Cloud service inefficiencies drain IT budgets
71% of IT professionals stated that cloud-related costs make up 30% or more of their total IT spend, according to Aptum. In the current demanding…
Month: September 2023
Salesforce cloud outage caused by security change – Cloud – Security
A widespread Salesforce outage last week was caused by the rollout of a new permissions policy as part of defence-in-depth efforts that mistakenly locked users out…
Credit card thieves target Booking.com customers
A very clever and complex phishing campaign uses organizations in the hospitality industry to get customers’ credit card information. Staff in the hospitality industry are…
Google Indexed Trove of Bard AI User Chats in Search Results
Google has stated that the unintentional indexing of these conversations in its search engine results is being addressed, and steps are being taken to prevent…
Child health data stolen in registry breach
Canadian healthcare organization Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) has disclosed a data breach affecting client data. Canadian healthcare organization Better Outcomes Registry & Network…
Bridging digital transformation & cybersecurity
Digital transformation may be revolutionizing businesses and the way we operate, but it also presents notable challenge: How can organizations stay secure amidst the ceaseless tide of change? Our latest…
Juniper Networks acknowledges new spin on firewall vulnerability – Security – Networking
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks’ EX switches and SRX firewalls that first emerged in August is in the spotlight again, with researchers disclosing a fileless…
New AtlasCross hackers use American Red Cross as phishing lure
A new APT hacking group named ‘AtlasCross’ targets organizations with phishing lures impersonating the American Red Cross to deliver backdoor malware. Cybersecurity firm NSFocus identified…
WA Police to deploy Starlink – Telco/ISP
The Western Australian Police Force will spend $8.5 million on Starlink equipment and internet services for 550 vehicles and 129 regional police stations. The project…
Windows 11 KB5030310 update adds recommended websites, fixes 24 issues
Microsoft has released the September 2023 preview update for Windows 11, version 22H2, which adds frequently visited websites to the Start menu and addresses 24…
Australia Post’s CIO has left – Training & Development
Australia Post’s chief information officer Munro Farmer has left after over three-and-a-half years in the role. Munro Farmer (Credit: LinkedIn) Farmer announced his departure in…
Threat actors claim the hack of Sony, the company investigates
Threat actors claim the hack of Sony, and the company investigates Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2023 Sony launched an investigation into an alleged data breach…