

Cliftons Brisbane

March 02, 2017

 
 

Chief Data & Analytics Officer Sydney 2017

Swisotel, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 06, 2017

 
 

Oracle Database Appliance - Hands-On Workshop Wellington

Cliftons Wellington , Region not specified (???)

March 07, 2017

 
 
 

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