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.

Bangladesh Bank officials were involved in $108m cyber heist

Bangladesh Bank officials were involved in $108m cyber heist

Arrests expected soon.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2016 6:43AM Security
Defence R&D wing seeks electronic warfare boss

Defence R&D wing seeks electronic warfare boss

Keeping Australian troops on the electronic front line.
Paris Cowan Dec 12 2016 12:35PM Security
Stop using vulnerable Netgear routers: CMU CERT

Stop using vulnerable Netgear routers: CMU CERT

Updated: Easy exploits allow arbitrary command execution.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2016 9:00AM Security
Disk-wiping malware in Saudi attacks used inside information

Disk-wiping malware in Saudi attacks used inside information

Highly customised virus has local creds hard-coded.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2016 6:04AM Security
ThyssenKrupp reveals trade secrets hack

ThyssenKrupp reveals trade secrets hack

"Massive" cyber attack on plant engineering division.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2016 6:34AM Security
WA's GCIO 'doesn’t have the resources' to monitor agency infosec

WA's GCIO 'doesn’t have the resources' to monitor agency infosec

Publishing a security policy is only half the job.
Paris Cowan Dec 8 2016 11:18AM Security
Another nasty Linux kernel bug surfaces

Another nasty Linux kernel bug surfaces

As Dirty COW is patched in Android.
Allie Coyne Dec 8 2016 9:11AM Security
Russia arrests suspects behind central bank hack

Russia arrests suspects behind central bank hack

More details slowly emerge.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2016 6:50AM Security
Macquarie Group to adopt SecDevOps

Macquarie Group to adopt SecDevOps

As Telstra pursues similar capability.
Ry Crozier Dec 7 2016 12:15PM Security
Don't do the crime, but learn from those who did

Don't do the crime, but learn from those who did

[Blog post] Avalanche offers a few choice lessons.
Juha Saarinen Dec 6 2016 3:00PM Security
Atlassian CISO to lead national cyber growth centre

Atlassian CISO to lead national cyber growth centre

Victoria to house new facility.
Allie Coyne Dec 5 2016 11:01AM Security
Distributed guessing attack could reveal Visa card details

Distributed guessing attack could reveal Visa card details

Researchers map out online vulnerability.
Juha Saarinen Dec 5 2016 6:42AM Security
Hackers steal $42m from Russian central bank

Hackers steal $42m from Russian central bank

Bank able to retrieve some stolen funds.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2016 12:02PM Security
EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

Multi-year investigation ends digital crime network.
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2016 7:29AM Security
Shamoon disk wiper in new attacks against Saudi computers

Shamoon disk wiper in new attacks against Saudi computers

Malware returns after four year hiatus.
Jim Finkle , Tom Finn Dec 2 2016 6:45AM Security
AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

Free tier will block '96 percent' of attacks.
Paris Cowan Dec 2 2016 6:45AM Security
'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

Goes for Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop Android versions.
Juha Saarinen Dec 1 2016 9:30AM Security
FBI to gain expanded hacking powers

FBI to gain expanded hacking powers

Senate effort to block fails.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2016 9:00AM Security
Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Updated: Similar to FBI's 2013 0day.
Juha Saarinen Nov 30 2016 3:00PM Security
Google to set up Sydney threat detection team

Google to set up Sydney threat detection team

Will act in 24x7 global operation.
Ry Crozier Nov 30 2016 9:57AM Security

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