Spotlight on cyber security Spotlight on cyber security

Has cyber security in its current form failed? Most information security leaders agree that traditional methods, on their own, aren’t working in the face of the increasing number and severity of threats.

So what are the new and likely future threats? How can cyber security be fixed? Is your infosec team suffering from breach fatigue and, if so, what tools can you put in place to help them?

iTnews will provide some answers to these questions in our Spotlight on cyber security, coinciding with the Australian Information Security Association’s national conference on 18-20 October.

This Spotlight is supported by RSA.

US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, assisting Iran

US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, assisting Iran

Tracking of protesters alleged in latest indictment against, escalating tensions.
Karen Freifeld Feb 14 2020 1:20PM Networking
Google ordered to reveal identity of anonymous reviewer

Google ordered to reveal identity of anonymous reviewer

Federal court rules in favour of Melbourne dentist.
Justin Hendry Feb 14 2020 12:52PM Security
REA Group mutates site scraping, credential-stuffing defences

REA Group mutates site scraping, credential-stuffing defences

Rolls out new capability to frustrate bots.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2020 11:23AM Cloud
Microsoft tries again to plug exploited IE zero-day

Microsoft tries again to plug exploited IE zero-day

Third time lucky?
Juha Saarinen Feb 12 2020 4:00PM Security
NZ Police trials AI DigiCop

NZ Police trials AI DigiCop

Also tests self-service kiosks for non-emergency matters.
Juha Saarinen Feb 12 2020 1:59PM Security
Lithuania reveals how Chinese spies recruit via LinkedIn

Lithuania reveals how Chinese spies recruit via LinkedIn

Extremely cheap and low-risk way to target sources.
Juha Saarinen Feb 11 2020 1:15PM Security
Data retention 'ambiguity' sees cops given web browsing histories

Data retention 'ambiguity' sees cops given web browsing histories

Telcos sometimes turning over full URLs in metadata requests.
Justin Hendry Feb 7 2020 4:39PM Security
ACSC gets to grips with Mailto threat after Toll Group infection

ACSC gets to grips with Mailto threat after Toll Group infection

Releases hash of ransomware "from this incident".
Ry Crozier Feb 6 2020 5:30PM Security
Cisco patches 'CDPwn' bug affecting tens of millions of devices

Cisco patches 'CDPwn' bug affecting tens of millions of devices

Discovery protocols riddled with trivial overflow vulnerabilities.
Juha Saarinen Feb 6 2020 12:01PM Software
Man charged over $11m cyber hit on super funds

Man charged over $11m cyber hit on super funds

Payroll details modified after obtaining personal details.
Justin Hendry Feb 6 2020 11:08AM Security
University of Maastricht says it paid hackers €200,000-euro ransom

University of Maastricht says it paid hackers €200,000-euro ransom

After attack unfolded on Christmas Eve.
Staff Writer Feb 6 2020 6:54AM Benchmarking Change
Toll Group hit by "new variant" of Mailto ransomware

Toll Group hit by "new variant" of Mailto ransomware

Shares samples with Australian Cyber Security Centre, researchers.
Ry Crozier Feb 5 2020 3:02PM Security
Toll Group confirms "targeted" ransomware attack

Toll Group confirms "targeted" ransomware attack

Does not say what attackers were after.
Ry Crozier Feb 4 2020 6:08PM Security
Twitter API abused to match of usernames to phone numbers

Twitter API abused to match of usernames to phone numbers

"Beyond its intended use case."
Juha Saarinen Feb 4 2020 12:57PM Security
Toll Group tight-lipped on alleged ransomware attack

Toll Group tight-lipped on alleged ransomware attack

May have infected over 1000 servers.
Ry Crozier Feb 4 2020 6:57AM Security
Toll Group shuts IT systems after 'cyber security incident'

Toll Group shuts IT systems after 'cyber security incident'

Impacts bookings and tracking systems.
Ry Crozier Feb 3 2020 11:36AM Security
Travelex recovers UK website after ransomware hit

Travelex recovers UK website after ransomware hit

Almost a month after crippling attack forced currency service offline.
Staff Writer Feb 3 2020 6:38AM Financial Services
Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Privacy scandal news saw share price fall off a cliff.
Juha Saarinen Jan 31 2020 10:25AM Security
UN offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by 'well-resourced' cyber attack last year

UN offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by 'well-resourced' cyber attack last year

Staff told to change passwords, but not informed.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2020 9:40AM Security
Britain's Huawei compromise puts Australia's cyber hawks under pressure

Britain's Huawei compromise puts Australia's cyber hawks under pressure

"Choice of vendor is the least of your worries and you probably shouldn’t be designing critical national infrastructure."
Julian Bajkowski Jan 30 2020 7:00AM Strategy

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