OT attacks surge during 2022
22 February, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttacks targeting industrial control systems and other operational technologies grew significantly during 2022, according to research published by Dragos.
183,000 licences reissued after Optus breach
15 February, 2023Queensland'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: QualysIn 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, 2023CSO Group has appointed Matthew Fedele-Sirotich to the new role of Chief Technology Officer.
Strategic appointment to Tesserent board
01 February, 2023Tesserent Limited has announced the appointment of Anthony Sheehan as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
ATO renews with Macquarie
31 January, 2023The 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, 2023A 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 LtdAfter 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 BusinessTech 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: F5The 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 LtdCheck 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 IncThe 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 LLCSince 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: NetskopeThe 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, 2022Zoom has completed an Australian Information Security Registered Assessor Program (IRAP) assessment.
