Invoicing. Business documents. A meeting invitation. These days, the average employee receives countless incoming files, including emails with attachments, web downloads, and others, that have CISOs stressing around the clock about what he might click. Cyber criminals have tapped into yet another virtual weakness with one unsuspecting click that can be devastating to an organization….
AntiAmerican and anti-Israeli factions of the Anonymous collective recently declared that they would be launching attacks against any and all websites deemed to be Israelior U.S.government affiliated in their latest #OpIsrael campaign. The attacks come as the most recent of many campaigns that began back in 2013 on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, and since has…
Israeli cyber security firm Votiro has received accreditation from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) – an agency under the Department of Defence in Canberra – allowing the company to supply products to Australian government customers, including defence. Votiro, which specialises in content disarm and reconstruction technologies, said on 4 December that the ASD has provided the company with a…
As Votiro prepares to set up its Australian headquarters, the cyber security company has confirmed the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has given it security certification. Votiro, which specialises in protection against undisclosed and zero-day exploits utilised in cyber attacks, said the certification means its products can be used by government bodies, as well as healthcare and…
With the U.S. economy much improved, this year’s Christmas season is expected to be one of the best in years, and with the advance of digital technology, smartphones will be a key buying method for many consumers. Put those elements together and you have the latest “off the press” scam – the use of phony text messages…
Frank Abagnale Jr, one of history’s most successful counterfeiters (whose adventures were chronicled in the 2002 film “Catch Me if You Can”) knew the secret to successful scamming, years ago: Do your illicit business when nobody is paying attention. In the film, the ultrasuccessful check forger was portrayed printing out toogoodtobedetected phony cheques using an advanced printing press in a small village in France…
The fallout from Uber’s hack and subsequent attempted coverup is a lesson for organisations in how not to respond to a data breach, security researchers say. The ride sharing company said today that it had paid hackers $US100,000 in an effort to conceal a data breach affecting 57 million accounts one year ago, leading to two firings at…
A recent scam targeted, and still is targeting, millions of Netflix users, trying to get them to follow a link to update their payment information via a realistic-looking email. That email was well enough crafted that it has fooled even some tech experts, and Inc’s Minda Zetlin described it as “a genuine work of art as phishing goes.”…
News that Equifax has had to spend US$87.5 million and counting on its recent data breach should serve as a warning to Australian companies as the era of mandatory data breach disclosure approaches. There are encouraging signs that consumers and business are taking the incoming laws seriously. But we need to look towards the healthcare sector to understand that…