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The cyber shift needed to stay ahead of scams
16+ hour, 48+ min ago (672+ words) Where banks and regulators once relied on catching fraudulent transactions after the fact, there's now broad recognition that reactive models can't keep pace with evolving threats. The next phase is predictive protection: using intelligence and shared infrastructure to neutralise risks…...
Embattled security firm haemorrhaging high-profile clients amid growing scandals
2+ week, 2+ day ago (869+ words) Four AFL clubs, Sydney University and Melbourne's Formula 1 grand prix have dumped embattled security giant MA Services Group after it was revealed to be linked to suspected tax evasion, worker exploitation and a bikie gang, along with the outing of…...
The Resilience Revolution
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (102+ words) Future-proof your business with our six-part series illustrating how to drive agility and efficiency in a world of rapidly evolving technology. Everyone's a winner - including customers - when businesses modernise their technology. Artificial intelligence can unlock the huge amount of human…...
Departing intelligence chief calls out Chinese intimidation as Australia monitors fresh flotilla
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (487+ words) The country's outgoing intelligence chief has accused China of seeking to intimidate Australia by sending a naval flotilla to circumnavigate the continent as he warned of the rising risk of a major conflict erupting in the region within a decade....
Worrying number of businesses paying ransoms to cybercriminals
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (21+ words) A world-first scheme that forces companies to reveal if they have relented to cyber extortion has uncovered a shocking truth....
‘Like science fiction’: How smart cars are being weaponised by violent men
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (720+ words) It was only when she spoke with a domestic violence frontline worker that she discovered a geofencing kill switch had been set up in the car, setting up a virtual perimeter to stop her car from going more than a…...
‘Double life’: Perth man who hacked into women’s personal data using ‘evil twin WiFi’ jailed
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (602+ words) A Perth father-of-three's "double life" has been revealed in court as he was jailed for using his IT skills to hack into the personal data of scores of unsuspecting women. Michael Clapsis, 44, was sentenced on Friday in Perth District Court…...
Watchdogs spent millions with security firm linked to Finks bikie gang
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1710+ words) A booming private Australian security firm that has won contracts with federal law enforcement agencies, the nation's corruption watchdog, federal departments and AFL clubs is secretly running a security immigration operation on Nauru with a bikie gang-linked contractor and the…...
Warnings online shopping hacks could be scams
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (23+ words) Money expert Joel Gibson is urging Aussies to be vigilant online as shopping hacks flood social media promising to halve your grocery bill...
The Sydney mathematician finding a better way to keep your data safe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) If you have ever digitised anything " bank details, your faceID or a text conversation with your mum " you have an encryption key. This number with thousands of digits acts like a cipher for every "message" that you send over the…...