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April 13, 2021

Ransomware attack to blame for Federal Group’s casino pokies outage in Tasmania

Tasmania's lone casino operator has confirmed it is being held to ransom in a cyber attack that has impacted its...
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April 6, 2021

Facebook data leak: Australians urged to check and secure social media accounts

Experts urge users to secure accounts and passwords after breach exposes personal details of more than 500 million people Australians...
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March 29, 2021

Channel Nine confirms live broadcasts disrupted by cyber attack

A cyber attack has disrupted Channel Nine's live broadcasts out of Sydney, the company says. The broadcaster was unable to air...
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March 29, 2021

Authorities investigate cause of crippling Federal Parliament IT disruption

Australia's cyber authorities are working to establish what has caused a crippling IT disruption at Federal Parliament that has left...
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February 24, 2021

SolarWinds hack was work of ‘at least 1,000 engineers’, tech executives tell Senate

Tech executives revealed that a historic cybersecurity breach that affected about 100 US companies and nine federal agencies was larger...
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January 12, 2021

CISA: SolarWinds Hackers Got Into Networks by Guessing Passwords

The agency also highlighted new indicators of compromise and recommendations for mitigating follow on activity involving Microsoft Cloud users. Perpetrators...
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January 11, 2021

Are Australians at a ‘turning point’ on cybersecurity or still unprepared?

Australians are on high alert about the threat of cyber attacks following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's warning in June that...
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January 11, 2021

Ransomware attack forces three-week shutdown of NT Government IT system

The Northern Territory Government has revealed the supplier of one its cloud-based IT systems was targeted in a ransomware attack,...
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January 5, 2021

How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)

“Be sure to use a strong password” is advice we all constantly see online. Here’s how to create a strong password—and, more...
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January 5, 2021

BCDR vs. Backup: Choosing the Right Data Protection Strategy

Time plays a crucial role in the event of data loss caused by a disaster, a data breach or human...
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