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Monday December 19, 2011

EDITOR'S NOTE

Welcome to the last iTnews Security bulletin for 2011.

Today we look at the stories that made 2011 a fascinating year for the InfoSec business.

Without a doubt, attacks on the Sony Playstation Network and security vendor RSA Systems set the tone of a year in which confidence was shaken in IT security at both consumer and enterprise level. The Playstation Network forced the reset of a whopping 77 million usernames and passwords, while the RSA hack forced many large organisations - including Australia's banks - to reconsider their security arsenal.

Resellers of digital certificates also felt the impact of security breaches, with one such attack relegating Diginotar bankrupt.

There was a flurry of local InfoSec news late in the year - Telstra shut down its BigPond systems in response to SaaS-hosted customer data being indexed on Google and Prime Minister Gillard's department wrestled control of cyber security from a demoted Attorney-General.

A big thanks to SC Magazine editor Darren Pauli, who wrote most of our biggest security stories, capping off the year with some big stories on identity theft involving the ATO, ANZ, Australia's telcos and superannuation firms.

Feel free to reach out to Darren with your InfoSec tips.

-- Brett Winterford

LATEST SECURITY ARTICLES

	Hackers breach RSA IT systems By Staff Writer \| Mar 18, 2011 Data on two-factor tokens stolen.
	Hackers fake SSL certificates for web services By Ry Crozier \| Mar 24, 2011 Sophisticated attack thought to be state-sponsored.
	Sony fingers Anonymous for PlayStation hack By Liam Tung \| May 5, 2011 Claims it found a note: "We are Legion".
	Blackboard e-learning platform exposes student data By Darren Pauli \| Sep 19, 2011 Zero-day vulnerabiilties expose millions of student exams, tests and data.
	Hack forces DigiNotar to bankruptcy By Staff Writer \| Sep 21, 2011 Owner has no plans to re-enter certificate authority business.
	Phone porting used to unlock net banking codes By Brett Winterford \| Dec 6, 2011 Part 1 of a three part series into the next frontier in online fraud.
	ID thieves steal ATO tax returns By Darren Pauli \| Dec 12, 2011 The Australian Tax Office pays fraudsters thousands in overblown tax claims.
	Telstra shuts down systems after privacy breach By Brett Winterford \| Dec 12, 2011 Update: Privacy Commissioner steps in as 60,000 passwords reset.
	Gillard takes on cyber security in cabinet reshuffle By James Hutchinson \| Dec 12, 2011 Roxon appointed first female Attorney-General as McClelland sidelined.
	ANZ takes down online statements By Darren Pauli \| Dec 15, 2011 Update: SC investigation finds security flaw.

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