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.

Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Audit finds problems by the bucket load.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 5:51PM Strategy
Cyber security left out of cabinet reshuffle

Cyber security left out of cabinet reshuffle

No dedicated cyber portfolio.
Tess Bennett Dec 18 2020 5:38PM Strategy
Microsoft breached in suspected Russian hack using SolarWinds

Microsoft breached in suspected Russian hack using SolarWinds

Company finds "malicous binaries" in its environment.
Joseph Menn , Christopher Bing Dec 18 2020 12:51PM Security
Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Breached Spam Act.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 12:38PM Financial Services
NAB ramps up control of privileged system access

NAB ramps up control of privileged system access

To protect against security threats.
Tess Bennett Dec 18 2020 6:55AM Financial Services
FireEye, GoDaddy and Microsoft flick SolarWinds SUNBURST 'killswitch'

FireEye, GoDaddy and Microsoft flick SolarWinds SUNBURST 'killswitch'

Actor likely to remain in infected networks, however.
Juha Saarinen Dec 17 2020 12:25PM Security
Service NSW finds cyber attack impacted 80,000 fewer customers

Service NSW finds cyber attack impacted 80,000 fewer customers

But only after wrongly notifying 25,000 people.
Justin Hendry Dec 16 2020 11:28AM Security
Hackers at centre of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it

Hackers at centre of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it

Update server could be accessed last year with 'solarwinds123' password.
Raphael Satter , Christopher Bing , Joseph Menn Dec 16 2020 10:17AM Security
How to choose a WAF that's right for you

How to choose a WAF that's right for you

Stop the bots. Download this F5 guide to web application firewalls
Dec 15 2020 5:29PM
Ransomware outed as cause of State Transit Authority outage

Ransomware outed as cause of State Transit Authority outage

Audit confirms June cyber incident took place.
Justin Hendry Dec 15 2020 7:08AM Security
SolarWinds' Orion monitoring platform may have been tampered with by attackers

SolarWinds' Orion monitoring platform may have been tampered with by attackers

Possible connection to FireEye, US Treasury breaches.
Raphael Satter Dec 14 2020 10:49AM Security
NSW govt warned its cyber resilience needs "urgent attention"

NSW govt warned its cyber resilience needs "urgent attention"

Groundhog day.
Justin Hendry Dec 14 2020 6:56AM Strategy
French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules

French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules

Slapped with penalties worth $217 million.
Mathieu Rosemain Dec 11 2020 6:37AM Security
Govt agencies face annual cyber security audits for next five years

Govt agencies face annual cyber security audits for next five years

On the recommendation of a parliamentary committee.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 5:21PM Strategy
Canadian police warned not to use phone passcodes in Huawei case

Canadian police warned not to use phone passcodes in Huawei case

By border official.
Sarah Berman Dec 10 2020 12:30PM Networking
Govt introduces cyber incident response takeover bill to parliament

Govt introduces cyber incident response takeover bill to parliament

Ahead of July 2021 start date.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 12:21PM Strategy
Optus filed half of all network change notifications under security laws

Optus filed half of all network change notifications under security laws

In the first two years of law's operation.
Ry Crozier Dec 10 2020 10:17AM Security
Digital ID finally comes to myGov

Digital ID finally comes to myGov

Forgetting your password just became a thing of the past.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 6:59AM Security
Hackers steal Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data

Hackers steal Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data

From Europe's medicines regulator.
Jack Stubbs Dec 10 2020 6:51AM Security
Huawei Australia still waiting for 'formal' NBN, 5G ban notifications

Huawei Australia still waiting for 'formal' NBN, 5G ban notifications

Says it is 'well placed' to critique 2018 telco security law.
Ry Crozier Dec 9 2020 5:12PM Networking

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