Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Australia has been in the cyber security headlines recently with a couple of high-profile hacks that has seriously impacted millions of citizens: Now it is being reported that the Australian government is considering bringing in legislation to prevent organisations legally paying ransomware demands, in an attempt to disrupt the threat …
This article was first posted on 27 October 2022 Update 10 November 2022 The headlines say it all: Medibank: Data stolen from Australia health insurance available online – BBC News Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted | The Guardian These criminals will have …
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I started writing about this hack on 27 September 2022 Update 29 September 2022 Here is the take from the BBC: Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia – BBC News Update 28 September 2022 This is becoming a very odd story – millions of bit of personal …
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a report on the top malware strains observed in 2021. 2021 Top Malware Strains | CISA Here is their list of top malware, some of which has been active for over a decade! Agent …
…unless you are a company promising only to sell the spyware to approved governments and law enforcement. Australian spyware developer charged after 14,500 sales • The Register
