WA Education boosts cyber function – Training & Development – Security
Western Australia’s Department of Education has increased its IT security resourcing with the appointment of Prashant Singh as manager of...
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Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands....
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NetSupport RAT Grant Attackers Full Access to Victims Systems
The eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) has reported a significant rise in incidents involving the NetSupport Remote Access Trojan (RAT)...
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Treasury M365 Copilot review estimates 13-minute efficiency gain needed to justify licence cost – Software
Treasury has estimated that a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence for a “mid-level” government staffer could pay for itself if it...
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Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a...
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Ransomware Payments Plunge 35% as More Victims Refuse to Pay
In a significant shift within the ransomware landscape, global ransom payments plummeted by 35% in 2024, falling from $1.25 billion...
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4 Arrested as Police Dismantle 8Base Ransomware, Seize Dark Web Sites
International law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web infrastructure of the notorious 8Base ransomware group and arrested four suspected...
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Australia Post HR transformation leader exits – HR
Australia Post’s head of people services Laura Cheail has left after a decade at the service in a variety of...
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Apple fixes zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and...
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Seven-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug Opens Door to Remote Code Execution
Researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, dating back seven years, that could allow attackers to execute...
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Quishing via QR Codes Emerging As a Top Attack Vector Used by Hackers
QR codes have become an integral part of our digital lives, offering quick access to websites, services, and even payment...
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US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
Over the years, the programs have been effective. For instance, a four-year partnership between the US and the Philippines, which...
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