Execs rate protection of IP higher than customer data: Ponemon
A new global data security survey by the Ponemon Institute has found Australia’s IT security professionals believe that company executives would prefer to spend money on the protection of intellectual...
View ArticleHow elite hackers (almost) stole the NASDAQ
In 2010, elite hackers, most likely from Russia, used at least two zero-day vulnerabilities to penetrate the computer network operated by Nasdaq Stock Market, a hack that allowed them to roam...
View ArticlePizza becomes battleground in Hamas cyber attacks on Israel
Image posted on Domino’s Pizza Israel in response to being hacked by supporters of Hamas.
View ArticleHacked WSJ page ‘downs’ US president’s plane in Russia
Hackers broke into the Wall Street Journal’s Facebook page to claim that Air Force One possibly crashed over the Russian airspace rattling users’ nerves.
View ArticleGovernment-Grade Code Found in Criminal Malware
Cybercriminals have inserted government-grade malware into run-of-the-mill ransomware and online banking Trojans to bolster their ability to avoid detection and block tampering.
View ArticleWilson’s Weekend Whine: Snowden’s call for online encryption is sad but...
It was quite a coup for HOPE . At the 2014 hacker event, Hope X, in New York City this weekend, Edward Snowden delivered a speech to those in attendance, advocating the use of encryption online.
View ArticleBeware the spin behind Australia’s new surveillance laws
Attorney-General Brandis is failing to join the dots when it comes to new ASIO powers and the push for mandatory data retention laws.
View ArticleData retention isn’t Big Brother: ASIO chief
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Director-General David Irvine has said critics of the controversial data retention proposals fail to understand the safeguards in place.
View ArticleDomestic and Foreign Spying Threaten Cloud Data Security
If your organization’s got a lot riding on the continued security of its confidential or proprietary data, then you need to stay informed on the threats and how to address them.
View ArticleCatch of the Day delays informing Privacy Commissioner of breach
Australian deals website Catch of the Day did not disclose a 2011 data breach to the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner until last month, despite knowing of the breach at the time it occurred.
View ArticleHuawei’s enterprise business helps lift sales by 19 percent YoY
Despite continued hostile exchanges with the Australian, British, and US governments, Huawei Technologies has reported an increase in revenue and profit for the first half of 2014.
View ArticleHackers Extorting With Stolen Photos Increasingly Common
The e-mail terrified the young mother. “What if I told you I had pics of you?” the unknown writer asked.
View ArticleSnowden plans to work on anti-surveillance technology
The former NSA contractor, still hidden within Russia, plans to develop anti-surveillance technology following the US government spying scandal.
View ArticleFacebook Scam Redirects to Fake YouTube Page
A dangerous scam has been found to circulate on Facebook, using more complex social engineering tactics to compel victims into installing malicious software.The scam uses a video lure, which is...
View ArticleMissile Shooting Down MH17 Airliner – Facebook Scam
As it always happens when a significant world event occurs, scammers are quick at taking advantage, and the recent aviation disaster involving the shooting of the MH17 Malaysian airliner is nothing but...
View ArticleAlleged Stormbot Source Code Advertised For Sale on YouTube
A video has been posted on YouTube on July 20, advertising the selling of the source code for the Stormbot malware and providing a list of features for the threat.The poster also provides a link to a...
View ArticleHow Hackers Are Hijacking News Sites Using Bitly
Hackers are using the custom shortened links of real media outlets, including MSNBC and Fox News, to send readers to fake news sites instead.
View Article‘Anonymous’ strikes Kenya defence ministry’s Twitter account
Johannesburg: Hackers hijacked the Twitter accounts of Kenya’s Ministry of Defence and its spokesman, sending out tweets Sunday and Monday about corruption and starving children.
View ArticleThousands of Plain Text Logins Leaked by Hackers in “#OpSaveGaza”
The most recent attacks of a group of hackers that targets various websites belonging to the Israeli government include login credentials leaks and bringing down two official Israeli websites. As the...
View ArticleTor break talk axed from Black Hat conference
A highly anticipated talk by two Carnegie Mellon University researchers on how to identify users of the Tor internet privacy network has been axed from the Black Hat USA 2014 conference next month.
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