Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) stories - Page 5
ACSC warns businesses to defend themselves against Russian cyber attacks
Wed, 2nd Mar 2022
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The Australian Cyber Security Centre has warned Australian businesses to urgently protect themselves against targeted Russian cybercriminal activity.
Vulnerabilities pose danger to SonicWall SMA 100 remote access appliances
Thu, 20th Jan 2022
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SonicWall and Australia’s ACSC are urging all businesses using SonicWall SMA 100 Series appliances to patch the devices as soon as possible.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - BeyondTrust on securing critical infrastructure
Thu, 22nd Jul 2021
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In TechDay's second IT Jam with BeyondTrust, we speak to the company's sales engineer Scott Hesford about critical infrastructure and how best to secure it.
State-based cyber attack targeting Australian government and businesses
Fri, 19th Jun 2020
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison told media on Friday morning that a 'malicious' attack by a state-based cyber actor is underway in the country.
AWS awarded protected level certification by the ACSC
Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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Amazon Web Services secures ACSC's protected certification, enabling Australian organisations to handle highly sensitive data securely in the AWS APAC region.
Australian Cyber Security Research Centre appoints Rachael Falk as CEO
Mon, 21st May 2018
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Rachael Falk has been appointed as the new CEO of the Australian Cyber Security Research Centre, replacing interim CEO Dr Darrell Williamson.
ASD will not get more powers for mass surveillance on Australians
Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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Rumours suggesting that the Australian Signals Directorate may get more powers to spy on Australians are completely unfounded.
ACSC's chief welcomes Sydney's newest Security Operations Centre
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Sydney’s North Shore is now home to one of the country’s newest Security Operations Centres (SOCs), which opened in Artarmon this morning.
Microsoft explores Australian CISOs' most common problems in cybersecurity
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Australia needs at least another 500 more cyber graduates to meet existing demand for cybersecurity as CISOs tackle the shortage.
Cisco ASA appliances at risk of denial of service exploit
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an official alert to those who use Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA).
ACSC Threat Report highlights real-world effects of cyber attacks
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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he organisation says that amongst all the usual security culprits, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have set new records.
ACSC confirms backdoor attacks on Aussie firms through Cisco switches & routers
Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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Hackers may be collecting configuration files from Cisco routers and switches used by a number of Australian organisations.
NotPetya ransomworm knows no boundaries - ANZ firms affected
Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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Ransomware knows no boundaries: That's the lesson coming from the NotPetya attack that, despite starting in Europe, has spread to ANZ.
Australian economy at risk of losing billions to cyber attacks
Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
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Cyber attacks could cost Australia up to $16bn, according to a new study by specialist insurance firm Lloyd's. Sydney is the 12th most at-risk city.