NSW govt appoints new cyber chief

By Justin Hendry

And creates a newly realigned office.

Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squad

By Justin Hendry

Team tasked with uplifting agency cyber posture.

Horizon Power's biggest cyber-attack risk is its HR team

By Justin Hendry

Auditor zaps sloppy tech hiring.

Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks

By Staff Writers

National security risks cited.

Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

By Juha Saarinen

Patch Wednesday plugs critical vulnerabilities a-plenty.

Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

By Juha Saarinen

Scam sites labelled as dangerous by Google's Chrome browser.

Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

By Matt Johnston

Follows work on Spectre, Meltdown.

Face ID firm Lumentum follows Google with Huawei ban

By Paul Sandle

Clamping down on national security grounds.

Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

By Juha Saarinen

Github, Gitlab and Atlassian Bitbucket warn users to protect themselves.

US DHS warns of data threat from Chinese-made drones

By David Shepardson

Companies put on notice.

Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle

Hopes possible new PM rethinks policy.

Police smash 'GozNym' cybercrime network that stole US$100 million

By Staff Writer

Operated from Eastern Europe.

Iran builds firewall against Stuxnet computer virus

By Staff Writer

After accusing Israel of cyber attack on Tehran's telecommunications facilities.

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

By Jeffrey Dastin

Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.

UK watchdog says currency and crypto scams hit £27m

By Staff Writer

Number of scams triples in 12 months.

EU approves new cyber sanctions regime

By Staff Writer

New mechanism to freeze hackers' assets in the bloc and ban them from entry anywhere in world.

NSO owner tells Amnesty it will prevent abuse of spyware linked to WhatsApp breach

By Tova Cohen

After Amnesty International sought to revoke its export licence.

US official to propose new powers for mobile carriers to block robocalls: sources

By David Shepardson

Frustration grows in Congress and among consumers