The attacks targeted law enforcement agencies and other vital sectors The Justice Department has unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims in the United States. Matveev, also known as Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar, allegedly participated…
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Kissner brings a wealth of expertise to Lacework Lacework, a data-driven cloud security company, has announced the appointment of Lea Kissner as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Kissner will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of Lacework’s security strategy and programs. With over 20 years of…
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ACCC welcomes funding The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed its support for the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) by the Australian Government. The recently announced budget allocated $US58 million to the ACCC for the setup of the NASC over the next two years. The funding…
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ACMA investigations found 3 telco provides that were guilty The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action against a number of telcos after compliance failures were used by scammers to send SMS road toll, Medicare and Australia Post impersonation scams to consumers. ACMA investigations found Sinch Australia Pty Ltd…
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Tool used by Russia’s Federal Security Service The Australian Cyber Security Centre has released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory with its international partners on the Snake implant. The Snake implant is a sophisticated cyber espionage tool designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service for long-term intelligence collection…
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HTML attacks can be tricky to detect Businesses in Asia-Pacific could find themselves vulnerable to attack via HTML attachment, as the proportion of malicious files doubles in less than 12 months, according to the most recent Threat Spotlight from Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions. Analysing…
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1000minds uses explicit criteria and explicit human judgments 1000minds has launched an AI assistant as part of its decision-making and conjoint analysis software using Microsoft Azure OpenAI services. OpenAI’s GPT technology is also used in the popular ChatGPT service. The 1000minds AI assistant helps people build their decision model while keeping them in…
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There is concern about the level of influence social media platforms hold The ACCC continues to support reforms to protect consumers and businesses following a new report into social media services. The report, released today, has highlighted a range of harms to consumers and small businesses occurring across social media…
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Aims to skill and certify 100,000 women in Asia Microsoft is initiating new partnerships under its Ready4Cybersecurity program in Asia to improve access to cybersecurity skills and careers for the historically and systemically underrepresented with a focus on young women. Into its second year, Ready4Cybersecurity is committing to skill and certify 100,000…
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There is a danger in introducing additional regulation Executive Summary The AICD strongly supports Government and industry working together to ensure that Australia is a world leader in cyber security with citizens having confidence that our economy operates within a secure and trusted digital environment. A Government- industry partnership should…
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