Australia’s spy agency is “going hunting” for ransomware gangs “every night”, according to Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo, who has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to an offensive cyber capability....
Cyber Security
Posted on
| by James Riley
Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has used the opening session of Australian Cyber Week to announce that government is now taking Round Two applications for grants under the...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Legislation allowing the government to take control of a company’s network as a “last resort” in the event of a cyberattack has sailed through the lower house despite a...
Posted on
| by James Riley
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has likened proposed changes to the Critical Infrastructure Bill to the fire codes and building regulations that are in place to protect people and...
Posted on
| by James Riley
A group of international technology associations, including the Australian Information Industry Association, have written to Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews with concerns about government fast-tracking parts of the Critical...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will introduce tougher penalties for ransomware criminals and a mandatory incident reporting scheme for large businesses that suffer an attack under a new ransomware action plan...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Victoria’s COVID-19 digital vaccine certificates are “woefully insecure” and “very easy” to forge in just minutes, according to a number of developers and cryptography experts who have criticised the...
Posted on
| by Ben Grubb
The Greens and the Australian Lawyers Alliance are pushing for COVID-19 contact tracing check-in data to be used only for health reasons, following successful attempts by law-enforcement authorities in...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is set to significantly broaden its cybersecurity priorities to “proactively” assist businesses and individuals to protect themselves and embark on a large-scale uplift program as part...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Ransomware is the biggest cyber threat facing businesses today, the national cyber agency has warned, as new statistics show the digital extortion method is now reported more than once...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Australia’s “extraordinary” new hacking powers for law enforcement authorities represent the next step in the “explosion of the surveillance state”, according to a leading digital rights advocate, with backlash...
Posted on
| by Santosh Devaraj
Opinion: More than half of the Australian population is currently in lockdown due to COVID-19 and are rolling up their sleeves and getting their second COVID-19 vaccination. As a...
Posted on
| by Ben Grubb
Victoria’s Stonnington City Council is the latest Australian organisation to fall prey to a cyber incident, forcing systems offline and some staff to take annual leave while the issue...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Legislation handing “extraordinary” new hacking powers to Australian authorities has sailed through Parliament with support from the Opposition, despite the government not implementing some of the recommendations from the...