Oracle SaaS achieves IRAP PROTECTED certification status in Australia
Oracle announced that a number of key components of its Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications suite had been assessed by an independent third-party assessor and qualified for Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP)’s PROTECTED level.The following Software as a Service...
Defence warns again on cyber security and backups
Backing up your data is one of the best defences against ransomware attacks conducted by the opportunistic cyber criminals who continue to threaten Australian businesses, organisations, and families. Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie said the Australian Cyber Security...
Strengthening Australia’s Cyber Security: AustCyber Innovation Network Set to Transform the Sector
AustCyber announced the launch of the AustCyber Innovation Network with the support of the Federal Government through the Industry Growth Centre initiative. This crucial initiative coincides with the Australian Government's 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy Review and the Defence Strategic Review, both of...
NEW CYBER SECURITY CENTRE OPENS IN ADELAIDE
NEW CYBER SECURITY CENTRE OPENS IN ADELAIDE
Australians will be better protected from malicious cyber incidents with the official opening of the Commonwealth Government’s Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) in Adelaide, South Australia.Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP,...
Allectum announces Australia’s first Veteran Cyber Academy graduation
Allectum announced that it has worked with the SANS Institute to successfully graduate 18 of Australia’s newest cyber security professionals. On 17 June and held at the Australian War Memorial, 18 veterans and spouses of veterans successfully graduated Australia’s...
Sydney-based Nuix accredited to store and process protected government data
Global software company Nuix announced that Nuix Discover has been assessed and approved to store and process data classified as PROTECTED or lower under the Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ACSC) Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP). Nuix serves large...
Australian Digital Engineering Summit hopes to accelerate Defence’s digital transformation
Driving digital transformation in the Defence sector to accelerate innovation and the delivery of new capabilities will be the focus for the inaugural Australian Digital Engineering Summit on November 17. The one-day summit will be held at the University...
CYBER SECURITY: OVERCOMING THE RISKS
CYBER SECURITY:
OVERCOMING THE RISKS BY EXPERTS EMPLOYING SOPHISTICATED TOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS ENSURING ALL COMPUTER USERS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED
Rarely does a day go by without some media report on the results of a cyber-attack either on individuals, businesses, critical infrastructure,...
New cyber algorithm shuts down malicious attack on military robots
Australian researchers have designed an algorithm that can intercept a man-in-the-middle (MitM) cyberattack on an unmanned military robot and shut it down in seconds. In an experiment using deep learning neural networks to simulate the behaviour of the human...
VIEWPOINT: Air gapping alone not a sound cybersecurity strategy
By Leon Poggioli
A scathing investigation into the littoral combat ship USS Manchester recently revealed that senior Chiefs had conspired to secretly install an unauthorised Starlink wifi network on the ship, in order to get around the prolonged loss of...