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.

Record number of same-old zero days detected in 2021

Record number of same-old zero days detected in 2021

Only two could be described as novel, Google's Project Zero said.
Juha Saarinen Apr 20 2022 6:51AM Security
Videoconferencing apps can access muted mics

Videoconferencing apps can access muted mics

Webex tweaked to stop collecting audio from muted users.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 20 2022 6:43AM Security
Stolen Heroku and Travis-CI OAuth tokens used for GitHub repo hacks

Stolen Heroku and Travis-CI OAuth tokens used for GitHub repo hacks

Data downloaded from npm and other organisations.
Juha Saarinen Apr 16 2022 7:42PM Security
Cisco offers a bumper haul of vulnerability fixes

Cisco offers a bumper haul of vulnerability fixes

Spring4Shell still keeping engineers busy.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 14 2022 11:02AM Security
US says advanced hackers can hijack critical infrastructure

US says advanced hackers can hijack critical infrastructure

Equipment from Omron, Schneider must be patched.
Staff Writer Apr 14 2022 6:36AM Security
Wormable Windows RPC bug warning issued

Wormable Windows RPC bug warning issued

Busy Easter ahead for administrators.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2022 6:25AM Security
Logging query tool exposed AWS credentials

Logging query tool exposed AWS credentials

Third-party PostgreSQL extension patched.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2022 12:19PM Cloud
Local Gits vulnerable to remote code execution

Local Gits vulnerable to remote code execution

"NotGitBleed" creds leak also fixed.
Juha Saarinen Apr 13 2022 12:00PM Security
US and European partners take down hacker website RaidForums

US and European partners take down hacker website RaidForums

Data market takedown nets site's founder.
Sarah N. Lynch and Stephanie van den Berg Apr 13 2022 6:31AM Security
HP patches critical bugs in Teradici PCoIP software

HP patches critical bugs in Teradici PCoIP software

Over 15 million instances need updating.
Juha Saarinen Apr 13 2022 6:20AM Security
Thoma Bravo to buy SailPoint for US$6.1bn

Thoma Bravo to buy SailPoint for US$6.1bn

Adds to existing cyber security interests.
Eva Mathews and Krystal Hu Apr 12 2022 12:21PM Security
Mandatory cyber security incident reporting now in force

Mandatory cyber security incident reporting now in force

Sugar mills critical assets.
Juha Saarinen Apr 12 2022 9:48AM Security
Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware

Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware

Sources tell Reuters NSO software used.
Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing Apr 12 2022 6:32AM Security
Tasmanians to get a single government identifier

Tasmanians to get a single government identifier

With the arrival of myServiceTas portal.
Justin Hendry Apr 12 2022 6:09AM Security
Westpac to automatically block scam purchases

Westpac to automatically block scam purchases

Customers back away when warned.
Kate Weber Apr 11 2022 11:52AM Financial Services
VMware admins asked to patch eight vulnerabilities

VMware admins asked to patch eight vulnerabilities

Authentication bypass, remote code execution, and more.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 4:40PM Security
FBI Cyclops Blink operation disinfected thousands of WatchGuard appliances

FBI Cyclops Blink operation disinfected thousands of WatchGuard appliances

Global operation to block GRU-attributed malware.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 11:46AM Security
Telstra now blocking scam texts in the network

Telstra now blocking scam texts in the network

Malware like Flubot gets the flick.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 10:42AM Security
Service NSW shortlists face matching tech for identity verification

Service NSW shortlists face matching tech for identity verification

Plan to bring software to digital channels progresses.
Justin Hendry Apr 7 2022 6:35AM Security
ASD to create cyber security hubs in three states

ASD to create cyber security hubs in three states

Using REDSPICE budget funding.
Justin Hendry Apr 6 2022 6:28PM Training & Development

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