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The FBI is looking into both attacks on the Democrat and Republican hopefuls, while Iran doubles down on cyber influence operations.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Australia to get world-leading digital ID Trust Exchange by end of year
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten will make the announcement today (13 August) during an address to the National Press Club.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
Australia and US sign memorandum of understanding to fight disinformation
Penny Wong and Antony J. Blinken announced a new MOU targeting “state information manipulation”.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 06 Aug 2024
‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level
ASIO has raised the terrorism threat level from possible to probable despite there being no “imminent threat or danger”.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Man jailed over AI-generated child abuse material
A Victorian man has been jailed for 13 months after police uncovered 793 realistic child abuse images on seized hardware.
Reporter • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Criminals used funeral of popular Labor MP to scam money out of mourners
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones revealed the incident in a speech to the National Press Club on Labor’s measures to fight scammers
David Hollingworth • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Australians lose $134m to scams in just 6 months
Australians have lost over $134 million in the first six months of the year to scams, according to the National Anti-Scam Centre, with investment and romance proving the ...
Liam Garman • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Albanese appoints new cyber security minister in cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed a veteran cabinet minister to oversee the Home Affairs and Cyber Security portfolios, following months of scrutiny into Home ...
Liam Garman • Sun, 28 Jul 2024
CISA bolsters security of US election infrastructure with new OpSec guide
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released its Guide to Operational Security for Election Officials in early July, mitigating the risk of ...
Liam Garman • Mon, 15 Jul 2024
UK Reform Party members targeted in scam
A fake Telegram channel purporting to be Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has targeted party supporters, soliciting donations to become a “VIP Member”.
Liam Garman • Fri, 12 Jul 2024
Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities
The Home Affairs secretary has announced three new Protective Security Directions to protect government networks from foreign interference.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Australian government calls out China over 2022 cyber attacks
The Australian Signals Directorate has published an advisory outlining the ongoing activities of a threat actor backed by China’s Ministry of State Security.
Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project
Amazon Web Services has been tapped to deliver a “top-secret cloud” in partnership with the Australian Signals Directorate.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 04 Jul 2024