Cyber attacks on politicians surge in Q1
21 April, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe number of breaches of government and individual politician records surged by 278% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2020, according to Atlas VPN.
ASD takes action against COVID-19 cybercriminals
14 April, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Signals Directorate has commenced an offensive cyber campaign against cybercriminals taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WA state entities still lack security controls
14 April, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWestern Australia's Auditor General has warned that state government entities are still lacking in information security and risk management controls.
ACSC urges agencies to think security during COVID-19
24 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre and Australian Information Commissioner are urging departments and agencies to not neglect security during the COVID-19 crisis.
IT institute discloses major data breach
12 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMelbourne Polytechnic has advised of a major data breach involving the unauthorised access of files containing personal data of around 55,000 staff and students.
AusCERT at the forefront of cybersecurity
06 March, 2020 | Supplied by: AusCERTAusCERT helps members prevent, detect, respond to and mitigate cyber and internet-based attacks.
ASD announces two new senior executives
03 March, 2020Abigail Bradshaw and Linda Geddes have been respectively named ACSC Head and ASD Deputy Director-General Signals Intelligence and Network Operations.
Improving cyber resilience a nationwide effort
04 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDepartment of Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo believes improving cyber preparedness, resilience and response requires a society-wide approach.
US Cyber Command, NSA team to keep elections secure
30 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe US is "laser focused" on securing its election processes from foreign interference, including by using 'hunt forward' operations led by military experts.
UK ICO states position on live facial recognition
29 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called on the UK Government to urgently introduce a statutory and binding code of practice for LFR.
OVIC updates security incident notification scheme details
28 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe scheme requires agencies or bodies to inform OVIC of incidents that compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of public sector information.
US NASCIO calls for harmonised security regulations
23 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybersecurity features heavily in the the US National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) list of its top advocacy priorities for 2020.
Pacific region in need of cybersecurity standards: report
23 January, 2020 | Supplied by: Standards AustraliaPacific countries need to develop and adopt internationally aligned cybersecurity standards if they're going to grow and protect their digital economies.
Secure health messaging standard to be mandated
22 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe state, territory and federal governments have jointly agreed to develop a mandatory national standard for secure messaging between healthcare providers.
GPA issues call for Reference Panel members
22 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe Global Privacy Assembly — formerly the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners — is calling for members for a panel of experts.
