australia
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Jayant Chakravarti reports: The Australian financial regulator has filed a lawsuit against FIIG Securities, accusing the leading investment and financing company of lacking adequate cybersecurity controls to stop a threat actor from stealing confidential personal information of 18,000 customers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it decided to sue Brisbane-headquartered FIIG Securities in Federal Court after……
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Regulators Say FIIG Lacked Basic Security Measures to Prevent 2023 BreachThe Australian financial regulator has filed a lawsuit against FIIG Securities Limited, accusing the leading investment and financing company of having inadequate cybersecurity controls to stop a threat actor from stealing the confidential personal information of 18,000 customers.
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Regulators Say FIIG Lacked Basic Security Measures to Prevent 2023 BreachThe Australian financial regulator has filed a lawsuit against FIIG Securities Limited, accusing the leading investment and financing company of having inadequate cybersecurity controls to stop a threat actor from stealing the confidential personal information of 18,000 customers.
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The Australian Department of Home Affairs has mandated that government entities must prevent the installation of products and web services on government systems and devices from Kaspersky Lab. Additionally, any existing instances must be removed. The directive, issued under the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, aims…
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Analyst firm Takepoint Research has released data detailing that Australia’s critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to cyber-physical threats, with significant real-world safety impacts. Insights from over 50 industry leaders and practitioners reveal serious gaps in risk management, including fragmented IT risk management, opaque OT (operational technology) risk management, workforce shortages, supply chain vulnerabilities, and complex…
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Citing Security Concerns, Australia Joins Others in Banning Anti-Virus ProductsThe Australian Department of Home Affairs on Friday banned the use of Kaspersky Labs products in public offices citing an “unacceptable security risk” to the government networks and data. All government offices must uninstall all Kaspersky products and report the completion of the task to the…
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Australia bans Kaspersky software over national security concerns, citing risks of foreign interference, espionage, and sabotage of government networks. Australian Government banned products and services provided by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky over national security concerns. The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs has issued a mandatory directive under the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)…
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A vulnerability was found in Bakkbone Australia FloristPress Plugin up to 7.2.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-54347. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
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AU Incident – Education Cyber Attack, 04 February 2025: The University of Notre Dame Australia in Western Australia confirms cyber incident. Claims are that 62.3 Gb of data was exfiltrated. Containing employee and student contact data, medical documents, confidential agreements and licenses. The post AU Incident: The University of Notre Dame Australia confirms cyber incident…
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The U.S., U.K. and Australia on Tuesday sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit.
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SuspectFile reports: The healthcare sector continues to be a prime target for cybercriminal groups, with targeted attacks putting patient safety and medical information confidentiality at risk. The recent attack on Heart Centre, a network of cardiology clinics located in New South Wales, Australia, carried out by the DragonForce group, once again highlights the vulnerability of hospital IT…
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CI-ISAC Australia, a not-for-profit organization focused on cybersecurity and operating on a membership model, has appointed David Gee as a new ambassador for the Critical Infrastructure – Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (CI-ISAC) in Australia, effective Jan. 30, 2025. Gee brings extensive experience to this role. With over 25 years of leadership in technology, cybersecurity,…
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The Australian government has announced a $6.4 million grant to the Critical Infrastructure – Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (CI-ISAC) Australia to establish a new cyber threat information-sharing network for the healthcare sector. This initiative comes in response to the increasing number of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations in Australia, including hospitals, health funds, and clinics.…
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New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns stated in a press conference on Sunday that he intends to strengthen the Australian state’s hate speech laws. Premier Minns’ statement follows a string of antisemitic attacks across Australia. Premier Minns indicated that the Labor party would table to discuss hate speech laws and protest laws when parliament…
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Several of the ‘Bali Nine’ served time in Kerobokan prison on Bali – Copyright AFP/File SONNY TUMBELAKA
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CI-ISAC Australia, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to cybersecurity and operating on a membership model, announced that Group-IB, a vendor of cybersecurity solutions and services, has become the first Platinum Partner in CI-ISAC Australia’s growing Partner ecosystem.
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A new Australian scheme would slap a tax on Google and other major tech platforms that will be earmarked to pay for news – Copyright AFP/File Josh Edelson
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Australia wants big tech companies to compensate local publishers for sharing news links that drive traffic to their platforms – Copyright AFP/File SEBASTIEN BOZON
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The Australian government is inviting the public to contribute feedback to shape policies on Commonwealth cyber security resilience. An initial consultation package, now open, introduces the ‘Guiding Principles for embedding a Zero Trust Culture.’ Input on this paper will help direct future strategies and organizational changes necessary to adopt a zero trust approach, addressing emerging…
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