The cost and risk of executing ransomware attacks is going up, making it harder for cyber criminals to carry them out, which could lead to a decline in the number of overall ransomware attacks. But that could mean some ransomware ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has published a fresh warning about LockBit 2.0. recommending that companies enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) and use strong, unique passwords for all admin and high-value account...
Right around 2014, we had two blessed events in the Household Gewirtz. A bouncy baby named Alexa came into our lives as did a gaggle of Hue bulbs. Little did we know Alexa would grow up to become the robot overlord who kills us in...
Microsoft has detailed recent hacking activity of cyber actors, most likely aligned with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who have targeted Ukraine government, security agencies and aid organizations. Microsoft sa...
Apple AirTags are great. Attach one to an item you want to keep track of, and that's then one less thing to worry about. I love AirTags. But they can be abused. Or, more specifically, they can be used to abuse people. Recom...
Almost every compromised Microsoft account lacks multi-factor authentication, but few organizations enable it even though it's available, according to Microsoft. In the tech giant's new Cyber Signals report, the company says...
A recent column of mine hit a sour note with one open-source software developer. As it turns out, the Windows on Arm software development situation doesn't all come down to silicon and hardware availability. Read on. -- Jason Perl...
In the public sector, government must defend against the full spectrum of threat actors, whereas many in the private sector hope (often incorrectly) that they only need to be secure enough to drive intruders towards easier targets...
The Senate Economics References Committee has released the report on its inquiry into Australia's manufacturing industry, outlining it sees clear opportunities for government to provide additional R&D and commercialisation sup...
Image: Getty Images The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) is looking to formalise the relationship between government and the nation's telco providers as it says reliance on the current...
Image: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the country's borders will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from February 21. Under current rules, only Austr...
Image: Swinburne University A network of garbage trucks that use 5G technology and Internet of Things sensors to detect local road repairs will be featured as part of a new research project between Swinburne University...