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.

Atlassian patches Jira server plugin to fix vulnerability

Atlassian patches Jira server plugin to fix vulnerability

Possible credential leak.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 1 2022 9:24AM Security
Monash University opens public bug bounty

Monash University opens public bug bounty

Websites, apps open to researchers.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 30 2022 11:55AM Security
Sophisticated ZuoRAT attack targets home workers

Sophisticated ZuoRAT attack targets home workers

Possibly part of wider state-sponsored campaign.
Juha Saarinen Jun 30 2022 7:00AM Security
Routing security falling short in Australian, New Zealand networks

Routing security falling short in Australian, New Zealand networks

Networks expose users to hijack.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 29 2022 11:55AM Security
Uber ex-security chief must face fraud charges

Uber ex-security chief must face fraud charges

Accused of hacking cover up.
Jonathan Stempel Jun 29 2022 11:50AM Security
Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds

Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds

Hackers' plunder drops substantially in value.
Josh Smith Jun 29 2022 11:48AM Financial Services
The Good Guys pauses facial recognition trial

The Good Guys pauses facial recognition trial

Over privacy complaint.
Byron Kaye Jun 29 2022 6:35AM Software
Collins Foods puts IT focus on security controls, cloud services

Collins Foods puts IT focus on security controls, cloud services

Creates three-year strategy to improve control 'maturity'.
Ry Crozier Jun 28 2022 11:47AM Strategy
OpenSSL subject to remote memory corruption

OpenSSL subject to remote memory corruption

Researcher discovery sparks vulnerability controversy.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 28 2022 11:46AM Security
Origin Energy goes public with bug bounty program

Origin Energy goes public with bug bounty program

Bugcrowd now open to all.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 28 2022 11:45AM Security
ACCC starts review of Google's Mandiant buyout

ACCC starts review of Google's Mandiant buyout

Seeks public views.
Staff Writer Jun 28 2022 6:40AM Cloud
Carnival fined US$5m for cyber security violations

Carnival fined US$5m for cyber security violations

Exposed substantial amounts of sensitive customer data.
Jonathan Stempel Jun 27 2022 1:35PM Security
Boeing lands new CISO

Boeing lands new CISO

Mark Cross takes on new role.
Kate Weber Jun 27 2022 7:00AM Training & Development
Qld gov proposes mandatory data breach reporting for agencies

Qld gov proposes mandatory data breach reporting for agencies

Asks for feedback on state-based scheme.
Justin Hendry Jun 24 2022 5:35PM Security
Don't remove PowerShell: US, UK and NZ security agencies

Don't remove PowerShell: US, UK and NZ security agencies

Powerful command line interface essential to securing Windows.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 1:10PM Security
Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

The "Miracle Exploit" left unpatched for six months.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 1:10PM Security
Threat actors worked with ISPs to plant malware from Italian spyware vendor

Threat actors worked with ISPs to plant malware from Italian spyware vendor

EU Parliamentary hears how RCS Labs tactics are used to target victims.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 7:00AM Security
Swedish court upholds ban on Huawei 5G gear

Swedish court upholds ban on Huawei 5G gear

Chinese telco vendor suffers another setback.
Supantha Mukherjee Jun 23 2022 6:47AM Telco/ISP
Adelaide council rules out facial recognition on city CCTV network

Adelaide council rules out facial recognition on city CCTV network

Software, hardware to enable functionality was never bought.
Justin Hendry Jun 22 2022 12:50PM Security
Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading tech, limits face recognition

Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading tech, limits face recognition

Acting ahead of possible regulation.
Paresh Dave Jun 22 2022 6:51AM Cloud

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