Category: Australian Cyber Security Centre

Five Eyes’ Reveal Most Exploited Cyber Vulnerabilities for 2021

April 27, 2022
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Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes nations have outlined the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2021. Agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada said hackers were targeting public and private sectors and warned organisations to implement mitigation strategies. The most commonly exploited vulnerability was Log4Shell, which affects Apache’s Log4j library,…

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Australian Govt Unveils Major Cyber Intelligence Facility

March 23, 2022
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The Australian government has revealed a new world-class cyber and foreign intelligence facility with the goal of bolstering the nation’s defensive and offensive cyber warfare capabilities. Located at Majura Park in the capital, Canberra, the facility will become home to a new generation of cyber operators and intelligence analysts working for the Australian Signals Directorate…

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AUKUS Partners Call on Organisations to Bolster Cyber Defences Against Ransomware

February 9, 2022
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Australia, U.S., and UK authorities have issued guidelines encouraging individuals and organizations to reinforce their cyber defences against global ransomware threats, cyber criminals-for-hire, and attacks on critical infrastructure. The joint advisory was published on Feb. 9 from the U.S.’s Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along…

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New Regulation Grants Australian Telcos Powers to Squash Scams

November 30, 2021
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Australia’s new defence in its battle against scammers has taken the form of new regulation that will give telecommunications companies the ability to block malicious text messages en masse. The scam industry has siphoned millions out of the coffers of Australians, and this year alone, the number of reported SMS and phone cons doubled that…

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Ransomware Is the Most Significant Cyber Threat to Australians

June 15, 2021
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Assistance Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has launched a new cybersecurity campaign to focus on ransomware after it became one of the most significant cyber threats that Australians and Australian businesses face in the past year. Ransomware is where cybercriminals use malicious software to deny access to files and devices, then demand the victim to pay a…

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Speculation Crippling Cyber Attack on Australian Media Network Politically Motivated

March 30, 2021
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The cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has said that the cyberattack on the Nine Australia media company on Sunday could have been a politically motivated attack. Fergus Hanson, a cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Nine that while the attack appeared to be a ransomware attack, no ransom was demanded….

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Crippling Cyber Attack on Australian Media Network Could Be Politically Motivated

March 30, 2021
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The cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has said that the cyberattack on the Nine Network on Sunday could have been politically motivated. Fergus Hanson, cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Nine that while the attack appeared to be a ransomware attack, no ransom was demanded. “If you did get asked…

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