The Risks of Public Wi-Fi

A Forbes study found that 40% of respondents had their information compromised while using public Wi-Fi. The study found that only 23% of people think public Wi-Fi is safe. However 35% access public Wi-Fi three to four times a month with 23% using it to cut down on...

Financial Effects of Medibank Data Breach May Last Years

The 2022 data breach of Medibank is set to cost the health insurer $35 million in 2024. Australian health insurer Medibank suffered a data breach in October 2022. This was one of the largest data breaches in Australia and data from 9.7 million past and present...

Smart Bulbs Vulnerabilities Allow Homes to Be Hacked

Researchers from universities in Italy and the UK have released a paper disclosing four vulnerabilities in a popular smart bulb. The vulnerabilities allow hackers to control other smart home devices and gain access to the Wi-Fi network. The smart bulb is the Tapo...

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Popular Windows Software

A popular windows file archive and compression tool has a high severity zero day vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain control of your computer. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-40477 and it affects the WinRAR utility. WinRAR is a popular file archiver for...
Future of Security – Melbourne 2023

Future of Security – Melbourne 2023

I had the great opportunity to speak in Melbourne at the FST Future of Security Event. I participated in the Preventing Cyber Attacks Panel Discussion and we spoke on the following agenda: Establishing a proactive post-quantum security framework that secures your data...

Australian Critical Infrastructure Suffers Data Breach

Australia’s internet domain administrator, auDA, might have suffered a data breach. The organisation was alerted to an alleged data breach last Friday afternoon and had initially denied it was affected after it found no evidence of such an event from their...

LinkedIn Account Takeover Campaign

There is currently an active campaign by hackers to take over LinkedIn accounts. This has resulted in victims being pressured into paying to regain control of their account or facing permanent deletion. Security research company, Cyberint has observed an ongoing and...

Cybercrime Forums Selling Personal Information of Hackers

Info stealing malware do not discriminate when it is stealing personal information. Security researchers, discovered that some of the information stolen are also from hackers. Security researchers analysing stolen data from 100 of the leading cybercrime forums found...