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Aussie Biz Routers Under Attack, Top Security Team Warns

Computer Daily News August 17, 2017 No Comments

Teams of cyber crooks or spies have been breaking into the routers and switches of a number of Australian organisations and extracting configuration files, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC),…

Security Vulnerabilities Found In Solar Panels

David Richards August 9, 2017 No Comments

Thousands of Australian homes that use solar panels and connect back to the electricity grid could be targeted by hackers a Dutch researcher has said. Willem Westerhof found 17 vulnerabilities…

Ransomeware: Almost Half Of Oz Infected SMBs Agree To Pay

Computer Daily News August 2, 2017 No Comments

Almost half of Australian small-medium companies that have been hit by ransomeware attacks have elected to pay up – a surprisingly high figure by international standards, a survey by malware…

US Man Arrested Over Oz Attack

Computer Daily News July 31, 2017 No Comments

A 37-year-old US man has been arrested in a joint operation by Australian, Canadian and US police for causing distributed denial of service attacks on businesses in three countries, including…

Kaspersky Rolls Out Free Software

Computer Daily News July 28, 2017 No Comments

Trying to claw back some of the damage caused by alleged Russian links to recent ransomware attacks, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab has announced it is rolling out a free version of…

Vacuum Cleaners With Cameras Set To Be A Real Security Threat

David Richards July 26, 2017 No Comments

Real concerns are emerging that a new generation of robot vacuum cleans that now have built in cameras could be a security threat and easily hacked. LG has introduced a…

Aussie Business Being Conned By The Crooks, Says Palo Alto

Computer Daily News July 20, 2017 No Comments

Australian organisations appear to have a misplaced sense of confidence when it comes to cyber-security, according to security outfit Palo Alto, which has a significant presence in the Oz market.…

Bupa Global Data Breach Affects Almost 20,000 Australians

Jon Bragg July 17, 2017 No Comments

The personal data of almost 20,000 Australians has been “inappropriately copied and removed” by an employee of Bupa’s international health insurance division. Last Friday, Bupa Global said it had dismissed the UK-based…

Dark Web Site Shut, Founder Dead

Computer Daily News July 17, 2017 No Comments

Dark Web Internet site AlphaBay has been raided and shut down in an international operation that has had its leader jailed. The shutdown was coordinated by US, Canadian and Thai…

Aus Gov Unveil Encryption Legislation

Fergus Halliday July 14, 2017 No Comments

The Australian federal government plans to take on tech companies with new legislation that will compel them to break into the encrypted messages of users and hand the contents over…