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ASD chief pushes back against splitting agency in two

ASD chief pushes back against splitting agency in two

Says cyber security and signals intelligence are a "natural part of one another".
Justin Hendry Nov 18 2021 1:22PM Security
Gov readies cyber hub expansion, stops certifying internet gateways

Gov readies cyber hub expansion, stops certifying internet gateways

Makes change to strengthen network defences.
Justin Hendry Nov 2 2021 12:05PM Strategy
Tech giants say gov cyber incident intervention powers 'unworkable'

Tech giants say gov cyber incident intervention powers 'unworkable'

Will create 'troubling global precedent'.
Justin Hendry Oct 15 2021 12:40PM Security
ACSC offers free protective DNS service to federal, state gov agencies

ACSC offers free protective DNS service to federal, state gov agencies

AUPDNS to automatically block high-risk traffic.
Justin Hendry Oct 14 2021 2:53PM Security
Cyber security incidents now having 'substantial' impact more often: ACSC

Cyber security incidents now having 'substantial' impact more often: ACSC

2021 threat report finds nature of incidents worsening.
Justin Hendry Sep 15 2021 11:37AM Strategy
ACSC alerts on critical Atlassian Confluence bug

ACSC alerts on critical Atlassian Confluence bug

Threat actors scan the Internet for vulnerable instances.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2021 11:21AM Security
AFP leading new cross-agency ransomware taskforce

AFP leading new cross-agency ransomware taskforce

Operation Orcus gets underway.
Justin Hendry Jul 20 2021 12:51PM Security
ACSC reinstates level zero maturity rating in Essential Eight

ACSC reinstates level zero maturity rating in Essential Eight

As controls become more strict.
Justin Hendry Jul 15 2021 11:03AM Security
AWS, Google say cyber takeover laws could make incident response worse

AWS, Google say cyber takeover laws could make incident response worse

'Partnership is what needs to happen here, not compulsion'.
Justin Hendry Jul 8 2021 1:09PM Security
ASD chief pushes incident response takeover laws to avoid chasing attack victims

ASD chief pushes incident response takeover laws to avoid chasing attack victims

After unknown company refused assistance.
Justin Hendry Jun 15 2021 3:46PM Security
ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise

ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise

In one case by a matter of hours.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2021 7:00AM Strategy
New Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities require urgent patching: ACSC

New Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities require urgent patching: ACSC

March patches no good to stop persistent access to systems.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2021 6:45PM Security
RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre

RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Phone calls and emails targeting Australians.
Juha Saarinen Jan 6 2021 6:50AM Security
ACSC countered 2266 cyber security incidents last year

ACSC countered 2266 cyber security incidents last year

Govt, critical infrastructure worst affected sectors.
Justin Hendry Sep 4 2020 11:54AM Strategy
ACSC steers govt cloud security path as market opens up

ACSC steers govt cloud security path as market opens up

As centralised model gives way to self-assessment.
Justin Hendry Jul 27 2020 1:02PM Strategy
Govt frets on critical infrastructure hack threat

Govt frets on critical infrastructure hack threat

Control systems in the firing line.
Justin Hendry May 22 2020 4:35PM Security
Crooks play Microsoft numbers game in fresh 1800 scam

Crooks play Microsoft numbers game in fresh 1800 scam

Please have your identity and account details ready …
Julian Bajkowski Apr 24 2020 1:57PM Security
ACSC issues FUD-busting COVID-19 WFH guide

ACSC issues FUD-busting COVID-19 WFH guide

"Passwords are passé!" declares national cyber guardian.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 15 2020 1:11PM Strategy
ACSC called in on 427 fed govt security incidents last year

ACSC called in on 427 fed govt security incidents last year

But posture and reporting systems improving.
Ry Crozier Apr 14 2020 1:05PM Security
ASD mounts offensive operations against cybercrime infrastructure

ASD mounts offensive operations against cybercrime infrastructure

As other forms of criminal enterprise dry up.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 7 2020 10:00AM Cloud

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