At Davos 2023, 20 global CEOs committed to working together to improve cyber resilience across the ecosystem. The impact. The oil and gas industry uses a range of complex systems and interconnected technologies to extract, transport and refine oil and gas products. While these technologies are necessary to support the delivery…
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Spammers are pushing travel-themed lures on English-speaking recipients The dark underbelly of the internet never takes a break, and cybercriminals seem to have set their eyes on exploiting eager travellers as we settle into 2023. With global tourism forecast to rise by 30 per cent this year, the latest Bitdefender…
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The new network will also help to avoid the risk of a “global splinternet Regulators from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are joining forces to encourage and coordinate global efforts to make the online world a safer place. The new Global Online Safety Regulators Network will be formally…
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The leading types of incidents were network or data breaches Cybersecurity resilience is a top priority for companies as they look to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, according to the latest edition of Cisco’s annual Security Outcomes Report launched today. Titled, Security Outcomes Report, Volume 3: Achieving Security Resilience,…
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Medibank continue to work closely with the Australian Federal Police Medibank has become aware that customer data has been stolen and released on the dark web overnight. Medibank are in the process of analysing the data, but the data released appears to be the data the criminal stole. Unfortunately, Medibank…
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Parties have agreed to mutual exchanges of knowledge and expertise The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have signed an MOU to enhance cooperation between both counties to combat scam and spam. The MOU was signed on 18 July 2022 by the Chief Executive…
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Anuj Kumar comes to HUMAN from NetApp HUMAN Security, Inc. (formerly White Ops) — the global leader in safeguarding enterprises from digital attacks with modern defence — today announced the appointment of Anuj Kumar as CRO and Gavin Reid as CISO. Reid will also lead the Human Collective, a partnership program made up of industry leaders dedicated to disrupting…
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Identity management will become the weakest link to address in 2023 Digilantism may be on this rise in 2023, securing digital assets and cryptocurrency will be a key focus, and the cost of compliance may reach breaking point for many organisations. Additionally, Australia may consider a “Cyber Militia”, to bolster our cyber…
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There are pockets of Tasmania’s IT with significant capabilities The University of Tasmania has partnered with Fortinet by joining the Fortinet Academic Partner Program, aimed at building a diverse, skilled workforce to help close the cybersecurity skills gap. The program will begin in Semester 1, 2023. The University of Tasmania…
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Latest breach in Australia hits charity organisations The Smith Family has experienced a cyber incident. The incident involved a Smith Family team member’s email account being temporarily accessed by an unauthorised third party. They were seeking to steal The Smith Family’s funds. On discovery of this incident, the Charity promptly…
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