Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals – Security
Forty countries in a US-led alliance plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating the hackers’ funding…
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US Supreme Court weighs if public officials can block critics on social media – Software
The US Supreme Court is grappling with a pair of cases from California and Michigan involving public officials blocking critics on social media, with the…
Critical vulnerability found in Atlassian Confluence software – Security
Atlassian has issued an out-of-cycle warning that all versions of its Confluence Data Centre and Confluence Server software are vulnerable to an improper authorisation vulnerability.…
SolarWinds and its CISO face SEC charges – Security
SolarWinds and its long-time CISO Timothy Brown are set to face US SEC charges, alleging that critical vulnerabilities that led to the infamous SUNBURST attack…
Apple revamps Mac lineup and pricing – Hardware
Apple has introduced new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them, with the company saying it had redesigned its graphics…
Samsung says chips to recover in 2024 – Hardware
Samsung Electronics has flagged a gradual recovery in demand in 2024 after reporting its highest quarterly profit so far this year, as the battered memory…
Google CEO acknowledges importance of being default search engine – Software
Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged the importance of making its search engine the default in keeping users loyal — a key point in a once-in-a…
White House to share ransomware data with allies – Strategy
The White House is working to finalise a new policy outlining how governments should respond to ransomware attacks, including sharing information on attackers and the…
Charles Sturt University on the hunt for CIDO – Strategy
Charles Sturt University is on the hunt for a new chief information and digital officer as incumbent Rick Vosila plans for retirement. Currently holding the…
Solar inverter cyber security standards coming – Security
Standards Australia is close to completing work on cyber security standards for solar inverters, representatives of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and…
Telstra could lose USO responsibilities – Telco/ISP
Telstra’s obligations for delivering telephony services under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) could cease under a planned “modernisation” of the scheme. The government launched a…
Poison pill a risk to AI – Security
A leading cyber security researcher is warning of the risk of artificial intelligence data sets being compromised by “data poisoning”. Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre…