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.

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
Critical PTC Axeda bugs jeopardise healthcare, IoT devices

Critical PTC Axeda bugs jeopardise healthcare, IoT devices

Devices from over a hundred high-profile vendors vulnerable.
Juha Saarinen Mar 9 2022 8:55AM Security
Exchange Server code execution vulnerability patched

Exchange Server code execution vulnerability patched

Along with video extension bugs and more.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 9 2022 8:35AM Security
Google to buy Mandiant for US$5.4 billion

Google to buy Mandiant for US$5.4 billion

Aims to bolster security offerings in Google Cloud.
Ry Crozier Mar 8 2022 11:54PM Cloud
Snyk taps Morgan Stanley, Goldman for IPO

Snyk taps Morgan Stanley, Goldman for IPO

Valued at around US$8.5 billion.
Anirban Sen and Krystal Hu Mar 8 2022 12:08PM Software
Australia's banks wanted more control over consumer devices

Australia's banks wanted more control over consumer devices

Regulator left unconvinced.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 8 2022 11:41AM Security
Azure 'AutoWarp' bug allowed unauthorised account access

Azure 'AutoWarp' bug allowed unauthorised account access

Put large enterprises at risk of full compromise.
Juha Saarinen Mar 8 2022 5:56AM Cloud
Apple presses US lawmakers on dangers of 'sideloading' apps

Apple presses US lawmakers on dangers of 'sideloading' apps

Says its concerns aren't "unfounded".
Staff Writer Mar 7 2022 1:06PM Software
Details of another big ransomware group 'Trickbot' leak online

Details of another big ransomware group 'Trickbot' leak online

A week after the Conti gang was humbled.
Raphael Satter Mar 7 2022 1:06PM Security
Firefox zero-days discovered

Firefox zero-days discovered

Mozilla patches browser.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2022 6:45AM Security
Cisco RADIUS server crashable with remote requests

Cisco RADIUS server crashable with remote requests

Denial of service attack stops user authentication.
Juha Saarinen Mar 4 2022 12:30PM Networking
Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways

Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways

To strike back at Moscow over its invasion.
Joel Schectman, Christopher Bing and James Pearson Mar 2 2022 11:58AM Security
Nvidia says employee, company information leaked online after cyber attack

Nvidia says employee, company information leaked online after cyber attack

Russia-Ukraine conflict not a factor.
Staff Writer Mar 2 2022 6:36AM Security
US warns of newly found advanced Chinese backdoor

US warns of newly found advanced Chinese backdoor

Daxin malware escaped public attention for over a decade.
Christopher Bing , Staff Writer Mar 1 2022 9:23AM Security
Cyber attack on NATO could trigger collective defence clause

Cyber attack on NATO could trigger collective defence clause

As once-hypothetical scenarios face real test.
James Pearson and Jonathan Landay Mar 1 2022 6:50AM Security
Calls for NSW gov to abandon iVote system

Calls for NSW gov to abandon iVote system

State should get expert help developing open source systems.
Justin Hendry Mar 1 2022 6:42AM Strategy

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