https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Final%20report%20%20-%20Universities%202019%20audits%20tabled%204%20June%202020.P Extract from page 32 of the report: Cyber threats are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated as the global interconnectivity between computer networks has increased.Cyber security comprises technologies, processes and... read more →
Just one agency gets ‘Essential 8’ tick for financial, HR systems. Only one of the federal government’s largest agencies has fully applied the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential 8 to some... read more →
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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/fed-agencies-cop-mass-fail-in-core-systems-cyber-review-548738 Only one of the federal government’s largest agencies has fully applied the Australian Signals Directorate's essential eight to some of its most important systems, the national auditor has found.... read more →
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https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Australia-is-painting-a-big-red-cyber-target-on-its-critical-infrastructure Australian’s critical infrastructure is particularly vulnerable right now to cyber attacks due to years of under investment in cyber security and aging legacy systems. The threat of foreign state-sponsored hackers... read more →
https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/118014-cyber-security-fears-takes-geelong-council-website-offline Geelong Council has taken the Geelong Australia website offline on Wednesday afternoon following a cyber-security incident. The site was pulled down as a precaution as council staff investigate. CEO... read more →
The Essential 8 framework more important than ever The recent hack of Toll Holdings for the second time where sensitive data was stolen and their networked was ransomed again has... read more →
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/australia-unprepared-for-security-threats-warns-review/12248332 The report finds Australia is unprepared for an increasingly likely cyberwar. "In many ways, we may not even know when a cyber attack or indeed when a cyber campaign... read more →
