NBN Co’s fibre upgrades reach record high – Telco/ISP
NBN Co upgraded “more than 217,000” premises to full fibre in the back half of last year, a significant increase equivalent to three-quarters of what…
Month: February 2025
Google: Cyber crime meshes with cyber warfare as states enlist gangs
Cyber crime has evolved to become a threat to the security of western states, according to a threat intelligence report from Google, published on the…
Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls
Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2025 Fortinet warned of attacks using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS…
OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797
OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797 Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2025 OpenSSL patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity flaw found by Apple that enables man-in-the-middle attacks.…
HR uses of AI may be classified “high-risk” in Australia – HR – Software
A federal inquiry has asked the government to classify HR systems that use AI technology “high-risk” and require “meaningful consultation and transparency” with staff around…
Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391)
February 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 56 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days – CVE-2025-21418 and CVE-2025-21391 – under active exploitation.…
Australia, US, UK target Zservers over Lockbit ransomware attacks – Security
The United States joined Australia and Britain in targeting Russia-based Zservers service provider for its role in supporting the Lockbit ransomware attacks, the US Department…
Windows 11 KB5051987 & KB5051989 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5051987 and KB5051989 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Both KB5051987 and KB5051989 are…
Four Russians arrested in Phobos ransomware crackdown – Security
Four Russian nationals, who were suspected of deploying a variant of Phobos ransomware to extort payments from people in Europe and beyond, were arrested last…
Windows 10 KB5051974 update force installs new Microsoft Outlook app
Microsoft has released the KB5051974 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which automatically installs the new Outlook for Windows app and…
Women@ Kicks Off the Year with a Vision Board Event
For the first meeting of the year, we swapped spreadsheets for inspiration boards. We hosted a Virtual Vision Board Activity—a creative and interactive way to…
Fortinet warns of new zero-day exploited to hijack firewalls
Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. Successful…