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Events | Featured | Technology | September 16, 2021

ISACA Conference Oceania 2021

Technologists from Future Crunch will open this year’s ISACA Conference Oceania, examining the latest tech trends and discussing new solutions…

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Featured | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | September 15, 2021

Fortinet Invests in Federal Government Integration and Innovation Centre

Fortinet has significantly invested in its recently completed Federal Government Integration and Innovation Centre (FGIIC) in Canberra, which is due…

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With a cyber attack every 10 minutes, it’s time for a Cyber Security Summit

With a cyber-attack on an Australian business every 10 minutes and with a total economic hit estimated at $29 billion…

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EDITOR'S DESK

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APP-ACSM | Editor's Desk | Strategy & Architecture | White Papers & Research | September 16, 2021

92% of ANZ IT Professionals Find Observability of Strategic Importance to Business

A New Relic survey of more than 1,300 software engineers, developers and IT leaders globally, has uncovered while 92% of…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Editor's Desk | Vulnerabilities | September 2, 2021

Critical Vulnerability Leaves Atlassian’s Confluence Exposed

Staff Writer Fast-moving malicious actors are exploiting a security flaw in Atlassian’s Confluence Server software. The cyberattacks come a week…

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Cyber Security | Editor's Desk | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | August 26, 2021

Telcos Fail to Respond To Rising Rates Of Phone Spoofing

By Staff Writer While not a new problem, caller line identification overstamping is on the rise in Australia. The practice…

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ABS Confident IT Infrastructure Can Handle 2021 Census Risks

By Staff Writer The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is preparing for its biggest night of the year. On Tuesday…

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Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

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Podcast | September 1, 2021

Episode 281 – Canberra’s Hackerspace – Analysis of INFOSECT – Researching with a Passion

At the start of 2021 Kylie McDevitt left her role as Technical Director in the Australian Government and with her husband Silvio Cesare, formerly Director of Education at the University of NSW Cyber Security Centre, have transformed a warehouse in Canberra and started a hackerspace called InfoSect.

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Podcast | July 13, 2021

Episode 272 – Virsec enters ANZ Cybersecurity Market

We speak with Rob Nobilo, Regional Sales Director with Virsec Virsec is a San Jose, USA based company which provides an application-aware workload protection platform.

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Podcast | July 8, 2021

Episode 271 – Cybersecurity professionals – Australia invests $8 million on skills and availability

We speak with Phil Rodrigues, Head of Security, APJ Commercial at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Podcast | June 21, 2021

Episode 268 – The Emerging Role of Bitcoin in Spreading Malware

Jane Lo, Singapore Correspndent interviews Professor Dr. Christian Doerr, Professor of Cyber Security and Enterprise Security, Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab, Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam, Germany).

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Skills & Training

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Cyber Security | Information Security | Skills & Training | September 20, 2021

Macquarie Telecom Group Reaches Milestone for Government Security-Cleared Personnel

Macquarie Telecom Group has announced it has surpassed 200 government-cleared security staff, with plans to continue to grow that number,…

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APP-ACSM | Movers & Shakers | Skills & Training | September 7, 2021

DDLS Acquires Auldhouse to create Trans-Tasman ICT and Digital Skills Training Powerhouse

DDLS has expanded into New Zealand acquiring Auldhouse in a deal worth NZ$17.3M (A$16.6M). The deal will bolster annual student…

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Enrolments Open for the 2022 ADF Cyber Gap Program

Enrolments are now open for the 2022 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Cyber Gap Program, which will support students studying a…

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Cyber Security | Events | Skills & Training | Technology | September 2, 2021

NIST Seeking Comments | Draft Criteria for Labelling Program on Capabilities of IoT Devices

NIST is seeking comments by October 17, 2021, on draft criteria for a labelling program on the cybersecurity capabilities of Internet of…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Vulnerabilities | September 13, 2021

Top 10 Malware Affecting Australians

Check Point Research (CPR has published its latest Global Threat Index for August 2021 and identified the top 10 malware…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | September 9, 2021

Now Open for Comment | NIST’s Draft Ransomware Risk Management Profile

In an ongoing effort to provide practical and actionable guidance to help organizations manage growing cybersecurity risks, NIST has released…

