Australia first in three of four assessment criteria – critical infrastructure, organisational capacity and, importantly, policy commitment. Australian Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil delivered a speech on cybersecurity in Canberra on March 23, 2023. She began by honouring the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of Canberra and acknowledging the Indigenous…
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A month after the financial company closed its BNPL services in Australia Financial announced on 16 March 2023 that it had detected unusual activity on its systems which it can now confirm as a sophisticated, well-organised and malicious cyber-attack which remains active. The company recognised distress to customers caused by…
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Hackers are using Google Translate web links to mask malicious URLs Barracuda, a trusted partner, and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, has uncovered three new phishing tactics cybercriminals are using to trick users, bypass security measures and avoid detection, according to its most recent Threat Spotlight. Analysing data from…
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We look forward to working with our U.S. critical infrastructure partners CEO for cybersecurity company, Nozomi Networks, says the Strategy’s requirements for critical infrastructure to increase cybersecurity posture will be met with ‘varying responses from CEOs and boards alike’, and ‘the ability for these entities to identify the budget and…
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Burnout and voluntary attrition are outcomes of poor organizational culture By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25 per cent for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to Gartner, Inc. “Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress,” said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner. “CISOs are on…
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This is a widely used trick used by scammers to gain consumer trust SMS-focused telco Modica has become the first company breached under new anti-SMS scam rules registered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in mid-2022. An ACMA investigation found Modica allowed customers to send SMS using text-based sender IDs…
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Customers can now complete their Working with Children Check renewal online Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said enabling people the option to securely prove who they are online anywhere, anytime will save customer’s valuable time. “There are more than 1.8 million customers in NSW who currently…
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AFP acted quickly on the allegations to protect Australians from identity fraud A Sydney man has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Correction Order, 100 hours of community service and conviction recorded by the Sydney Downing Centre District Court today (7 February 2023) for attempting to blackmail Optus customers whose…
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The sweep is being run over the coming weeks The ACCC has this week started a sweep to identify misleading testimonials and endorsements by social media influencers. It will also look at more than 100 influencers mentioned in over 150 tip-offs from consumers who responded to the ACCC’s Facebook post…
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North Korean cyber actors used RAILGUN, to launder over $US60 million worth of ethereum The FBI continues to combat malicious cyber activity, including the threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the U.S. and our private sector partners. Through our investigation, we were able to confirm…
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