Cybersecurity spending gets $1.35 billion boost in wake of online attacks against Australia
The Federal Government wants to create more than 500 new jobs in its highly secretive cyber intelligence agency as part of what it says is Australia’s largest-ever investment in cybersecurity. Key points: The $1.35 billion package includes $31 million to improve the Australian Signals Directorate’s ability to disrupt cyber crime A further $118 million will […]
Can you risk your law firm’s reputation? Law firms targeted in high profile data hacks.
Government clients require ASD Essential 8 compliance before engaging law firms. Law firms in Australia, including international offices of major law firms are increasingly being asked by their clients and prospective clients to show they adhere to the ASD Essential 8 cyber security framework before gaining work mandates. The ASCS requires all Local, State and […]
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Australian Government and businesses hit by massive cyber attack from ‘sophisticated, state-based actor’
Australia is being hit with a massive cyber attack by a sophisticated foreign “state-based” hacker, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. Australia is currently being hit with a massive cyber attack by a foreign government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed. In an urgent press conference called this morning in Canberra, Mr Morrison said the […]
NSW govt pours $1.6 billion into digital NSW govt pours $1.6 billion into digital Including $240 million for cyber security.
The NSW government will pour $1.6 billion into its digital-centric investment fund to accelerate IT projects and bolster cyber security over the next three years. Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed the landmark funding on Thursday alongside Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello. The investment, which will be provided over three years, includes $1 billion in new funding and $600 million in savings redirected from agencies. It will flow into the state’s ‘digital restart fund’, which was established with […]
Law firms targeted in high profile data hacks. Can your firm take the risk to its reputation of a data breach? Government clients require ASD Essential 8 compliance before engaging law firms for work.
In May 2020 hackers hit A-list law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks of New York. The firm whose clients include Lady Gaga, Drake, Madonna, Rod Stewart, and Robert De Niro. The hackers claim to have 756 gigabytes of data including contracts and personal emails. A $42-million ransom demand came from criminal group called REvil threatening […]
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Used to Target Australian Networks. By the ACSC.
https://www.cyber.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/Summary%20of%20Tradecraft%20Trends%20for%202019-20%20%E2%80%93%20Tactics%2C%20Techniques%20and%20Procedures%20Used%20to%20Target%20Australian%20Networks%20%28May%202020%29.pdf OverviewThe Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) investigated and responded to numerous cyber security incidents during 2019 and 2020 so far. This advisory provides a summary of notable tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) exploited by Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and cybercriminals identified during the ACSC’s investigations. These TTPs are summarised practically in the framework of […]
NSW Auditor General slams NSW Universities on Cyber Security and Essential 8
https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Final%20report%20%20-%20Universities%202019%20audits%20tabled%204%20June%202020.P Extract from page 32 of the report: Cyber threats are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated as the global interconnectivity between computer networks has increased.Cyber security comprises technologies, processes and controls that are designed to protect IT systems and sensitive data from cyber attacks. The cyber security framework consists of threat identification, protection, detection, response […]
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WAY BEHIND IN ESSENTIAL 8 CORE SYSTEMS CYBER REVIEW BY THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Just one agency gets ‘Essential 8’ tick for financial, HR systems. Only one of the federal government’s largest agencies has fully applied the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential 8 to some of its most important systems, the national auditor has found. The finding is contained in the 2019 Interim Financial Controls audit of major entities, which […]
Essential 8 No 1 mitigant – Application Whitelisting
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