Previously, organisations in Australia were protected by the country’s geographic isolation, but as business is now being carried out at scale via the internet, Tony Jarvis, chief strategist of threat prevention at security vendor Check Point, has said everyone is “fair game” when it comes to the threat of a breach. Read more
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It may be nearly impossible to prevent every potential cyber-attack, but there are credible measures that could be enacted, Marc Kosciejew says. Read more
The hacking scourge Read More »
The FBI failed to notify scores of US officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year, an investigation found. Read more
For instance, Wikipedia is still blocked in Turkey after the administration limited access to the site during a crackdown on dissident details after a failed coup. Read more
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Users of CoinPouch wallet have lost over $655,000 worth of Verge cryptocurrency this week, CoinPouch said on its official Twitter that one in all its nodes containing Verge foreign coin has been hacked. Read more
CoinPouch Blockchain Wallet Hacked! Read More »
The latest cyber-attack on an ASX listed company demonstrates the evolving threat posed to businesses by cyber-attacks and the need for organisations to take proactive steps to ensure that they can quickly and effectively respond to any attack. Read more
Australia: Latest cyber-attacks Read More »
A group of Iraqi hackers placed porn on encrypted message sites used by Islamic State’s ‘news agency’ Amaq. The hacks are meant to disrupt the flow of communication between ISIS jihadis by creating havoc in the organization and mistrust of supporters for each other. Read more
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Imgur, one of the world’s most visited websites, has confirmed a hack dating back to 2014.The company told ZDNet that hackers stole 1.7 million email addresses and passwords, scrambled with the SHA-256 algorithm, which has been passed over in recent years in favor of stronger password scramblers. Read more
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Plugging the infosec skills gap with expensive consultants or by trying to hire already skilled people won’t fix recruitment headaches, Thom Langford, CISO at Publicis Groupe, insisted at the #IRISSCERT conference in Dublin this week. Read more
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Mozilla engineers are developing a new notifications system for Firefox which will show a security warning when users hit a website that has been hacked. Read more
Firefox Will Soon Warn Users. Read More »