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.

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
Nielsen data centre hit by suspected cyber attack

Nielsen data centre hit by suspected cyber attack

TV ratings data delayed after 'unexpected disruption'.
Justin Hendry Jul 22 2020 11:48AM Security
New Meow bot attacks open ElasticSearch instances

New Meow bot attacks open ElasticSearch instances

Hundreds of open instances at risk.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2020 8:06AM Security
Google bolsters G Suite security

Google bolsters G Suite security

Enhancements to Gmail, Meet, Chat, and admin tools.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2020 6:42AM Security
WA health data published by teen to public-facing site

WA health data published by teen to public-facing site

Gleaned from a pager system.
Ry Crozier Jul 21 2020 3:14PM Security
Hackers that hit Australian targets need "clear consequences"

Hackers that hit Australian targets need "clear consequences"

Telco-laden advisory panel to 2020 cybersecurity strategy pushes for reform.
Justin Hendry , Ry Crozier Jul 21 2020 1:09PM Security
Australia's most impersonated government agencies

Australia's most impersonated government agencies

As ranked by the ACCC.
Justin Hendry Jul 21 2020 11:13AM Security
Defence, Services Australia IT oversight set to face probe

Defence, Services Australia IT oversight set to face probe

As auditor doubles down on cyber security.
Justin Hendry Jul 21 2020 7:11AM Strategy
WA Health traces data leak to third-party pager service

WA Health traces data leak to third-party pager service

Suspends use while investigation underway.
Ry Crozier Jul 21 2020 7:06AM Security
Westpac, CBA, NAB see IT security risks if consumer data right expands

Westpac, CBA, NAB see IT security risks if consumer data right expands

Want 24x7 SOC and other protections.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2020 1:58PM Financial Services

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