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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | January 13, 2021

ACSC High Alert – FireEye identifies global campaign leveraging malicious updates to SolarWinds software.

As of 13 January 2021, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) confirmed it has received a number of reports from…

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APP-ACSM | Cryptography & Encryption | Cyber Security | CyberTech Verticals | Featured | Information Security | Network Security | Next Gen Tech | Technology | January 10, 2021

Senetas announces the first quantum resistant network encryption capability

Australian cybersecurity specialist, Senetas, has announced the first quantum resistant network encryption capability, protecting sensitive government and business network data…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | End-Point Security | Featured | Skills & Training | Vulnerabilities | December 21, 2020

STAYING SECURE WHEN SHOPPING ONLINE THIS FESTIVE SEASON

With holiday season shopping in full swing, and the Boxing Day sales just around the corner, Australians are being urged…

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Featured

Featured | November 30, 2020

KnowBe4 2021 cybersecurity predictions – MFA exploitation, QR code phishing and ransomware mobile attacks

By Jacqueline Jayne, Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4 APAC: Remote working security –  Coronavirus has forced organisaions to move their workforce…

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EDITOR'S DESK

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Editor's Desk | Movers & Shakers | February 14, 2021

AustCyber becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stone & Chalk

Stone & Chalk and AustCyber announce they will merge. AustCyber is the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network. Established by the…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 29, 2020

(Cyber) Security Culture Eats (Cyber) Security Strategy for Breakfast

By Jacqueline Jayne IT professionals around the world have some thorough and detailed frameworks and guidelines to use when it…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 18, 2020

Misinformation spread by the tricks of our brains

The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, or generally easy to imagine, experts…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 18, 2020

Reverse engineering surveillance capitalism

By Iain Strutt  The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen many of us working from home for extended periods. A…

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Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

Podcast

Podcast | November 16, 2020

Episode 225 – Protect & Assist – Interview with the Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Executive Editor Chris Cubbage speaks with Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

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Podcast

Podcast | November 15, 2020

Episode 224 – DTEX Systems strong growth in alignment with Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C)

Executive Editor Chris Cubbage speaks with Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

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Skills & Training

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Information Security | Skills & Training | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | December 11, 2020

NCCoE Releases Two Final Data Integrity Practice Guides

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released two final practice guides: SP 1800-25: Identifying…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 25, 2020

Creating a strong culture of security within organisations

The importance of a strong cybersecurity posture is not a new concept. Data from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 17, 2020

New NICE Framework Released

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) released the first revision to the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). The NICE…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 12, 2020

Cyber security administrators gain new skills at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW is upskilling some of Australia’s cyber security administrators with the latest industry technology and knowledge to help keep our nation’s personal information safe. Parramatta-based…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | White Papers & Research | February 12, 2021

NIST’s Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management

NIST has released NISTIR 8276, Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM): Observations from Industry. This final document…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | February 5, 2021

Container Forensics – What to do if container get compromised

By Pushkar Tiwari As forecasted by IDC, 80 percent of the workload is shifting to Containers/Microservices by 2023, which would…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | White Papers & Research | January 28, 2021

Attribute-based Access Control: NIST Draft SP 800-204B is Available for Comment

Deployment architecture in cloud-native applications now consists of loosely coupled components (microservices), with all application services provided through a dedicated…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Network Security | January 27, 2021

Prisma Cloud enhanced

A number of enhancements have been made to Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma® Cloud. Prisma Cloud delivers cloud workload protection capabilities…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

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APP-ACSM | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Vulnerabilities | February 11, 2021

More than 100 Financial Services Firms Hit with DDoS Extortion Attacks

FS-ISAC, a global cyber intelligence sharing community solely focused on financial services, announced today that last year, more than 100…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Hacking & Penetration Testing | January 27, 2021

New Year, New Version of DanaBot

By Dennis Schwarz, Axel F., and Brandon Murphy Proofpoint researchers discovered an updated version of DanaBot in the wild. DanaBot…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | January 18, 2021

How to avoid a data breach – Perimeter 81 discusses

According to Perimeter 81, the largest hack in 2019 – committed by a former Amazon employee who stole data of…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

Hacking & Penetration Testing | December 8, 2020

New NIST Report on Hardware-Enabled Security in the Cloud

NCCoE Seeks Comments for NIST Report on Safeguarding Containers in Cloud Environments In today’s cloud data centers and edge computing,…

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Information Security

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APP-ACSM | Information Security | Movers & Shakers | February 11, 2021

AIIA announces new 2021 Board of Directors

Australia’s peak representative body and advocacy group for Australia’s ICT industry, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) today announced their…

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APP-ACSM | End-Point Security | Information Security | February 5, 2021

Veeam Increases Public Cloud Support with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform

Veeam® Software, has announced its expansion of public cloud support with the general availability of NEW Veeam Backup for Google…

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Information Security

Information Security | Technology | February 4, 2021

Micro Focus Offers Service Management Automation X (SMAX) as a Service in Australia

Micro Focus has announced the availability of Service Management Automation X (SMAX) as a service (SaaS) with data to be…

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APP-ACSM | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | February 4, 2021

Full System Control with New SolarWinds Orion-based and Serv-U FTP Vulnerabilities

By Martin Rakhmanov, Security Research Manager, SpiderLabs at Trustwave In this blog, I will be discussing three security issues found…

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Strategy & Architecture

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Network Security | Strategy & Architecture | February 15, 2021

Secolve and LMNTRIX partner to combat OT attacks

Secolve has expanded its capacity to protect Australian businesses’ OT networks against malicious cyber activity, today announcing a new partnership…

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APP-ACSM | Network Security | Strategy & Architecture | February 9, 2021

Comment Period EXTENDED for Draft IoT Cybersecurity Guidance (SP 800-213 and NISTIRs 8259B/C/D)

The comment period for the following four draft publications has been extended through Friday, February 26, 2021. Draft SP 800-213,…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Strategy & Architecture | White Papers & Research | January 28, 2021

Cyber security taskforce releases priority recommendations

Standards Australia has released its Recommendations Report of the NSW Cyber Security Standards Harmonisation Taskforce, which commenced in June last year…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | January 20, 2021

Varonis announces new features to combat insider threats and collaboration risks in Microsoft 365

Varonis Systems, Inc. announces new features for the Varonis Data Security Platform. The enhancements will help organisations visualise and reduce…

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