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ACT Education blocks student Gmail access after spam email storm
US downloads of WeChat, Signal apps spike after Trump threatens ban
Defence CIO group finds its missing tech deputy
City of Ryde looks to tree data to balance business and residential needs
Fortnite maker sues Apple after game removed from App Store
Security
ACT Education blocks student Gmail access after spam email storm
Education directorate confirms "incident".
Aug 14 2020 5:05PM
Windows Defender update takes out Citrix
Definition 1.321.1319.0 quarantines Broker Service.
Aug 14 2020 6:57AM
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool
'Drovorub' used to break into Linux systems.
Aug 14 2020 6:52AM
Avast nudges up full-year outlook after work-from-home boost
Adds 640,000 paying customers.
Aug 13 2020 10:55AM
NSW Police body-cam discretion to stay
Review finds no changes to legislation needed.
Aug 13 2020 6:59AM
Govt casts wide net over industry for cyber threat oversight, intervention
But won’t hold itself to same rules.
Aug 12 2020 1:46PM
Two exploited zero-days fixed in Patch Wednesday
120 bugs squashed in total.
Aug 12 2020 12:42PM
NSW govt agencies to face cyber security inquiry
Probe launched after spate of incidents.
Aug 12 2020 6:28AM
Barclays faces privacy probe over staff spying accusations
Sapience software use under the microscope.
Aug 10 2020 1:06PM
China targeting US election infrastructure with cyberattacks
White House national security adviser alleges.
Aug 10 2020 6:42AM
US officials now worry about election logistics more than hacking
Misinformation, poll worker shortages and US postal service slowdowns.
Aug 10 2020 6:42AM
Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok
Ban comes into effect in 45 days.
Aug 7 2020 1:17PM
Australian universities investigate online exam tool data breach
After details of 444,000 users allegedly stolen.
Aug 6 2020 4:18PM
AFP used anti-encryption laws three times in 2019-20
But all were cooperative requests.
Aug 6 2020 3:50PM
Govt finally unveils Australia's new cyber security strategy
Places focus on critical infrastructure.
Aug 6 2020 1:22PM
Trump seeks to clear out China from networks worldwide
'Clean Networks' targets include Huawei, ZTE, Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent.
Aug 6 2020 11:25AM
US offers bounties on election-interfering nation state hackers
Rewards of up to US$10 million on the table.
Aug 6 2020 9:01AM
Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google files
Related to self-driving cars.
Aug 6 2020 6:47AM
Netwalker ransomware raiders rake in the money
Businesses paying up.
Aug 5 2020 11:50AM
Hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account
Contained official documents like trade negotiations.
Aug 5 2020 6:02AM
