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.

Medibank takes systems offline after 'cyber incident'

Medibank takes systems offline after 'cyber incident'

Investigates extent of unauthorised access.
Ry Crozier Oct 13 2022 12:57PM Security
October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

One PrivEsc bug exploited in the wild.
Juha Saarinen Oct 12 2022 12:18PM Security
Fortinet serves up six more fixes

Fortinet serves up six more fixes

Company confirms recent bug has been exploited.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2022 12:00PM Security
NSW Education seeks new identity boss

NSW Education seeks new identity boss

After internal move.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 6:39AM Training & Development
Portugal's airline TAP hacked, passenger data stolen

Portugal's airline TAP hacked, passenger data stolen

Published on the dark web.
Staff Writer Sep 23 2022 12:00PM Security
Optus attack exposes customer information

Optus attack exposes customer information

Personal details of 1.1 million customers purportedly offered for sale.
Ry Crozier Sep 22 2022 2:51PM Security
ACSC asks IT buyers to check authenticity of purchases

ACSC asks IT buyers to check authenticity of purchases

Months after US agencies bought counterfeit enterprise gear.
Ry Crozier Sep 20 2022 12:00PM Security
Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Compromised external contractor's account.
Juha Saarinen Sep 20 2022 6:30AM Security
EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

Full device takeover possible.
Juha Saarinen Sep 19 2022 6:50AM Security
EU proposes rules targeting cyber security risks of smart devices

EU proposes rules targeting cyber security risks of smart devices

Consumer "things" too easily attacked.
Foo Yun Chee Sep 16 2022 6:35AM Security
Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Unauthenticated attackers can run arbitrary code remotely.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2022 12:30PM Security
Aruba Networks patches management software

Aruba Networks patches management software

Policy manager needs fixes.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 9 2022 11:47AM Security
Cisco fixes mystery orchestrator crashes

Cisco fixes mystery orchestrator crashes

Hunts down and plugs memory leak.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 2 2022 11:46AM Cloud
Microsoft turned up a critical bug in TikTok client

Microsoft turned up a critical bug in TikTok client

One-click account takeover.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 1 2022 11:59AM Security
Outage for Ubuntu users on Azure

Outage for Ubuntu users on Azure

Systemd security update broke DNS.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 31 2022 9:19AM Cloud
Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Launched watering hole attacks via fake news sites.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2022 7:25AM Security
NSW Police progress cyber security ops centre

NSW Police progress cyber security ops centre

Funding raised to hire a staff of 15.
Staff Writer Aug 30 2022 6:36AM Security
Culture Amp appoints Samm MacLeod as VP security & risk

Culture Amp appoints Samm MacLeod as VP security & risk

Joins permanently from October.
Digital Nation Staff Aug 29 2022 11:50AM HR
LastPass source code copied by hacker

LastPass source code copied by hacker

Attacker accessed developer environment.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2022 11:25AM Security
Twilio and Cloudflare attacks part of extensive phishing campaign

Twilio and Cloudflare attacks part of extensive phishing campaign

Over 130 organisations worldwide targeted, including Australia.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2022 11:24AM Security

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