Protecting citizens' privacy in smart cities
10 August, 2020 by Neil LappageCouncils must formulate a policy on the use of video analytics early on to ensure that compliance is achieved, controls are standardised and ROI is achieved.
Strengthening Australia's cybersecurity ecosystem
07 August, 2020A better incident reporting scheme would be one way of reinforcing Australia's cybersecurity posture, says a Monash University criminologist.
Many agencies yet to fully implement DMARC
06 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOnly two of 18 Australian Government agencies evaluated by Proofpoint have fully implemented DMARC anti-spoofing security protocols.
Government is losing the war against cybercrime
04 August, 2020 by Richard BergmanWe need more leadership and whole-of-government action to lift Australia's cybersecurity maturity and make us a harder target, says EY's Richard Bergman.
ACSC to hold cyber exercise for water sector
04 August, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre is inviting water and wastewater companies to register to participate in a two-day cybersecurity drill next year.
UK agency calls for "social contract" on data sharing
22 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA UK government body has asserted the need for a "social contract" between citizens and the state covering ways in which citizen data is used and shared between agencies.
WA patient records leaked online
22 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIn an embarrassing data breach for WA Health, sensitive medical records have been leaked online after being intercepted from an unsecured pager network.
Australian enterprises lag in patching security flaws
22 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian businesses are significantly more likely than their global peers to have faced a security incident caused by an unpatched vulnerability, Cisco claims.
Govt sector facing most security breaches
16 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian government and local authority organisations reported more data breaches than any other industry sector in the last 12 months, research shows.
ATO warns of myGov scam campaign
15 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttackers are sending spoof myGov message alerts that link to "worryingly legitimate" looking pages designed to mine victims' account login details.
11 cyber SMEs take part in GovPitch 2020
07 July, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEleven carefully selected cybersecurity SMEs have been given an opportunity to pitch directly to government decision-makers as part of GovPitch 2020.
NSW, AustCyber create cyber task force
25 June, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NSW Government, AustCyber and Standards Australia have created a new task force aimed at ensuring NSW becomes a leading cybersecurity hub.
Cyber attacks a "call to arms"
25 June, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingExperts warn that the major cyber attack targeting Australian governments and businesses "paints a vivid picture of the constant and evolving threats".
NSW announces new cybersecurity centre in Bathurst
25 June, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Centre will provide ongoing and automated vulnerability scanning across state government departments and agencies.
EKA CyberLock securing roads and traffic control boxes
17 June, 2020EKA CyberLock is the solution for securing remote sites such as traffic control boxes or remote mobile phone towers.
