Sep 4, 2023 | Podcast
The University of Sydney has suffered a third-party data breach exposing students’ personal information. The university released a notification on 31st August stating that it was made aware of a data breach involving one of their third-party provider. The...
Sep 1, 2023 | Podcast
A data breach victim suffered additional emotional toll when she was charged by the courts and fined US$1.2 million. The Australian victim from Byron Bay had her information compromised in the Medibank data breach in October 2022. This is the only breach of her...
Aug 31, 2023 | Podcast
If it looks like a PDF file and passes traditional PDF scanning, then you might think that the file is a PDF file. When it could be a malicious word document disguised as a PDF file. Japan’s computer emergency response team (JPCERT) recently shared a newly...
Aug 31, 2023 | Podcast
Developers are being targeted in supply chain attacks as more open-source libraries are caught stealing data. Software developers are increasingly being targeted in supply chain attacks. Their machines might have SSH keys providing access to other systems, they might...
Aug 30, 2023 | Speaking
Following my participation at Future of Security – Melbourne 2023, we also did a similar panel in Sydney at the Hilton Hotel. Luke was moderator and the other panelist were Simon, Simon and Kathy. We chatted about customer trust, policy execution, nimble detection,...
Aug 30, 2023 | Speaking
I had the great opportunity to participate in a CISO Sit Down recording together with industry peers, Venkat, Wayne and Ivano. The session was hosted by Karissa and we discussed all things security, such as the power of peer driven collaboration, the importance of...
Aug 29, 2023 | Podcast
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...
Aug 28, 2023 | Podcast
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...
Aug 25, 2023 | Podcast
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...
Aug 24, 2023 | Podcast
If you have donated to an Australian Charity, you might have donated more than just money in this recent data breach. Thousands of donors to Australian charities have had their personal information stolen after a telemarketing company suffered a data breach. Pareto...
