Nov 27, 2023 | Podcast
Three critical vulnerabilities have been reported to affect OwnCloud, exposing users to potential data breaches. OwnCloud is an open-source sharing software that allows individuals and organisations to self-host their own file shares. It reports having 200,000...
Nov 24, 2023 | Podcast
The Australian government has shelved plans to ban ransomware payments to cyber-criminal groups for at least two years. The government had put the question to the industry in a consultation on whether it should prohibit the payments of ransoms, extortion demands by...
Nov 23, 2023 | Podcast
The Australian Government has released its revised cyber security strategy for its plan to become a world leader in cyber security by 2030. The strategy states that the Australian government needs to hold itself to the same standard it imposes on industry. It seeks to...
Nov 22, 2023 | Podcast
Two third party service providers for the Canadian government had suffered breaches, resulting in data in the last 24 years being potentially compromised. Both of the affected third parties provide relocation services for the Canadian government and the servers...
Nov 21, 2023 | Podcast
Security researchers have uncovered a malware campaign to steal sensitive information from Android smartphone users in India. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. Microsoft threat intelligence researchers said that the campaign is using social media platforms...
Nov 20, 2023 | Podcast
Australia’s first cyber security coordinator has been recalled to Defence after just 4 months into the role. Air Commander Darren Goldie from the Royal Australian Air Force is Australia’s first cyber security coordinator and is responsible for...
Nov 17, 2023 | Podcast
A popular WordPress plugin has been discovered to be vulnerable to a high severity vulnerability. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. The popular WordPress Plugin WP Fastest Cache is found to be vulnerable to an SQL injection vulnerability. This could...
Nov 16, 2023 | Podcast
A cyber attack on an international logistics firm has disrupted freight movement in multiple Australian ports. DP World Australia suffered a cyber attack which disrupted it’s landside freight operations. The company has a significant presence in Australia. It operates...
Nov 15, 2023 | Podcast
OpenAI has been suffering from periodic outages due to DDOS attacks. Users of OpenAI’s API, ChatGPT and Dall-E were experiencing with intermittent outages. They would see messages from their queries saying that “something seems to have gone wrong” or “there was an...
Nov 14, 2023 | Podcast
Signal has started testing the use of account usernames, to allow users to keep their phone number private. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. Currently a mobile number is required when registering for an account on Signal and that number is what other users...
