Australian orgs among victims of Kaseya attack
08 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian organisations are among the victims of a sophisticated ransomware supply chain attack on software provided by Kaseya, a provider of IT and security services for managed service providers.
ANU appoints former ASIO boss and Commonwealth Secretary
08 July, 2021ANU's National Security College (NSC) has appointed two national security and intelligence experts, Dr Heather Smith and Major General Duncan Lewis.
UNSW researchers develop face match ability test
07 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUNSW Researchers have developed an updated test for measuring the ability of applicants to recognise and match faces across a variety of real-world conditions.
OAIC releases COVIDSafe privacy report
23 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe OAIC received 14 enquiries — but no complaints — related to the COVIDSafe system during its second six months of monitoring the contact tracing system.
WA embarks on Project Fortify
22 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Western Australian Government has tapped Data#3 to support Project Fortify, an initiative to improve cybersecurity across the state's public sector.
A louder drumbeat to achieve national cyber resilience
18 June, 2021 by Nick Lennon, ANZ Country Manager for MimecastThe rising risk of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure has prompted calls for the private and public sector to invest in a public awareness and education strategy.
Embracing 5G while staying secure
17 June, 2021 by Dick Bussiere, Technical Director, APAC at TenableThe Australian Government recently auctioned off Australia's fastest 5G spectrum as demand for faster and denser internet connectivity continues to grow.
The growing importance of data security and governance in government
10 June, 2021 by Peter O’Connor, Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, SnowflakeEach year, Australian government departments and agencies generate terabytes of digital data. Policy documents and reports, budgets, research, and activity schedules are constantly produced and stored for later reference.
Encryption Act could cause major economic harm
04 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Internet Society has published the first research attempting to quantify the economic impact of Australia's controversial Assistance and Access Act.
JBS announces progress in resolving cyber attack
03 June, 2021Meat producer JBS has announced “significant progress” in resolving the cyber attack that has impacted its Australian and North American operations.
archTIS secures $578K Defence contract
03 June, 2021archTIS, an Australian listed software solutions provider, has signed a $578,000 contract with the Australian Department of Defence to expand deployment of Kojensi.
New archTIS partnerships help defence contractors comply with CMMC
02 June, 2021archTIS has announced partnerships with four companies to help US defence contractors comply with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements.
Tesserent and Claroty partner to secure ANZ OT environments
01 June, 2021Tesserent has signed a deal with Claroty strengthening security in utilities, critical national infrastructure and manufacturing environments.
Spearphishing campaign targeting government orgs
01 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US CISA and FBI have warned of a spearphishing campaign targeting government organisations, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs.
Is the Australian Government equipped to fight cyber attacks?
28 May, 2021 by Pieter Danhieux*Last year there were 1051 cyber attacks reported in Australia. Here, Pieter Danhieux details the steps the government can take to fight back.
