Spotlight on Cyber Security Spotlight on Cyber Security

Most infosec leaders agree that traditional security methods, on their own, are no longer enough to combat advanced new threats. But what new techniques and strategies are they using? What lessons have they learnt from breaches?

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 10-12 October.

DTA embeds proof-of-life test in Govpass to thwart ID fraud

DTA embeds proof-of-life test in Govpass to thwart ID fraud

Australia gets a national selfie check.
Justin Hendry Sep 13 2018 6:55AM Strategy
Microsoft patches plenty, including nasty Elevation of Privilege problem

Microsoft patches plenty, including nasty Elevation of Privilege problem

Advises of un-patched "FragmentSmack" problem in Windows, too.
Simon Sharwood Sep 12 2018 11:35AM Security
Veeam left 200GB sales database wide open

Veeam left 200GB sales database wide open

Misconfigured MongoDB.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2018 9:24AM Security
Govt's decryption bill can only lead to 'systemic weaknesses'

Govt's decryption bill can only lead to 'systemic weaknesses'

As more governments try to copy Australia, say cryptographic experts.
Ry Crozier Sep 11 2018 4:38PM Security
Apple boots apps that snaffled browser histories

Apple boots apps that snaffled browser histories

Trend Micro culls collection features from its code.
Juha Saarinen Sep 11 2018 12:00PM Security
US charges North Korean hacker in WannaCry, Sony cyber attacks

US charges North Korean hacker in WannaCry, Sony cyber attacks

Names and shames alleged perpetrator.
Christopher Bing and Sarah N. Lynch Sep 7 2018 11:03AM Security
British Airways suffers massive payment data breach

British Airways suffers massive payment data breach

Data from 380,000 payments stolen over a fortnight.
Ry Crozier Sep 7 2018 6:32AM Security
ServiceNow CISO reveals tracking of all staff security skills

ServiceNow CISO reveals tracking of all staff security skills

Fall for phish and you’re called in for education.
Simon Sharwood Sep 7 2018 6:24AM Security
CBA's IT security chief makes exit

CBA's IT security chief makes exit

Acting appointment made while replacement sought.
Ry Crozier Sep 6 2018 3:35PM Security
Cisco warns of critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities

Cisco warns of critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities

Struts bugs, Umbrella misconfig and router Guest accounts fixed.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2018 7:40AM Security
German spy chief warning on 'sleeper' cyber sabotage

German spy chief warning on 'sleeper' cyber sabotage

BfV spy chief worried.
Andrea Shalal Sep 5 2018 7:02AM Financial Services
Aussie corporates in govt cyber war games named

Aussie corporates in govt cyber war games named

Public vs private in Operation Shell Breaker.
Justin Hendry Sep 5 2018 6:01AM Strategy
Google to nix all tech support provider ads

Google to nix all tech support provider ads

Can't tell the difference between scammers and legit providers.
Juha Saarinen Sep 3 2018 11:29AM Security
Five-Eyes nations to force encryption backdoors

Five-Eyes nations to force encryption backdoors

Tech companies get Faustian interception choice.
Juha Saarinen Sep 3 2018 6:59AM Security
Card stealing malware hits +100 Aussie e-stores

Card stealing malware hits +100 Aussie e-stores

Magentocore.net scrapes payment data from site visitors.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2018 9:27AM Security
DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

The key security controls, and the effort to create them.
Ry Crozier Aug 30 2018 6:55AM Cloud
Australian staffing agency leaked employee details online, says security company

Australian staffing agency leaked employee details online, says security company

Hundreds of workers' details revealed, including detailed medical data.
Simon Sharwood Aug 29 2018 9:50AM Security
Chrome back button hijack records user behaviour

Chrome back button hijack records user behaviour

Simple script captures where people click on competitor sites.
Juha Saarinen Aug 29 2018 9:06AM Security
ABBYY 'temporary data breach' exposed 200,000 scanned docs

ABBYY 'temporary data breach' exposed 200,000 scanned docs

Database left open to internet.
Staff Writer Aug 28 2018 2:40PM Security
Hackers drop crypto mining on vulnerable Struts

Hackers drop crypto mining on vulnerable Struts

Active scanning and exploitation of unpatched boxes afoot.
Juha Saarinen Aug 28 2018 12:01PM Security

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