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Exclusive: AUSCERT's General Manager on importance of adapting to change

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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AUSCERT's GM Ivano Bongiovanni urged cybersecurity pros to adapt skills and embrace innovation as AI reshapes the industry and new global contests emerge.
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Exclusive: Cyber expert Louise Hanna warns education, proactive strategies lacking

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Cybersecurity expert Louise Hanna warns Australian organisations lack education and proactive strategies, urging caution amid AI hype and supply chain risks.
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SMBiT joins DSI to help develop SMB cybersecurity standard

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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SMBiT Professionals has joined Dynamic Standards International's Steering Committee to help develop the vital SMB1001 cybersecurity standard for Australia's SMB sector.
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AUSCERT launches new service for cyber incident readiness

Thu, 10th Oct 2024
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AUSCERT has launched a new Tabletop Exercise Service to help organisations across Australia enhance their cyber incident readiness and response capabilities.
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Australian cyber security firms to boost Indo-Pacific resilience

Wed, 24th Jul 2024
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Australian cyber security firms AUSCERT and IDCARE are set to enhance resilience in the Indo-Pacific, targeting cyber-crime support in Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
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AUSCERT launches new service to enhance cybersecurity posture

Mon, 15th Jul 2024
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AUSCERT has launched a new Maturity Assessment Service to help organisations improve cybersecurity amidst rising cyber threats, offering impartial and actionable advice.
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Baidam Solutions, Google partners for cybersecurity diversity

Wed, 1st May 2024
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Brisbane's Baidam Solutions and Google partner up to boost representation in the cybersecurity sector, fostering diversity and reaching out to underrepresented communities globally.
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Australian enterprises prioritise the Essential Eight

Tue, 6th Jun 2023
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90% of Australian organisations plan to align their security programs to the Essential Eight, becoming a standard cybersecurity strategy nationwide.
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Cyber veteran Eric Pinkerton joins Phronesis Security

Tue, 18th Apr 2023
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Eric Pinky Pinkerton has been appointed as Phronesis Security's new cyber security consultant and Director of NSW, with his wealth of experience.
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Australian boards urged to boost cybersecurity skills

Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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A new study has identified a need to prioritise cybersecurity training for board directors, to better protect organisations from cyber attacks.
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Australian IT security concerns higher than before pandemic

Thu, 11th Aug 2022
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Australian organisations are more concerned about cyberattacks than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey.
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Cybersecurity concerns higher than before the pandemic - report

Wed, 10th Aug 2022
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BeyondTrust's new survey shows Australian organisations are more concerned about cyberattacks than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The who’s who of NZ’s government & public cybersecurity agencies

Thu, 30th Sep 2021
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From government agencies to public initiatives, here's an inside look at who protects New Zealand's digital landscape from cyber threats.
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The rise of cybercrime and NZ's fragmented response

Tue, 15th Jun 2021
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Cybercrime is rising in New Zealand, but victims often struggle to get justice. Anusha Bradley investigates how to better protect cybercrime victims.
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Securing the unknown with visibility and control

Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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Digital transformation hinges on security, but organisations can't protect what they can't see. Arrow ECS ANZ's eBook offers guidance on visibility and control.
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Brennan IT tapped as AusCERT’s member organisation of the year

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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The award recognises that Brennan IT fixed the largest percentage of vulnerabilities reported through AusCERT's MSINs.
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Foxit acknowledges zero-days in its PDF software, but no patches yet

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF can allow attackers to execute malicious code on startup. Safe Reading Mode is recommended.
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BDO & AusCERT kick off 2017 ANZ Cyber Security Survey

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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BDO and AusCERT tap leaders in ANZ for insights on cyber threats in their pivotal annual security survey, amid a spike in ransomware attacks.
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Distil Networks & Cloud Distribution bring bot mitigation to APAC

Wed, 24th May 2017
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Distil Networks's bot detection and mitigation technology has finally landed on local shores, thanks to a distribution deal with Cloud Distribution.
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Micron21 seeks security professionals for cyber terrorism challenge

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Micron21 has put forth a 'cyber terrorism' challenge to see if anyone can breach their security with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.