Las Vegas was the place to be last week, with the world’s largest annual hacker conferences, Black Hat and Defcon, taking over the town. The events unearthed lots of cyber gossip, but it was the …
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Cyberspace pervades everyday life. Our growing reliance on networks has increased the vulnerability of Australia’s national security, economy and society to malicious cyber actions. As a result, there’s a need to build trust and confidence …
Some 20,000 emails attained through last month’s Democratic National Committee network breach have now been shared with the world, thanks to Wikileaks. Those emails join the DNC’s opposition research file on Trump and detailed donor …
The volume of traffic travelling through Australia’s maritime approaches—along with a diversifying threat environment—is putting ever-increasing strain on border security assets. In the coming years, Maritime Border Command will come under pressure to capture, filter, …
According to a recent survey by Tech London Advocates, London’s tech experts and cyber security professionals are ‘overwhelmingly opposed’ to the UK’s recent decision to leave the EU. Mainland Europe represents an essential source of …
The latest report from UNSW’s Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS), ‘Australia’s Response to Advanced Technology Threats,’ claims that Australia doesn’t take cyber threats seriously enough. The report argues that the differences between Australian cyber …
Cybersecurity made an appearance in the eighth round of the US–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue which took place in Beijing last week, chaired by State Councillor Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State John Kerry. Both …
This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices for the next government. Regardless of their political stripes, the next Australian government has a solid foundation from which to approach cyber policy, comprised …
In an interesting turn of events, it appears that the 2014 Sony hack, February’s Bangladeshi bank heist and the attempted breach of a Vietnamese bank last year may all be linked. Vietnam’s Tien Phong Bank …
The major cyber story of the week is the long-awaited release of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy, the first document of its kind since 2009. The Strategy outlines $230 million of funding for enhanced cyber security …
The long awaited Australian Cyber Security Strategy, released yesterday by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, outlines a $230 million investment in national cyber security over the coming four years. While developing Australia’s cyber workforce in …
The recent string of ransomware incidents targeting health records held by hospitals has demonstrated the vulnerability and appeal of healthcare organisations to cybercriminals. The trend is reflected in a data security incident report from American …