Department of Sustainability goes BYOD 

Department of Sustainability goes BYOD

Push comes from the top.
Telstra seeks infosec staff for billion-dollar Defence deal 

Telstra seeks infosec staff for billion-dollar Defence deal

Some 350 jobs up for grabs.
Android malware spikes in 2012 

Android malware spikes in 2012

User error blamed.
"Watering hole" websites latest attack threat 

"Watering hole" websites latest attack threat

Popular websites baited.
Cyber-spying law gets tech giant support 

Cyber-spying law gets tech giant support

After SOPA comes CISPA.
Largest Bitcoin exchange under fresh DoS attack 

Largest Bitcoin exchange under fresh DoS attack

Trading halt issued.
Global security nightmare for PCs narrowly averted 

Global security nightmare for PCs narrowly averted

UEFI BIOS source code, signing keys leaked online.
Chinese hackers infiltrated Reserve Bank 

Chinese hackers infiltrated Reserve Bank

Documents reveal data breach history.
Juniper OS flaw crashes routers 

Juniper OS flaw crashes routers

Crafted packets roger routers.
Java still unsafe, new flaws discovered 

Java still unsafe, new flaws discovered

Settings can be bypassed: researcher.
Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer 

Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer

Windows XP users especially vulnerable to 'watering hole' attacks.
Banks concerned over POLi security 

Banks concerned over POLi security

Payments intermediary accused of site spoofing and mirroring.
Card not present fraud costs $189 million 

Card not present fraud costs $189 million

Overseas hacking contributes to spike in CNP fraud.
FreeBSD package infrastructure compromised 

FreeBSD package infrastructure compromised

Full disclosure.
Skype plugs account hijack hole 

Skype plugs account hijack hole

Flaw has existed for months.
Vic water utilities stored clear text credit cards, used default passwords 

Vic water utilities stored clear text credit cards, used default passwords

Key databases exposed.
CSC to set up Wollongong cybersecurity centre 

CSC to set up Wollongong cybersecurity centre

Attracts $2.76m co-investment.
Comms Alliance says SMS 'unsafe' for bank transactions 

Comms Alliance says SMS 'unsafe' for bank transactions

Comms Alliance calls on Australia's banks to use other technologies.
Uberglobal hit with brief DDoS attack 

Uberglobal hit with brief DDoS attack

Services degraded for 78 minutes.
Lone packet cripples telco networks  

Lone packet cripples telco networks

Telecommunications networks an unsecured "sandwich" of technology.
VentraIP deploys DDoS mitigation after attacks 

VentraIP deploys DDoS mitigation after attacks

Takes up Black Lotus.
Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil 

Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil

Admin vulnerability.
Australia Post customers exposed in direct object reference flaw 

Australia Post customers exposed in direct object reference flaw

Click and Send pulled offline.
Pirate Bay co-founder arrested on hacking charges 

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested on hacking charges

Extradited from Cambodia.
Pirate Party blasts data retention risks 

Pirate Party blasts data retention risks

High value target?
Govt accused of 'gaming' data retention debate 

Govt accused of 'gaming' data retention debate

Extreme proposal paves way for compromise.
Toyota alleges ex-contractor sabotaged IT systems 

Toyota alleges ex-contractor sabotaged IT systems

Claims systems broken into, altered.
Amazon shuts social engineering hole 

Amazon shuts social engineering hole

Phone call no longer enough.
Banks refresh IT security strategies in Asia Pacific 

Banks refresh IT security strategies in Asia Pacific

Escape budget constraints.
Symantec fires CEO 

Symantec fires CEO

Follows Aussie MD exit.
CrimTrac seeks identity management advice 

CrimTrac seeks identity management advice

To inform national strategy.
AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service 

AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service

Security hash unknown.
Fortune 500 firms still infected with DNSChanger 

Fortune 500 firms still infected with DNSChanger

DNS server deadline looms.
'Evil' Platform hacker jailed 

'Evil' Platform hacker jailed

Receives 2.5 years, restricted computer access.
Microsoft patches IE, RDP flaws 

Microsoft patches IE, RDP flaws

Tackles certificate updates in the wake of Flame.
AuDA cracks down on registrar system security 

AuDA cracks down on registrar system security

Proposed standard a 'world first'.
US a target for cyber attacks in Stuxnet fallout 

US a target for cyber attacks in Stuxnet fallout

Anti-virus industry 'spectacularly failed'.
Perth man faces spam action in NZ 

Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Government files High Court case.
AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks 

AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks

Personal data nuked.
Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide 

Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide

Mandatory notification laws yet to come.
Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping 

Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping

Search giant releases full FCC report.
Security R&D centre to open in Melbourne 

Security R&D centre to open in Melbourne

Research to focus on defence, search, deep packet inspection.
CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database 

CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database

Image matching software also upgraded.
Visa expels Global Payments after card breach 

Visa expels Global Payments after card breach

Cause remains shrouded in mystery.
Iran revives plan for national intranet 

Iran revives plan for national intranet

Hopes to completely control web use by August.
EU security agency issues cloud SLA checklist 

EU security agency issues cloud SLA checklist

Guidance for public sector cloud procurement.
Apple devices pass Defence security check 

Apple devices pass Defence security check

Government cleared to use idevices.
Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition 

Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition

Seeks to entice with Black Hat conference ticket.
Four-month extension approved in DNSChanger case 

Four-month extension approved in DNSChanger case

Enterprises gain extra time to remove trojan.
Anonymous attacks, defaces security firm website 

Anonymous attacks, defaces security firm website

Responds to international hacker arrests.
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