The Essential 8 framework more important than ever The recent hack of Toll Holdings for the second time where sensitive data was stolen and their networked was ransomed again has highlighted the importance of Application Whitelisting, Privileged Account Management, Access control in the COVID-19 world is...
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//www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/australia-unprepared-for-security-threats-warns-review/12248332 The report finds Australia is unprepared for an increasingly likely cyberwar. “In many ways, we may not even know when a cyber attack or indeed when a cyber campaign against Australian interests has begun,” says Professor Medcalf. “We may not know until it’s well advanced. There may...
Hackers Reportedly Demand $21 Million From Entertainment Law Firm in Data Extortion Scheme A cybercriminal ring claiming to have stolen a huge cache of data from a major media and entertainment law firm — whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Elton John and Lady Gaga — is...
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//www.cyber.gov.au/news/government-service-agents-urged-protect-clients-and-themselves Agents of government services, such as taxation agents and financial advisers, are attractive targets for cybercriminals. The ACSC has published Cyber Security for Agents of Government Services to help agents protect their clients’ valuable and personal information, and their own businesses....
//www.itnews.com.au/news/asd-says-cyber-resilience-still-far-too-low-across-govt-546818 Agencies still struggling to fully-implement top four. Most federal government agencies are still struggling to fully-implement mandatory cyber security controls, with more than 70 percent reporting below baseline levels of maturity last year. The finding, contained in the Australian Signals Directorate’s first cyber security posture report to parliament, continues...
//www.cyber.gov.au/publications/essential-eight-to-ISM-mapping The Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents is a prioritised list of mitigation strategies to assist organisations in protecting their systems against a range of adversaries. While no single mitigation strategy is guaranteed to prevent cyber security incidents, organisations are recommended to implement eight essential mitigation strategies...
The Australian government has disseminated information to improve cybersecurity and better protect our nation’s digital assets since 2010. The “Essential-8” began with the Defence Signals Directorate’s (DSD now ASD) “Top 35” mitigation strategies. Over the ensuing decade little has changed with poor patching still posing...
//www.itnews.com.au/news/toll-group-rebuilding-core-systems-used-for-its-online-operations-547829 After Nefilim ransomware infection. Toll Group is having to rebuild the core systems that underpin most of its online operations following an infection with a type of ransomware called Nefilim. The logistics giant said on Wednesday afternoon it is manually cleaning affected servers and systems “and restoring files...