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.

Deakin Uni adopts Exabeam as new security management platform

Deakin Uni adopts Exabeam as new security management platform

For machine learning powered insights.
Matt Johnston May 20 2019 12:01PM Security
Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel

Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel

Targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Staff Writer May 17 2019 1:17PM Strategy
Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says

Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says

Hopes possible new PM rethinks policy.
Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle May 17 2019 1:17PM Security
Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Scam sites labelled as dangerous by Google's Chrome browser.
Juha Saarinen May 17 2019 1:15PM Security
Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Github, Gitlab and Atlassian Bitbucket warn users to protect themselves.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 12:53PM Security
Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squad

Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squad

Team tasked with uplifting agency cyber posture.
Justin Hendry May 16 2019 11:55AM Strategy
Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Snagged over 757,000 IPv4 addresses.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 9:06AM Networking
Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks

Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks

National security risks cited.
Staff Writers May 16 2019 7:40AM Security
Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Follows work on Spectre, Meltdown.
Matt Johnston May 16 2019 7:25AM Security
Horizon Power's biggest cyber-attack risk is its HR team

Horizon Power's biggest cyber-attack risk is its HR team

Auditor zaps sloppy tech hiring.
Justin Hendry May 16 2019 7:23AM Security
Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Patch Wednesday plugs critical vulnerabilities a-plenty.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2019 1:15PM Security
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.
Jeffrey Dastin May 15 2019 12:39PM Security
Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

But a Secure Boot vulnerability is harder to fix.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 2:35PM Security
WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

Pegasus comes calling whether you answer or not.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 1:40PM Security
Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup

Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup

While US lawmakers urge antitrust investigation.
Staff Writer May 10 2019 7:00AM Software
Binance hackers shift stolen bitcoin, identity still unclear: researchers

Binance hackers shift stolen bitcoin, identity still unclear: researchers

Funds now sitting in several digital wallets.
Tom Wilson May 10 2019 7:00AM Security
Govt cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam

Govt cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam

In bid to compromise computers.
Justin Hendry May 9 2019 12:21PM Security
Google debuts privacy controls, principles

Google debuts privacy controls, principles

In light of increased public scrutiny.
Paresh Dave May 8 2019 12:57PM Benchmarking Change
Wolters Kluwer takes down cloud services after malware infection

Wolters Kluwer takes down cloud services after malware infection

Impacts Australian users of CCH software.
Staff Writer May 8 2019 12:57PM Cloud
Crypto exchange Binance raided, 7000 Bitcoin lost

Crypto exchange Binance raided, 7000 Bitcoin lost

Hackers snagged API keys and 2FA codes.
Juha Saarinen May 8 2019 10:26AM Security

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