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.

ATO building new digital identity solution for tax agents

ATO building new digital identity solution for tax agents

Expected to replace AUSkey.
Justin Hendry Mar 8 2018 1:25PM Strategy
APRA to give banks stricter cyber security rules

APRA to give banks stricter cyber security rules

Will introduce a dedicated prudential standard.
Allie Coyne Mar 7 2018 11:40AM Security
US govt intervenes in Broadcom's Qualcomm deal for national security

US govt intervenes in Broadcom's Qualcomm deal for national security

Potential 'actor' could try to hurt US.
Chris Sanders Mar 7 2018 6:19AM Security
Why IT managers need to prepare for a memcached attack

Why IT managers need to prepare for a memcached attack

2018's WannaCry?
Allie Coyne Mar 6 2018 1:01PM Security
Qld biometrics sharing laws waved through

Qld biometrics sharing laws waved through

Public given five days to raise issue.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2018 12:00PM Strategy
Equifax breach could be most costly in history

Equifax breach could be most costly in history

Only small portion covered by insurance.
John McCrank and Jim Finkle Mar 5 2018 11:52AM Financial Services
ATO steals NEC cyber chief

ATO steals NEC cyber chief

To secure systems, data.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2018 6:05AM Strategy
NSW govt gets an F for cyber security

NSW govt gets an F for cyber security

Auditor finds weak detection, response practices.
Justin Hendry Mar 2 2018 2:48PM Strategy
GitHub hit with largest ever DDoS attack

GitHub hit with largest ever DDoS attack

Reaches 1.35 Tbps.
Allie Coyne Mar 2 2018 7:24AM Security
Equifax discovers another 2.4 million users hit by data breach

Equifax discovers another 2.4 million users hit by data breach

List continues to grow.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2018 6:31AM Security
German government under sustained cyber attack

German government under sustained cyber attack

'Technically sophisticated' and long planned.
Thorsten Severin and Andrea Shalal Mar 2 2018 6:27AM Financial Services
Intel releases Spectre fix for Broadwell, Haswell chips

Intel releases Spectre fix for Broadwell, Haswell chips

Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge microcode updates still in testing.
Staff Writers Feb 28 2018 3:58PM Hardware
DTA loses cyber security expertise

DTA loses cyber security expertise

Office moves under Alastair MacGibbon.
Justin Hendry Feb 27 2018 11:36AM Security
Intel kept US infosec officials in the dark about chip flaws

Intel kept US infosec officials in the dark about chip flaws

Until after Meltdown and Spectre were made public.
Stephen Nellis Feb 23 2018 11:53AM Security
DTA adds cyber security to its $7bn govt watchlist

DTA adds cyber security to its $7bn govt watchlist

Spending comes under the spotlight.
Allie Coyne Feb 22 2018 1:11PM Security
Intel ships Spectre fix for newer chips

Intel ships Spectre fix for newer chips

But nothing for Broadwell and Haswell yet.
Allie Coyne Feb 22 2018 8:36AM Hardware
Tesla left its cloud servers open to cryptomining hackers

Tesla left its cloud servers open to cryptomining hackers

Kubernetes admin console exposed.
Juha Saarinen Feb 21 2018 8:15AM Security
Apple fixes Telugu bug that crashed devices

Apple fixes Telugu bug that crashed devices

Couldn’t handle specific Unicode-based characters.
Staff Writer Feb 20 2018 11:29AM Software
UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare

UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare

Warns next war will begin with 'massive cyber attack'.
Andrei Khalip Feb 20 2018 6:18AM Security
Qld follows feds with new biometrics sharing laws

Qld follows feds with new biometrics sharing laws

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Justin Hendry Feb 19 2018 11:40AM Strategy

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