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 | Network Security | Vulnerabilities | White Papers & Research | September 3, 2021
Asia Pacific The Top Region for Network DDoS Attacks In 2021Imperva’s 2021 DDoS Threat Landscape Report has found the Asia Pacific region was the top target for network DDoS attacks…
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…
Cyber Security | CyberTech Verticals | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Network Security | Vulnerabilities | September 1, 2021
Bad Actor Targets Stonnington City Council In CyberattackBy Staff Writer A cyberattack by an undisclosed “international agent” has forced Melbourne’s Stonnington City Council to shut down many…
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…
Australian Senate Passes Identify and Disrupt Bill Amid Overreach Concerns
Staff Writer The Australian Senate passed controversial legislation this week that gives crime agencies significant new powers to digitally spy…
Report Highlights Ransomware and Impersonation Fraud as Concerns
The latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report highlights how the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) expects entities to prevent…
APP-ACSM | Cryptography & Encryption | CyberTech Verticals | Editor's Desk | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | August 10, 2021
ABS Confident IT Infrastructure Can Handle 2021 Census RisksBy Staff Writer The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is preparing for its biggest night of the year. On Tuesday…
New IIS web server threats eavesdropping on governments and targeting e-commerce transactions
ESET researchers have reported a set of 10 previously undocumented malware families, implemented as malicious extensions for Internet Information Services…
APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Vulnerabilities | White Papers & Research | August 3, 2021
Australian PC Home Users Have a 24% Chance of Encountering Cyber ThreatsAvast Global Risk Report shows that Victoria, New South Wales, and Australian Capital Territory are the states where users have…
