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.

CRI-O container engine bug allows Kubernetes container escape

CRI-O container engine bug allows Kubernetes container escape

Provides cross-container root access.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 17 2022 12:20PM Security
Poorly secured databases targeted by 'Gh0stCringe' backdoor

Poorly secured databases targeted by 'Gh0stCringe' backdoor

MySQL and MS SQL Server instances attacked.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2022 12:08PM Security
'Protestware' npm package dependency labelled supply-chain attack

'Protestware' npm package dependency labelled supply-chain attack

"Peacenotwar" npm module protests Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2022 11:52AM Security
Phishers devise browser-in-the-browser attacks, 'chameleon' landing pages

Phishers devise browser-in-the-browser attacks, 'chameleon' landing pages

Next-level trickery menaces users.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2022 6:49AM Security
OpenSSL squarely rooted by cert parsing bug

OpenSSL squarely rooted by cert parsing bug

LibreSSL issues patches as well.
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2022 11:53AM Security
Remove and replace Kaspersky AV, says German cyber intelligence

Remove and replace Kaspersky AV, says German cyber intelligence

Vendor says warning being made "on political grounds".
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2022 7:20AM Security
Surprise Apple macOS and iOS updates fix a slew of vulnerabilities

Surprise Apple macOS and iOS updates fix a slew of vulnerabilities

Cupertino took a while to address serious problems.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2022 12:25PM Security
Ukraine has started using Clearview AI's facial recognition during war

Ukraine has started using Clearview AI's facial recognition during war

To uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead.
Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Mar 15 2022 6:34AM Security
Riverbed spinoff Aternity ships emergency software patch

Riverbed spinoff Aternity ships emergency software patch

Singapore gov researchers discover remote execution bugs.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 14 2022 12:18PM Security
US spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet

US spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet

Suspected attack knocked Viasat modems offline.
James Pearson, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joel Schectman Mar 14 2022 6:58AM Security
ANU to go passwordless

ANU to go passwordless

Primes Forticode’s Cipherise for 2022 rollout.
Justin Hendry Mar 11 2022 6:25AM Strategy
NSW Electoral Commission gets $4.8m to secure IT systems

NSW Electoral Commission gets $4.8m to secure IT systems

Bulk of funding for cyber security uplift still pending.
Justin Hendry Mar 10 2022 12:10PM Strategy
SEC to Wall Street: Security incidents need disclosure

SEC to Wall Street: Security incidents need disclosure

Companies should go public four days from incident discovery.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 10 2022 12:05PM Strategy
CBA to add more behavioural biometrics

CBA to add more behavioural biometrics

Seeking better fraud detection.
Kate Weber Mar 10 2022 11:34AM Financial Services
Researchers poke holes in Spectre data leak bug fixes

Researchers poke holes in Spectre data leak bug fixes

Branch history injection new flavour of Spectre v2.
Juha Saarinen Mar 10 2022 10:03AM Security
NSW Treasury, Department of Customer Service to merge cyber security teams

NSW Treasury, Department of Customer Service to merge cyber security teams

Upgrades offer chance to realign systems.
Justin Hendry Mar 10 2022 6:50AM Strategy
OCR Labs upgrades gov digital ID accreditation

OCR Labs upgrades gov digital ID accreditation

Joins myGovID with biometric-enabled accreditation.
Justin Hendry Mar 9 2022 3:11PM Security
Head over to the data centre and patch that UPS

Head over to the data centre and patch that UPS

Researchers ignited an APC Smart-UPS as proof-of-concept.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 9 2022 9:33AM Security

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