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Scale of HWL Ebsworth hack revealed: 2.5m files, 65 agencies
Hackers have published about 1 million of the documents on the dark web, with some victims yet to be notified that their information was compromised in the April hack.
- Edmund Tadros
Australia to lean on Quad to fix ‘wantonly unsafe’ software
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil wants Australia’s partnership with the US, Japan and India to force companies to stop shipping products with flaws.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why Australia is losing the battle for cyber resilience
The Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit showed a desire for national cyber resilience, but without change we won’t get there.
- James Turner
The tougher regime for cyber threats that directors must heed
Boards face a tension between government calls to rapidly share information after a hack while fearing scrutiny from ASIC and cyber-related class actions.
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- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
ASIC to target boards, execs for cyber failures
The corporate regulator has put Australian business on notice that it will begin seeking punishments for hacked companies that hadn’t put sufficient protections in place.
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- Paul Smith and Ronald Mizen
September 2023
How cyber criminals use ChatGPT to make better scams
AI is helping criminals compose phishing emails and could be weaponised for much worse cyber crime. But it will also help to detect threats and create defences.
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- John Davidson
Sack staff who repeatedly click on dodgy emails: IT boss
Teaching all staff about cybersecurity is crucial , experts say. But what do you do with staff who refuse to learn?
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- John Davidson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Share information and manage cyber risks transparently
The string of attacks has been a wake-up call across business and government about increasing cyber vigilance, as reflected at The Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit
- The AFR View
Why critical infrastructure owners should think like hackers
Critical infrastructure operators need to adopt an adversarial mindset and be far more vigilant for threats, especially from supply chains.
- Tom Burton
Refunding scam victims creates ‘honeypot for organised crime’: NAB
Banks says they need to be cautious about compensating for scam losses, and want digital platforms and telcos to share the burden.
- James Eyers
‘Transparency can be challenging’: firm delayed contacting hack victims
Cybersecurity co-ordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie says there are times that being transparent about hacks needs to be balanced against causing harm and anxiety.
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why we may never know more on the Optus and Medibank hacks
Financial services companies and telcos are at the forefront of Australia’s cybersecurity fight. The problem is, they’re also the target of the worst attacks.
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- Anthony Macdonald
Hack back: Business wants government to join cyber fight
The government should use the information that companies gather on hackers to take the fight directly to cyber criminals, security bosses say.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Opinion
Four hard cyber truths all business needs to hear
Organisations that tackle the issue head-on are sure to gain a competitive advantage while helping Australia become more resilient amid the rising threats.
- Ian Blatchford and David Owen
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor’s throwing six cybersecurity shields around Australia
Co-ordinated national action to make the whole more protective than the sum of the parts is the best defence against digital attacks.
- Clare O'Neil
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
To pay or not to pay? Boards undecided on ransomware question
Many boards have not yet formed a view on whether they would be open to paying a ransom demand, new research has found.
- Tess Bennett
The CIA’s cyber warning for Australian miners
The agency’s former chief information security officer, Michael Mestrovich, has some frank advice for Australia about cybersecurity.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Technology’s dangerous-by-design era to come to an end
Cyber minister Clare O’Neil is pushing for Australia to join the rest of the world and shift responsibility for digital safety away from consumers and onto software vendors and smart device makers.
- Tom Burton
Hackers steal 10 years of patient forms from TPG Asia-backed TissuPath
The global private equity giant’s local histopathology business has had a decade’s worth of patient requests released on the dark web.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Max Mason
Women on the front lines of cyber battle
Meet the women leading the nation’s defences against cyber criminals.
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- Tess Bennett
Inside Optus’s secret cyberattack briefings
The victims of last year’s massive cyberattacks have refused to tell the public what happened, but behind closed doors they are helping others avoid the same fate.
- John Davidson
August 2023
Law firms ‘choosing to pay ransoms’ to cybercriminals
Law firms “tick every box” for hackers, and more than 20 local firms have been targeted, according to a data security expert.
- Michael Pelly
Medibank, Optus hacks hurt, but Aussies still at risk
The country’s cybersecurity coordinator Darren Goldie says protecting against hacks needs to become integral to people’s lives and the way businesses operate.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Cyber threat
Don’t ban paying cyber ransoms, ex-US spy chief warns Australia
Former US National Security Agency director and cyber chief Michael Rogers has called for a shift in thinking on cyberattacks.
- Ronald Mizen
July 2023
APRA demands boards improve oversight of cyber risks
The prudential regulator has finalised a new standard known as CPS 230 that contains warnings for directors to lift governance to avoid Medibank-style hacks.
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- James Eyers