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Bad Actor Targets Stonnington City Council In Cyberattack

By Staff Writer A cyberattack by an undisclosed “international agent” has forced Melbourne’s Stonnington City Council to shut down many…

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Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | White Papers & Research | August 23, 2021

Education Sector Sees 29% Increase in Attacks Against Organisations Globally

For most Australians, lockdowns and restrictions have changed education forever. Not only are educational staff, academia and students forced to…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Vulnerabilities | September 10, 2021

Scams Increase by More Than 50% In August as Australians In Lockdown Are Hit Hard By Identity Theft

Australians reported 40,891 scams to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch in August 2021, a significant increase of…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Editor's Desk | Hacking & Penetration Testing | July 20, 2021

Operation Orcus Task Force Established To Fight Ransomware Gangs

By Staff Writer Multiple government agencies are joining forces, creating a new task force to fight cybercrime. Dubbed Operation Orcus,…

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Australia Joins Allies Condemning Chinese State Sponsored Malicious Cyber Activity

Staff Writer Australia has joined a group of allies and partners to call out malicious cyber activities by China’s Ministry…

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China attributed by US Allies for Microsoft Exchange attack

US Allies, including Australia has determined that China’s Ministry of State Security exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange software. In…

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Information Security

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Orro Announces eSecure Acquisition

Orro has acquired managed security services provider eSecure. Rodd Cunico, Orro’s Chief Executive Officer, said the acquisition would add around…

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APP-ACSM | Information Security | White Papers & Research | August 30, 2021

Gut Instinct Could See You Fall for Covid Misinformation

People who think based on their first instincts are more likely to believe and share COVID-19 misinformation, according to new…

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APP-ACSM | Information Security | Network Security | Technology | August 24, 2021

Kaseya Launches Online Collaboration Platform and Expands in Australia

Kaseya has launched Connect IT Community, a collaborative online platform allowing IT professionals to network with peers across the globe,…

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Strategy & Architecture

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Movers & Shakers | Strategy & Architecture | September 15, 2021

CyberCX Appoints Former Head of UK National Cyber Security Centre

CyberCX has appointed former head of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Ciaran Martin to serve on its Global…

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Cyber Security | Events | Movers & Shakers | Strategy & Architecture | September 10, 2021

Call for a Cyber Security Summit – interview with Liberal Senator Eric Abetz

With a cyber-attack on an Australian business every 10 minutes and with a total economic hit estimated at $29 billion…

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APP-ACSM | Movers & Shakers | Strategy & Architecture | September 8, 2021

Ping Identity Appoints Australia and New Zealand Channel Manager

Ping Identity has announced the appointment of Robert Cipriani as Australia and New Zealand Channel Manager. Based in Sydney, Cipriani…

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Australia Will Not Become a Leading Digital Economy By 2030 Without A Full-Scale National Strategy, AIIA Warns

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) today released its White Paper “Growing Globally Competitive Industries: Powered by Australia’s innovation technology”,…

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My Security TV

Security Sandbox - Digging into the APAC Threat Landscape

AUKUS Strategic Security Alliance announcement and implications

Call for a Cyber Security Summit - interview with Liberal Senator Eric Abetz

Missing in Action: Responding to Australia’s Climate & Security Failure

Top Women in Security ASEAN Region 2021

Canberra's Hackerspace - Analysis of INFOSECT

Preventing Fraud In The Digital World With Early & Accurate Detection

MySecTV - Live - Preventing Fraud In The Digital World

Celebrating 25yrs with WatchGuard & APAC Threat Landscape

Interview with Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith - Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador, National Science Week

Growing interest in Space Tourism

Kleos Space Q2 FY21 Activities Update

Cost of a Data Breach

5 Ways to Defend Against Spyware Attack on Your Smartphone

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OMIGOD Vulnerability Risk For Microsoft Azure Cloud Customers

Child Wise Partners with Global Software Company Netclean

Cring Ransomware Exploits 11-Year-Old Adobe ColdFusion Software to Launch Advanced Attack

Empired Wins AU$15 Million Managed Services Contract With Horizon Power

Atturra Appoints Estelle Ivory as General Manager, Business Applications

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