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.

VMware sprung by Spring4shell vulnerability

VMware sprung by Spring4shell vulnerability

Other big name vendors investigating.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 4 2022 12:26PM Security
British police probing hackers Lapsus$ say 2 teenagers charged

British police probing hackers Lapsus$ say 2 teenagers charged

Following arrest of seven teens last month.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2022 6:35AM Security
Defence cancels SkyGuardian drones to fund REDSPICE cyber plan

Defence cancels SkyGuardian drones to fund REDSPICE cyber plan

Billion-dollar project canned.
Justin Hendry Apr 1 2022 3:48PM Strategy
Emergency patches out for exploited Apple zero-days

Emergency patches out for exploited Apple zero-days

AV decoder vulnerable.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2022 12:56PM Security
SANS spots Spring4shell vulnerability exploitation attempts

SANS spots Spring4shell vulnerability exploitation attempts

Concern that evolving exploits will hit unpatched applications.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2022 11:25AM Security
Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers

Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers

Few managers realize the security and management risks that have blossomed in their organisation with the prevalent use of FTP.
Apr 1 2022 3:00AM
Public sector data sharing laws pass parliament with Labor changes

Public sector data sharing laws pass parliament with Labor changes

Privacy protections added, while restrictions imposed on corporations.
Justin Hendry Mar 31 2022 5:17PM Security
AFP gets budget backing to beef up account takeovers

AFP gets budget backing to beef up account takeovers

Commissioner says powers are the 'envy' of the world.
Justin Hendry Mar 31 2022 12:20PM Security
Third-party bugs squashed in IBM database software

Third-party bugs squashed in IBM database software

Apache Log4j rears its head.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 31 2022 12:11PM Security
'Back from vacation' - Lapsus$ hackers claim breach of Globant

'Back from vacation' - Lapsus$ hackers claim breach of Globant

Boasts it hauled 70GB of source code.
Staff Writer Mar 31 2022 6:43AM Security
Misconfigured VPN behind destructive Viasat attack

Misconfigured VPN behind destructive Viasat attack

Tens of thousands of replacement modems ready to ship.
Juha Saarinen Mar 31 2022 5:37AM Security
Talent crisis raises questions over $10bn REDSPICE cyber plan: Labor

Talent crisis raises questions over $10bn REDSPICE cyber plan: Labor

Calls for detail on plan to double size of ASD.
Justin Hendry Mar 30 2022 5:01PM Security
FBI says Russian hackers scanning US energy systems

FBI says Russian hackers scanning US energy systems

State-sponsored hacking a "current" threat to American national security.
Sarah N. Lynch Mar 30 2022 12:10PM Security
Ancient zlib memory corruption bug sparks security concerns

Ancient zlib memory corruption bug sparks security concerns

Compression library is popular everywhere from open source to Microsoft Office.
Juha Saarinen Mar 30 2022 12:01PM Security
Small business tax breaks for cloud, cyber security grow

Small business tax breaks for cloud, cyber security grow

Budget 2022: One-year boost to accelerate digital adoption.
Justin Hendry Mar 29 2022 8:44PM Cloud
Gov tops up digital economy strategy with $130m

Gov tops up digital economy strategy with $130m

Budget 2022: Cyber hubs, consumer data right the big winners.
Justin Hendry Mar 29 2022 8:27PM Strategy
ASD to double in size after $10bn cyber security funding boost

ASD to double in size after $10bn cyber security funding boost

Budget 2022: Offensive, defence capabilities to grow.
Justin Hendry Mar 29 2022 8:02PM Security
Lapsus$ hackers exploited Okta supplier's security lapses

Lapsus$ hackers exploited Okta supplier's security lapses

Allegedly found spreadsheet with login credentials.
Juha Saarinen Mar 29 2022 3:13PM Security

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