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Researchers have uncovered a new and likely novel info-stealing malware, creatively called Bandit Stealer.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Dark Frost botnet slams gaming industry with DDoS
A wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) from a newly discovered botnet has been hitting the gaming industry hard.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 29 May 2023
Op-Ed: Decentralised identity is moving from idea to reality
With just shy of 50 per cent of Australians now comfortable with the concept of digital IDs, momentum is building for a major shift in the way people verify who they are ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 29 May 2023
3 things you need to know about quantum computing and security
Quantum computing is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to solve complex problems at an unprecedented speed. While it brings tremendous opportunities for ...
Reporter • Tue, 23 May 2023
Op-Ed: Australian enterprises are augmenting identity protections with honeytokens
There’s a reason adversaries are leaning more heavily on malware-free tactics to gain initial access and persistence in corporate environments: they work because they’re ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 May 2023
Massive preloaded Android malware campaign uncovered affecting millions
Researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a massive cyber crime campaign that has infected nearly 9 million Android-based devices with preloaded malware.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 19 May 2023
Google’s new top-level domains prompt possible security concern
At the beginning of May, Google introduced a raft of new top-level domains for purchase from the public — .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .zip, .mov and .nexus.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 17 May 2023
Op-Ed: Quantum computing — the next cyber battleground
Australia’s ambitions in quantum computing are not new. There has been ongoing domestic research for a long time, supported by regular government funding. Although the ...
David Fairman • Wed, 17 May 2023
Twitter adds encrypted messaging — but only for verified, blue tick accounts
Twitter has announced it is implementing a long-awaited encrypted messaging function, and while it does currently work, there are limitations to the service still being ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 12 May 2023
Google introduces new safety features, including dark web scanning for email addresses
Google has announced a raft of new safety features at its annual Google I/O developer conference, aimed at protecting users from scams and phishing attempts, as well as ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 11 May 2023
Op-Ed: Australia looks to privacy-preserving checks for legitimate website and app use
Australian application and website owners have been battling with bot traffic for some years now. Some of these battles are particularly high-profile: in entertainment ...
Guy Brown • Thu, 11 May 2023
Is Google’s new passkey security option the end of passwords as we know it?
Google announced this week that it has rolled out a new way to log into a Google account that does away with passwords and even multifactor authentication.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 05 May 2023
Samsung bans internal ChatGPT user after source code leak
Korean technology giant Samsung has announced an internal ban on the use of AI chatbot ChatGPT, the company announced to staff via a memo.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 03 May 2023
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