The casualness with which the SA data hack impacting thousands is taken in the official corridors of power can be judged by the response of South Australian treasurer Stephen Mullighan. He said, “It’s simply not good enough.” In the incident,...
With cybercrime rearing its ugly head again and again, the watchdog ASIC has its job cut out. The chair of the regulator says in no uncertain terms that directors need to ensure their companies have adequate cybersecurity mechanisms to thwart...
Cybersecurity remains a paramount concern for boards and companies. It exerts a significant influence on the Australian business landscape. Recently, at the AFR Cyber Summit, insights from key figures like Clare O’Neil, Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, and...
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have collaborated to issue a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA). Its purpose is to shed light on prevalent cybersecurity misconfigurations found in large organisations. The advisory also outlines...
Deepfakes are a prime example of the emergence of synthetic media, which poses a growing challenge for users of modern technology and communication platforms. These include organisations like National Security Systems (NSS), the Department of Defence (DoD), the Defence Industrial...
In the present-day conflict, cyberwarfare has become a force to reckon with. It is much more in evidence in the Russian-Ukraine war, where cybersecurity agencies of five countries have found a new malware called the Infamous Chisel. The new mobile...
A number of cybersecurity and other agencies have identified indicators of compromise at an Aeronautical Sector organization in January 2023. These organisations include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Cyber National Mission Force....
Cybercriminals are on the prowl. In April 2023, they hacked Pareto Phone, a Brisbane-based telemarketing company that contacts potential donors for charities. This hacking led to information about thousands of potential donors being leaked onto the dark web and affecting...
The year 2022 saw cybercriminals targeting unpatched, internet-facing systems and older software vulnerabilities. The criminals seem to have exploited the publicly available Proof of Concept (PoC) code. The success of such actors appears to be more in exploiting known vulnerabilities...
The month of July is taxation time for Australians as they log into their myGov account to file tax returns. The expectations of millions of Australians about their myGov account are that it will safeguard their information. But alas! The...