Regional IT salaries rise as skills crunch continues
IT professionals in the Asia Pacific region have seen average salaries surge by more than 10 per cent compared to a year ago, the biggest jump of any region globally.
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These are the top exploited vulnerabilities since 2020
A joint advisory issued by cyber agencies in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom has detailed the top cyber security vulnerabilities exploited by malicious cyber actors since 2020.
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Australia joins chorus of condemnation over China’s role in malicious cyber attacks
The government has joined a chorus of condemnation from the likes of the US, the UK, New Zealand and other allies accusing the Chinese government of backing malicious cyber activity around the world.
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IT companies bear brunt of new SolarWinds hacker attacks
IT companies have been targeted amid new activity by the group behind last year’s SolarWinds supply-chain attack, with at least one victim coming from Microsoft’s customer support ranks.
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Cyber attacks can shut down critical infrastructure. It's time to make cyber security compulsory
We have seen how critical supply chain infrastructure can be severely disrupted as collateral damage. We must consider how severe the fallout might be from a direct attack.
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Asst Minister for Defence: ‘We need to start thinking about cyber as a battlefield’
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie has said that the country needs to begin thinking about cyber security as a battlefield populated with “grey zone tactics”.
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Counterparts and Nutanix talent team up on new cyber venture
Former Counterparts Technology client engagement director Cameron Cumming has left the Sydney-based IT solutions provider to dig into a new venture, Nueva Solutions.
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Explaining Ryuk ransomware, a targeted and devastatingly effective attack
Ryuk attacks are targeted to the most vulnerable, most likely to pay companies and are often paired with other malware such as TrickBot.
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Why businesses should consider outsourcing data loss prevention
Data loss due to insider threats is a growing problem, but many companies don't have the resources to support an in-house data loss prevention system.
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Microsoft ‘most imitated’ brand by cyber hackers
Cyber criminals have switched focus to Microsoft as the go-to brand for phishing attacks during Covid-19, capitalising on a spike in remote working.
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Mercenary 'hacker-for-hire' group CostaRicto hits businesses all over the world
This hacker-for-hire advanced persistent threat group uses its own custom malware and takes great effort to hide its activity.
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The CISO’s newest responsibility: Building trust
Leading CISOs have already embraced the concept of trust as a deliverable and indeed are making it the central theme of their entire security function.
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Financial crime group FIN11 pivots to ransomware and stolen data extortion
FIN11, believed to be Russian-based, follows a trend of cyber criminal groups expanding their operations beyond financial crime.
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How SilentFade group steals millions from Facebook ad spend accounts
SilentFade steals credentials and ad spend account information and sells the information to other bad actors.
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ACSC clocked nearly 60,000 cyber crime reports in FY20
The Australian Cyber Security Centre received 59,806 cyber crime reports, averaging 164 reports each day, or one report every 10 minutes, during the 12 months between July 2019 and June this year.
