Security

183,000 licences reissued after Optus breach

15 February, 2023

Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads has reissued almost 200,000 replacement driver licences after the Optus data breach late last year.


Interview: Simon Ractliffe, Qualys

07 February, 2023 by Regional Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Qualys | Supplied by: Qualys

In our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what 2023 holds. Today we talk security and compliance with Qualys's Simon Ractliffe.


CSO Group appoints former govt CISO

06 February, 2023

CSO Group has appointed Matthew Fedele-Sirotich to the new role of Chief Technology Officer.


Strategic appointment to Tesserent board

01 February, 2023

Tesserent Limited has announced the appointment of Anthony Sheehan as a non-executive director with immediate effect.


ATO renews with Macquarie

31 January, 2023

The ATO has renewed its agreement with Macquarie Government, extending the services originally supplied under an agreement signed in 2019.


Education, transport and government among most cyber-attacked

30 January, 2023

A new threat report from Check Point shows a resurgence of Glupteba malware and heightened activity for Qbot.


Cyber threat hunting after the holidays

17 January, 2023 by Niranjan Jayanand, WatchTower Threat Hunting Manager APAC | Supplied by: Sentinel Labs Australia Pty Ltd

After a month of short hours and skeleton crews, now is the time to look for malicious code that may have slipped your security perimeter.


Mitigating attacks on critical infrastructure

21 December, 2022 by Rob Le Busque, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, Verizon Business Group | Supplied by: Verizon Business

Tech professionals in government play a vital role in shoring up the cybersecurity of Australia's most important pieces of critical infrastructure.


Attracting and retaining IT and cybersecurity talent

08 December, 2022 by David Arthur, Security Practice Lead ANZ, F5 | Supplied by: F5

The skills shortage solution doesn't lie with individual organisations — it's a challenge Australia needs to face collectively.


New era of ransomware puts public sector on alert

02 December, 2022 by Ashwin Ram, Cyber Security Evangelist at Check Point | Supplied by: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

Check Point cybersecurity evangelist Ashwin Ram explains what governments and organisations can do to protect themselves.


Data governance: secure and deliver a stronger MoG change

29 November, 2022 by Jonathan Hatchuel, Director for Public Sector and Enterprise at Commvault | Supplied by: CommVault Systems Inc

The ongoing cybercrime epidemic is a top concern at a government scale, compounding the challenges of introducing and monitoring good data management practices.


Cyber attacks on health care are here to stay

17 November, 2022 by Serkan Cetin, APJ Technical Director, One Identity | Supplied by: One Identity LLC

Since the very start of the NDB in 2018, healthcare service providers have been reporting the most data breaches compared to all other industries.


Putting security front and centre in the outback

16 November, 2022 | Supplied by: Netskope

The RFDS provides aeromedical and primary healthcare services across regional, rural and remote Queensland. A recent transition to SaaS heightened some risk.


Zoom completes IRAP security assessment

14 November, 2022

Zoom has completed an Australian Information Security Registered Assessor Program (IRAP) assessment.


Beating the odds: blocking cyberthreats in education

28 October, 2022 by Garrett O’Hara* | Supplied by: Mimecast

Education is a prime target for hackers, where large volumes of data are coupled with often under-resourced cybersecurity teams and legacy technologies.


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