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1 month, 2 weeks ago

International deterioration in cyber security

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Sabra Lane: Technology experts are warning of a deterioration in cyber security across the globe. And cyber security expert Alistair MacGibbon says it's all on the rise. Annie Guest : Alistair MacGibbon is the Chief Strategy Officer at CyberCX, which has tallied the major threats it saw last year amid an international deterioration in cyber security. Annie Guest : He's …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Tasmanian cyber attack grabs TasTafe, Teachers Registration Board data

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Tasmania's Tafe system, the state's Teachers Registration Board and the office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People have been caught up in a recent Tasmanian government data breach — but a security expert says reporting about hack needs to be measured. Key points: In March, a hacker group gained access to up to 16,000 documents containing data related …

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1 year, 11 months ago

TikTok is to be banned from government devices over security fears. How big is the threat and could it soon be banned for everyone?

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For months, governments across the world have rattled their cyber sabres, threatening to cut TikTok off at the knees. "We've known for years now that TikTok user data is accessible in China, and because of the suite of national security laws that are in place in China, it means that there's effectively no barrier between user data and the Chinese …

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3 years ago

Australia's electricity grid increasingly vulnerable to hackers via solar panels, smart devices

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The widespread adoption of rooftop solar panels and smart appliances is increasing the risks of cyber attacks on Australia's electricity grid. Key points: Security experts are worried Australia's electricity grid is becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber attack They say smart appliances and rooftop solar could be targeted by criminal and state-backed hackers Concerns come amid heightened expectations of cyber warfare …

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6 years, 8 months ago

Cyber hacks: How to protect yourself from online crime

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If you've been caught up in an online scam you'd know what a headache they can cause. "If we get cyber security right as a community, we can get all the advantages of connected technologies," he said. "If you use the same password across multiple sites and it's compromised in one place, then it can also be used in others." …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Healthcare data a growing target for hackers, cybersecurity experts warn

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In 2016 a Californian hospital desperately paid $US17,000 in bitcoin as ransom to a hacker who had seized control of its computer systems. "They paid the ransom and they were public about it," said Denise Anderson, president of the US National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Centre. "It painted a target on the back of healthcare" Ms Anderson works with …

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7 years ago

Cambridge Analytica scandal: Social media outlets know more about you than your friends do, Alastair MacGibbon says

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Big social media companies know more about you than your friends do and in some cases they are letting that data fall into the wrong hands, national cyber security adviser Alastair MacGibbon has warned. Key points: Privacy Commissioner's office will ask Facebook if Australians' data has been used Cambridge Analytica allegedly helped Donald Trump win the 2016 US election British …

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7 years, 10 months ago

Ransomware attack still looms in Australia as Government warns WannaCry threat not over

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Australia appears to have escaped the worst fallout from a huge global ransomware attack, but the Prime Minister's cybersecurity adviser has warned that "this is not game over" in the battle between hackers and security agencies. Ransom demands start at $US300 and increase after two hours, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab says Security holes were disclosed several weeks ago …

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8 years ago

Census chiefs unprepared for website crash, FOI documents show

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Census chiefs were wrongly confident about security and made little preparation against cyber attacks last August, when millions of Australians were blocked from completing the online survey. "The census is the biggest peacetime logistical operation in Australia," shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh said. "You need to have a minister who is asking the hard questions, and the right question to …

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8 years, 2 months ago

Yahoo hack: Email accounts of Australian politicians, police and judges compromised in massive breach, dataset reveals

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Thousands of Australian Government officials, including high-profile politicians and senior Defence officials, are among the 1 billion victims of the massive Yahoo data breach, according to a secret dataset obtained recently by the ABC. Key points: Private email addresses, passwords belonging to politicians were obtained by hackers AFP officers, judges and magistrates were also affected Security experts warns the hack …

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8 years, 4 months ago

Census: Ministers to head to 'cyber bootcamp' for lessons on internet security, after scathing reports

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Ministers and senior members of the public service will attend "cyber bootcamp" to be taught about internet security. Key points: Two reports on census fail released: Senate committee report, Alastair MacGibbon review Senate report pointed fingers at several parties, including ABS and its contractor IBM MacGibbon review called ABS's crisis communications 'impractical and poorly tested' That was one of many …

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8 years, 6 months ago

Government computer networks breached in cyber attacks as experts warn of espionage threat

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Sensitive Australian Government and corporate computer networks — including those holding highly confidential plans for a privately financed geostationary communications satellite — have been penetrated by sophisticated cyber attacks, a Four Corners investigation has established. Key points: Defence research division, Austrade breached by hackers Satellites a possible target of BoM security breach Information theft often done for commercial profit, expert …

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