cyber attacks

A Defence-funded study found customers have low confidence in national efforts to keep pace with cyber security threats.

We live in a time of increasing cyber-attacks and security breaches. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) received one cybercrime report every 10 minutes over the last 12 months, and malicious cyber activity against Australia’s national and economic interests is increasing in frequency, scale, and sophistication. “While our cyber adversaries are becoming more adept, the […]

The targeted organisations cover a range of sectors including government, diplomatic, think tank, healthcare and energy, the report says.

The increased prevalence of remote working due to COVID-19 by businesses and governments has seen a parallel lift in cyber attacks.

The Australian Information Commissioner has called for better staff training to prevent data breaches, following a new report.

Representatives from universities and security agencies will band together to form a new foreign-interference taskforce. The taskforce will be comprised 50% from the university sector and 50% from government agencies, providing a perspective of the sector’s unique position partnered with frank advice from our government.

The government is reportedly considering a proposal to enable the Australian Signals Directorate to access the networks of companies operating critical infrastructure to defend them against cyber attacks.

In a new audit examining whether health services are protecting patient data effectively, the Victorian Auditor-General says there are key weaknesses and present risks within the physical and logical security of Victoria’s health services.