UnitedHealth hackers used Citrix vulnerability to break in – Security
Hackers broke into US health insurer UnitedHealth’s tech unit on February 12 by exploiting a security vulnerability in software from private IT company Citrix that…
Month: April 2024
Passwords under seven characters can be easily cracked
Any password under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems. The time it takes to crack passwords increases…
Focus on three pillars to succeed in cyber security: Interactive – Partner Content
Focusing on a few core pillars rather than a wide range of security domains is key to a successful cyber security program, according to leading…
eBook: Do you have what it takes to lead in cybersecurity?
Organizations worldwide need talented, experienced, and knowledgeable cybersecurity teams who understand the advantages and risks of emerging technologies. Aspiring leaders in the cybersecurity field need…
Australian telcos face new outage disclosure and Triple Zero rules – Telco/ISP
Australia’s telcos face a raft of new rules in the wake of the Optus outage, around how they communicate with customers during an incident and…
Telstra invites Cognizant into its software and IT division – Telco/ISP
Telstra is bringing Cognizant into a transformation program underway in its software engineering and IT function. The outsourced services provider said it would “introduce new…
Apple’s iPadOS subject to tough EU tech rules – Software
Apple’s operating system for iPads has been designated as a gatekeeper under the bloc’s landmark tech rules by EU antitrust regulators because of its importance…
Federal and Qld governments put $940m into quantum computer – Hardware
The federal government has joined with Queensland to invest $940 million into a quantum computer being built by a US-based startup. In return, the startup,…
Collection agency FBCS warns data breach impacts 1.9 million people
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is warning 1,955,385 impacted individuals in the United States that the company suffered a data breach after discovering unauthorized…
RBA agrees $37m deal for head office data centre replacement – Finance – Hardware – Networking
Reserve Bank of Australia will take colocation space in a CDC Data Centres’ facility as the replacement for its current head office data centre under…
Google prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2023
Google prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2023 Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2024 Google announced they have prevented 2.28…
AI Prompt Injection: Vulnerability, Impact, and Remediation
The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications identifies prompt injection as the number one risk of LLMs, defining it as “a vulnerability during which an attacker…