Chinese firm leaked RDP exploit code 

Chinese firm leaked RDP exploit code

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 4 May 2012 8:40 AM
Vulnerability sharing programs called into question.
Oracle issues workarounds for zero-day hole 

Oracle issues workarounds for zero-day hole

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 3 May 2012 11:22 AM
Company moves after public disclosure.
Student jailed for hacking Facebook 

Student jailed for hacking Facebook

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 20 February 2012 8:44 AM
Not just 'harmless experimentation'.
Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties 

Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 12 February 2012 10:04 PM
Payments used to squash 1100 vulnerabilities since November 2010.
Hawaii's first data breach: Uni settles with 98,000 victims 

Hawaii's first data breach: Uni settles with 98,000 victims

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 January 2012 6:32 PM
Offers victims two-years credit reporting and fraud protection.
EU biz to report big breaches same day 

EU biz to report big breaches same day

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 26 January 2012 2:39 AM
Businesses across the European Union (EU) will have to report 'major' data breaches within 24 hours.
Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins  

Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 24 January 2012 9:44 AM
Calls for ceasefire in hacking war.
Forty billing system passwords published 

Forty billing system passwords published

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 23 January 2012 11:59 PM
Brisbane company named in list.
Telstra resets 60k passwords after privacy gaffe 

Telstra resets 60k passwords after privacy gaffe

In Networks - By Brett Winterford, 12 December 2011 11:21 AM
Accounts indexed by Google.
Standardised vulnerability reports to hit this year 

Standardised vulnerability reports to hit this year

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 May 2011 11:19 AM
Finding relevant details in security vulnerability reports can be a minefield.
Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul 

Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 May 2011 1:29 PM
The White House on Thursday unveiled sweeping cybersecurity legislative recommendations to Congress.
Calls for more US breach reporting 

Calls for more US breach reporting

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 13 May 2011 7:03 AM
But new guidance might just build paperwork, not security.
Google wipes Street View data, guts cars 

Google wipes Street View data, guts cars

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 5 May 2011 11:12 AM
Update to kill sniffing software.
Corporate data is new target of cybercrime 

Corporate data is new target of cybercrime

In Risk - By Brittaney Kiefer, 30 March 2011 9:54 AM
Transnationals' intellectual property ripe for the pluck.
Facebook updates bug disclosure policy 

Facebook updates bug disclosure policy

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 December 2010 11:39 AM
Disclosure less likely to result in lawsuit.
Vulnerability disclosure gap causes cyber crime opportunity: Lumension 

Vulnerability disclosure gap causes cyber crime opportunity: Lumension

In Applications - 15 October 2010 2:20 PM
CTO calls for vendors to cooperate on patch releases.
Microsoft studies report of IE zero-day after disclosure 

Microsoft studies report of IE zero-day after disclosure

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 September 2010 2:31 PM
Researcher says he has tried to get Microsoft to release a patch, without success.
FedEx loses 138,000 patient records 

FedEx loses 138,000 patient records

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 6 July 2010 10:48 AM
Hospital suspends practice of sending data via courier.
New zero day flaw hits Windows XP and 2003 

New zero day flaw hits Windows XP and 2003

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 11 June 2010 9:01 AM
Disclosure has put public at risk says Microsoft.
Microsoft knew about IE flaw for months 

Microsoft knew about IE flaw for months

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 25 January 2010 9:57 AM
Told in September.
Russian security firm rails against responsible disclosure 

Russian security firm rails against responsible disclosure

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 14 January 2010 9:43 AM
Posts full details of zero-day exploits.
Two in three Australian companies leak data 

Two in three Australian companies leak data

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 11 August 2009 2:52 PM
Renews calls for mandatory data disclosure laws.
Privacy law update expected within weeks 

Privacy law update expected within weeks

In Risk - By Munir Kotadia, 3 August 2009 10:23 AM
Government "working night and day".
McAfee keeps leaked details to itself 

McAfee keeps leaked details to itself

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 3 August 2009 10:10 AM
Biggest companies in Australia on list.
ImageShack hit by hacking group 

ImageShack hit by hacking group

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 14 July 2009 10:22 AM
The image-hosting site ImageShack was compromised over the weekend.
Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical 

Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

In Applications - By Mark Mayne, 30 October 2008 9:36 AM
An advisory group contends that the scramble over Dan Kaminsky's DNS flaw discovery proves that full disclosure is simply not feasible.
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms 

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 11 August 2008 4:49 PM
The introduction of mandatory data breach disclosure laws in Australia has been set in motion.
Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed 

Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 1 August 2008 3:34 PM
The final report outlining the amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act will be released on August 11, possibily ending almost two years of speculation surrounding the inclusion ...
Aussie companies fail to encrypt data 

Aussie companies fail to encrypt data

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 2 July 2008 3:14 PM
Aussie companies underestimate the advancements in encryption technology and fail to secure data.
TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure 

TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 21 February 2008 9:52 AM
TJX on Wednesday reported a 47 percent spike in quarterly profits, aided by a reduction in the reserve that was created to pay for costs associated with last year's reported ...
Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law 

Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 10 July 2007 9:39 AM
The Secret Service's recent arrest and indictment of four Cuban nationals in Florida for ID theft is evidence that a presidential task force's recommendations on ID theft are ...
Experts call for public disclosure of information leaks 

Experts call for public disclosure of information leaks

In Risk - 18 April 2007 3:45 PM
Employees remain the greatest risk to an organisation's data.
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