New Zealand to join Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
26 February, 2021The New Zealand Government has announced that it will join the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, otherwise known as the Budapest Convention.
New Defence security guide to boost industry security
25 February, 2021The Australian Government and the Australian Defence industry have released a guide to help small businesses improve their security practices and win Defence work.
Cloud reluctance creates data risks for government
16 February, 2021 by Jacqui Nelson and Alex LyonsAgencies must accept the need to shift to the cloud and therefore choose a solution that properly protects their data with end-to-end encryption.
Audits find some SA councils have lax security
09 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSouth Australia's Auditor General has uncovered a range of deficiencies in the IT security of the Port Adelaide Enfield, Prospect and Port Augusta city councils.
Third parties shining light on ICS vulnerabities
08 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe number of vulnerabilities in industrial control systems disclosed during the second half of 2020 grew 25% from 2019, Claroty research shows.
Ransomware attacks continued throughout Q4
05 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRansomware attacks continued to plague businesses worldwide in the fourth quarter as more groups adopted the tactic of leaking data if victims do not pay.
Interview: Adam Gordon, Varonis
03 February, 2021In our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk cybersecurity with Varonis's Adam Gordon.
Human error leading cause of govt data breaches: OAIC
02 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe OAIC found that human error accounted for a rising proportion of data breaches in July–December, including the largest proportion of government breaches.
Govt made 33 breach notifications in six months
02 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government entered the top five list of organisations filing data breach notifications for the first time during the past six months.
Department of Defence renews archTIS software subscription
25 January, 2021The Department of Defence has renewed its annual software subscription licence for the NC Protect product through archTIS subsidiary Nucleus Cyber.
US CISA launches cyber-risk initiative
19 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's National Risk Management Center has a new taskforce aimed at building a cyber-risk measurement framework.
Biden commits US$9bn to addressing cybersecurity "crisis"
19 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS President-elect Joe Biden has announced US$9bn in funding for an initiative aimed at improving cybersecurity across the federal government.
UK Police blame "human error" for record deletion
19 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK Police National Commissioner has attributed the accidental loss of 150,000 police records from the Police National Computer on a coding error.
Interview: Budd Ilic, Zscaler
18 January, 2021In our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk security and cloud with Zscaler's Budd Ilic.
NASCIO unveils 2021 US federal advocacy priorities
18 January, 2021The US National Association of State Chief Information Officers is calling for harmonised federal cybersecurity regulations in its 2021 federal advocacy priorities.
