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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | April 26, 2024

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an alert to industry and partners after becoming aware of activity impacting…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Vulnerabilities | April 24, 2024

Russian Threat Actor Targeting Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability

A Russia-based threat actor, known as APT28 or Forest Blizzard, has recently been exploiting a vulnerability, CVE-2022-38028 , within the…

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Volt Rolls Rolls Out PayTo Payments Platform for Australian Retail Customers

Real-time payments platform Volt has launched its secure PayTo-based, one-click solution for its retail customers in Australia. PayTo is an…

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APP-ACSM | Featured | Movers & Shakers | Technology | April 23, 2024

Macquarie Government Added to Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement Panel

The Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) panel has added Macquarie Government to its roster of panellists. This will enable…

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EDITOR'S DESK

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Cyber Incident Reporting and Transatlantic Approaches

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications, Networks, Content, and Technology (DG CONNECT)…

Artificial intelligence

1m ‘Introduction to AI’ scholarships available to Australians

CSIRO’s National AI Centre and Institute of Applied Technology Digital have partnered to make AI education easily accessible. Artificial intelligence…

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Break new ground in the Middle East and Africa Market

Break new ground in the Middle East and Africa Market through the Official Country Partner for Australian companies, SharePass. We…

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Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

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Podcast | April 2, 2024

Episode 394 – Automated pentesting in the cloud – visit Pentera at Booth B20, Hall 8 at GISEC Global 2024

Pentera is an automated pentesting platform. Validate every attack surface in your network, and test continuously to maintain control over your true security posture. Be proactive in fixing vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, leaked credentials, and privileges before they are exploited.

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Podcast | July 7, 2023

Episode 367 – Developing Malaysia’s cyber incident response capability

We speak with Dr Atif Ahmad, Associate Professor and Deputy Director for the Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence at the University of Melbourne and Current Visiting Associate Professor at UKM who is helping to develop Malaysia’s cyber incident response capability.

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Podcast | March 29, 2023

Episode 355 – WA’s flagship cybersecurity industry event – Cyber West Summit 2023

The WA Cyber Security Innovation Hub is excited to be delivering the second CyberWest Summit, 10-11 May, 2023 at the Pan Pacific, Perth WA.

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Podcast | December 19, 2022

Episode 344 – Cybersecurity resilience top priority for Australian organisations – CISCO Live!

Resilience has emerged as a top priority as a staggering 70 percent of organisations surveyed said they had experienced a security event that impacted business in the past two years.

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Skills & Training

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A Cut Above the CREST with New Exam

CREST has launched its new Registered Penetration Tester (CRT) certification globally. It is now available in more than 70 countries…

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APP-ACSM | Editor's Desk | Featured | Skills & Training | November 14, 2023

Digital skills crisis in Australia

ACS is calling for a holistic overhaul of the nation’s skills, training, and immigration programs in its annual Digital Pulse…

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Skills Gap and Diversity in Cyber Security

Purple Team Australia, a collaborative partnership of industry experts, academia, supported by Australian Government funding, is launching a national workforce…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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Mastercard scales tokenised online checkout

To combat the increasing threat of card-not-present fraud, which saw Australians lose AU$608.1 million in 2023 according to AusPayNet data2,…

Cyber Security

New National Cyber Security Coordinator announced

Federal Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, Clare O’Neil has used social media channels to announce Lieutenant…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Vulnerabilities | January 31, 2024

Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins products

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has released an alert stating it is tracking multiple vulnerabilities…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | January 29, 2024

Business privacy obligations hard to understand

Despite new updates to privacy regulations across the globe, including Australia’s Privacy Act Review Report in 2023, only 39 percent of…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

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Bugcrowd secures US$102 million to scale Crowdsourced Security Platform

Led by General Catalyst, Bugcrowd has secured $102 million in strategic growth financing to scale its AI-powered crowdsourced security platform…

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NoName057(16) Gets Busy Recruiting an Online Hacktivist Army

Written by staff writer. The pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) is actively recruiting an online army to ramp up its cyber…

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Deep Dive into YouTube Stream-Jacking Attacks

Bitdefender has released new research highlighting a rapid increase in YouTube stream-jacking attacks. The attacks involve either re-directing followers of a popular…

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Cybercriminals Target Apple Users

Bitdefender has revealed at Black Hat USA 2023 the macOS Threat Landscape Report, which looks at the top threats and…

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Information Security

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Cyber Security | Featured | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | April 2, 2024

Cyber attackers exploit known and unpatched vulnerabilities

An abundance of successful cyberattacks in the final quarter of 2023 resulted from threat actors leveraging known and exploitable vulnerabilities,…

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CBA’s payments screening

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has invested in Global Screening Services (GSS), a UK-based RegTech company that specialises in payments screening.…

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Cyber Security | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | White Papers & Research | March 13, 2024

Cybercriminals capitalise on business flaw: Human risk

Mimecast has announced the publication of its The State of Email and Collaboration Security 2024 (SOECS) report. According to the…

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Investigating Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Exploitation

Mandiant released new research today about its on-going investigation into the widespread Ivanti zero-day exploitation, revealing that the threat actor – currently…

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