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.

Law In Order hit by ransomware attack

Law In Order hit by ransomware attack

Service provider to the legal sector may have lost some data to attackers.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2020 10:55PM Security
CBA, NAB alarmed at plan for arm's length sharing of bank data

CBA, NAB alarmed at plan for arm's length sharing of bank data

Consumer data recipients could transfer data between themselves under draft rule.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2020 6:59AM Financial Services
Researchers hack Tesla keyless entry to steal car

Researchers hack Tesla keyless entry to steal car

Security update for two vulnerabilities rolled out.
Juha Saarinen Nov 24 2020 6:22AM Security
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

But not decrypted, access or used, IGIS says.
Justin Hendry Nov 23 2020 5:45PM Security
Wilson Group driven to IoT

Wilson Group driven to IoT

Explores touchless technology for its parking and security businesses.
Ry Crozier Nov 23 2020 1:04PM Strategy
Long list of vulnerable Fortinet SSL VPNs published

Long list of vulnerable Fortinet SSL VPNs published

Unpatched after more than a year.
Juha Saarinen Nov 23 2020 10:35AM Security
Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit

Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit

To ensure that no-one from Google could see it.
Staff Writer Nov 23 2020 6:32AM Security
Salesforce open sources malicious server scanner

Salesforce open sources malicious server scanner

JARM uses Transport Layer Security to actively fingerprint hosts.
Juha Saarinen Nov 18 2020 12:55PM Security
Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

NSW budget sets aside $5 million for IT security upgrade.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 3:44PM Strategy
Apple hits back at European activist complaints against tracking tool

Apple hits back at European activist complaints against tracking tool

Draws strongly critical response.
Kirsti Knolle Nov 17 2020 9:36AM Security
Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

Comes from electronic payments unicorn Stripe.
Joseph Menn Nov 17 2020 6:36AM Security
Microsoft says hackers targeting Covid-19 researchers

Microsoft says hackers targeting Covid-19 researchers

More than half a dozen organisations targeted.
Raphael Satter Nov 16 2020 6:30AM Security
Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed US settlement with FTC

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed US settlement with FTC

'Security practices didn't line up with its promises'.
Susan Heavey and Nandita Bose Nov 11 2020 6:43AM Security
Chevron Australia has 'reservations' at govt asserting itself in a cyber attack response

Chevron Australia has 'reservations' at govt asserting itself in a cyber attack response

Calls proposed powers 'unusual'.
Ry Crozier Nov 10 2020 11:48AM Security
Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Salesforce alarmed at security incident response takeover by govt

Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Salesforce alarmed at security incident response takeover by govt

As govt tries to afford itself a broad range of powers.
Ry Crozier Nov 9 2020 12:28PM Cloud
Optus partners with UniSA on data science, cyber security

Optus partners with UniSA on data science, cyber security

Strategic alliance for new solutions, talent development.
Matt Johnston Nov 6 2020 1:16PM Training & Development
Apple patches exploited zero-days in iOS and iPadOS

Apple patches exploited zero-days in iOS and iPadOS

Targeted exploitation, but not election related.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2020 12:55PM Security
CBA lands an ex-RBA CISO

CBA lands an ex-RBA CISO

For a cyber defence role.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2020 6:55AM Training & Development

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