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.

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
Govt's public sector data sharing bill enters parliament

Govt's public sector data sharing bill enters parliament

After two years of consultation.
Justin Hendry Dec 9 2020 12:51PM Strategy
FireEye discloses breach, theft of red team tools

FireEye discloses breach, theft of red team tools

Releases 'hundreds' of countermeasures.
Christopher Bing Dec 9 2020 8:31AM Security
Apple could block apps that don't comply with new privacy feature

Apple could block apps that don't comply with new privacy feature

Aimed at preventing users from being tracked across different apps.
Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee Dec 9 2020 6:57AM Software
Remotely exploitable Microsoft Teams bugs required no interaction

Remotely exploitable Microsoft Teams bugs required no interaction

Researcher says severity of bugs downplayed.
Juha Saarinen Dec 9 2020 6:51AM Security
Online account takeover powers sent to PJCIS for review

Online account takeover powers sent to PJCIS for review

Legislation to face much-needed scrutiny.
Justin Hendry Dec 8 2020 6:29PM Security
IMF says cyber attacks threaten financial stability

IMF says cyber attacks threaten financial stability

With developing economies worst hit.
Juha Saarinen Dec 8 2020 3:21PM Security
Flight Centre hackathon behind 2017 breach, exposed 6918 customers' data

Flight Centre hackathon behind 2017 breach, exposed 6918 customers' data

Full post-mortem revealed for the first time.
Ry Crozier Dec 7 2020 11:59AM Security
UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal

UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal

Gulf Arab state's cyber security head says.
Staff Writer Dec 7 2020 11:01AM Security
Govt to overhaul electronic surveillance laws after intelligence review

Govt to overhaul electronic surveillance laws after intelligence review

TIA Act framework "a dog’s breakfast".
Justin Hendry Dec 4 2020 6:06PM Telco/ISP

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