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.

NSW govt digital projects to face new privacy test

NSW govt digital projects to face new privacy test

Digital restart funding now subject to privacy watchdog advice by law.
Justin Hendry Aug 4 2020 7:00AM Strategy
Ministers push to keep digital ID systems uniform

Ministers push to keep digital ID systems uniform

Agree to create national roadmap.
Justin Hendry Aug 3 2020 12:27PM Strategy
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days

Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days

Accused of feeding data directly to the Beijing government.
Staff Writer Aug 3 2020 11:47AM Software
Regis Healthcare loses data in Maze ransomware infection

Regis Healthcare loses data in Maze ransomware infection

Prompts ACSC warning on broader campaign targeting aged care.
Ry Crozier Aug 3 2020 11:25AM Security
'Massive messaging storm' takes out Telstra's DNS infrastructure

'Massive messaging storm' takes out Telstra's DNS infrastructure

Walks back on earlier claims of denial-of-service attack.
Ry Crozier Aug 2 2020 12:40PM Security
Florida teen accused of masterminding Twitter hack

Florida teen accused of masterminding Twitter hack

Allegedly used accounts of major political and business figures to solicit bitcoin.
Raphael Satter, Katie Paul, Elizabeth Culliford Aug 1 2020 9:22AM Security
Travel giant CWT pays $6.3m ransom to cyber criminals

Travel giant CWT pays $6.3m ransom to cyber criminals

After 2TB of sensitive files were exfiltrated.
Jack Stubbs Aug 1 2020 9:16AM Security
OAIC records highest ever number of monthly data breaches

OAIC records highest ever number of monthly data breaches

Since notification scheme began.
Justin Hendry Jul 31 2020 1:19PM Security
Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Did not rate limit low-complexity password guesses.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:44AM Security
Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Offers two years' worth of credit reporting and fraud detection.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:35AM Financial Services
Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Fixes will have to be carefully tested and deployed to avoid bricking.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2020 12:39PM Security
Toll Group unveils year-long 'accelerated' cyber resilience program

Toll Group unveils year-long 'accelerated' cyber resilience program

Run by a rebuilt security team split between Australia and India.
Ry Crozier Jul 30 2020 6:55AM Security
Open source F5 Big-IP exploit detector released

Open source F5 Big-IP exploit detector released

You should still patch your F5 devices.
Juha Saarinen Jul 29 2020 11:25AM Networking
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou demands release of spy agency documents

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou demands release of spy agency documents

Linked to Canadian arrest.
Moira Warburton Jul 29 2020 11:14AM Networking
UNSW IoT cyber spin-off gets $1.3m boost

UNSW IoT cyber spin-off gets $1.3m boost

For enterprise scale networks.
Matt Johnston Jul 28 2020 1:52PM Financial Services
Garmin confirms cyber attack caused system outage

Garmin confirms cyber attack caused system outage

Expects to be back online in the next few days.
Juha Saarinen Jul 28 2020 11:34AM Security
ACSC steers govt cloud security path as market opens up

ACSC steers govt cloud security path as market opens up

As centralised model gives way to self-assessment.
Justin Hendry Jul 27 2020 1:02PM Strategy
Mystery actor disrupts Emotet malware distribution botnet

Mystery actor disrupts Emotet malware distribution botnet

Malware payloads replaced with animated GIFs.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2020 11:36AM Security
Garmin goes down after suspected ransomware attack

Garmin goes down after suspected ransomware attack

Production halt in Taiwan, leaked internal email suggests.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2020 5:28PM Security
eftpos to trial digital ID platform with AusPost

eftpos to trial digital ID platform with AusPost

Ahead of planned November launch.
Justin Hendry Jul 22 2020 5:51PM Financial Services

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