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Australia's Lion brewery hit by second cyber attack as nation staggers under suspected Chinese digital assault
2020-06-19 19:10

As Australia reels under sustained cyber attacks following increased Chinese diplomatic hostility, the country's Lion brewery and dairy conglomerate has been hit for the second time. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Lion told its staff today "It had been hit by a second cyber attack that had further disrupted its IT systems."

Australia Under 'Malicious' Cyberattacks From State Actor
2020-06-19 03:24

Australia's prime minister said Friday his country was under a broad cyberattack from a "State-based actor" targeting government, public services and businesses, with suspicions falling on China. Australia enraged China by calling for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and by accusing China of fuelling a virus "Infodemic" and engaging in economic "Coercion".

Web shell warning issued by US and Australia
2020-04-27 11:09

The US National Security Agency and its Australian counterpart the Australian Signals Directorate have published a set of guidelines to help companies avoid a common kind of attack: web shell exploits. A web shell is a malicious program, often written in a scripting language like PHP or Java Server Pages, that gives an attacker remote access to a system and lets them execute functions on a victim's web server.

Australia's contact-tracing app regulation avoids 'woolly' principles in comparable cyber-laws, say lawyers
2020-04-27 00:01

Australia has released its promised COVID-19 contact-tracing app. Dubbed COVIDSafe, the smartphone app follows the now-established practice of asking people to register their name, age range, phone number, and postcode, and create a unique identifier.

Australia’s contact-tracing regulation avoids ‘woolly principals’ in comparable cyber-laws say lawyers
2020-04-27 00:01

Australia has released its promised COVID-19 contact-tracing app. Dubbed COVIDSafe, the smartphone app follows the now-established practice of asking people to register their name, age range, phone number, and postcode, and create a unique identifier.

(ISC)2 partners with ASIAL to raise physical, electronic security awareness in Australia
2020-02-27 08:48

2, the world's largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals - announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Security Industry Association Limited that will strive for the advancement of the information security profession in Australia. In addition to promoting the importance of having qualified and certified physical security and information security professionals, both organisations agree that physical and electronic security systems and information security systems are converging, and both these aspects of security are vital to the other.

Auditor: Australia's Digital Health Records Need Improvement
2019-11-26 13:33

Government Auditor Highlights Third-Party RisksThe Australian government's digital health records program manages risk and privacy relatively well, according to a new audit, but there's room for...

Compromised Website Led to Australia Parliament Hack
2019-11-18 14:48

Senate Leader Describes Watering-Hole AttackThe Australian Parliament's computer network was compromised in January after politicians browsed a legitimate website that was compromised. The...

Australia Proposes Facial Recognition to Watch Porn
2019-10-29 20:33

The proposal would require biometrics systems to verify age before allowing visits to adult sites.

Tune in today: Learn lessons from Australia and Singapore – find out how to thwart cyber-crooks probing your IT
2019-10-08 22:00

Protect your business with Carbon Black Webcast Stop press: there are miscreants out there, and they are looking to break into your computer systems and steal your data. But you knew that, right?…