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Washington lawmakers are getting to the bottom of a data breach that saw tens of thousands of personal details leaked online — including their own.
David Hollingworth • Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Developing a whole-of-government framework for information warfare
Opinion: Before we can seize the initiative in the information war, the West must appreciate how information is harnessed to achieve military and geopolitical objectives
Liam Garman • Tue, 18 Apr 2023
Insurers hesitant for government to outlaw ransomware payments
Australian insurers are warning the government against blanket banning ransomware payments.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 18 Apr 2023
Germany reviews use of Chinese components in its 5G network
The German government is examining the nation’s 5G systems following concerns that Chinese components that comprise the network pose a risk to critical infrastructure
Daniel Croft • Mon, 17 Apr 2023
NSW woman in custody after accessing government computer to aid crime
Detectives from NSW police have arrested and charged a woman for using a government computer to access information for criminal purposes.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Banks take part in government cyber war games
The federal government has begun running Australia’s major banks and financial organisations through scenario-based exercises in response to the growing number of cyber ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 11 Apr 2023
16,000 documents leaked in Tasmanian government breach
Despite first saying that data remained uncompromised following the GoAnywhere data breach, the Tasmanian government has announced that 16,000 documents have been leaked
How can companies prevent data leaks?
All businesses must take precautions to safeguard employee and client data to make sure it doesn’t get into the wrong hands.
Nicole Comendador • Thu, 06 Apr 2023
NSW government TikTok ban announced by state Premier
The NSW government has followed in federal footsteps and announced a TikTok ban on government devices.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 06 Apr 2023
Data potentially compromised in Tasmanian government hack after all, says tech minister
Going back on its statement from just days ago, the Tasmanian government has announced that a range of personal details are at risk following the cyber breach it suffered ...
TikTok fined over child privacy concerns by UK government agency
A day after Australia added itself to the list of countries that have banned TikTok from government devices, the social media app has now found itself fined for failing ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Government releases exercises to combat ‘dystopian future’ of critical infrastructure attacks
Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil has announced that the government will be launching a range of exercises designed to combat the increasing number of ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company
A recent cyber incident in Ukraine has shown that threat actors don’t always need to be too clever when it comes to spreading their malicious wares — sometimes, all you ...
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