Google left heating, cooling system open to hackers
Hackers could have turned up the heat in one of Google's offices in Sydney. Literally.
View ArticleResearchers find hundreds of insecure building control systems
Intruders used to creep in through ventilation ducts. Now they break in using the software that controls the ventilation.
View ArticleLesson from the Google office hack: Do not trust third-parties
Many Tridium Niagara systems in use today are left unpatched, and the company acknowledges there's a problem with update deployments
View Article“Near perfect” APT innovation will prove tempting for skilled IT security...
Despite a dearth of highly-qualified IT security specialists overall, the availability of new opportunities for innovation should make it easier for novel security companies to bulk up their Australian...
View ArticleFBI's new iGuardian portal aims to ease cyber crime reporting
One-way website wins praise, but sharing with the private sector remains a problem
View ArticleStart-up unveils alert system for malware
Start-up Cylance unveils its first product today, software called CylanceV that determines what is a malware threat against Windows-based machines by using an analysis technique it refers to as...
View ArticleStart-up Threat Stack aims to protect Linux-based clouds from hackers
Start-up Threat Stack says it's making its hacker-detection for the cloud software available for controlled beta testing this week, with general availability expected before the end of the year.
View ArticleBBC server took over by Russian cybercriminal
A Russian hacker gained access to a BBC server over the Christmas period and attempted to sell access to it to other cybercriminals, reports suggest.
View ArticleIranian hackers compromised airlines, airports, critical infrastructure...
For the past two years, a team of Iranian hackers has compromised computers and networks belonging to over 50 organizations from 16 countries, including airlines, defense contractors, universities,...
View ArticleIs Iran is the new China? FBI warning suggests it's not far off
The FBI has sent a formal warning to US energy, defence and education organisations to be on the lookout for targeted Iranian cyberattacks, Reuters has reported.
View ArticleCyber intelligence firm Digital Shadows gets £5.2m in venture funding
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the investment during his trade mission in the US this week.
View ArticleFlaw in common hotel router threatens guests' devices
Corporate travelers should be warned that a Wi-Fi router commonly used in hotels is easily compromised, putting guests passwords at risk and opening up their computers to malware infections and direct...
View ArticlePopular hotel Internet gateway devices vulnerable to hacking
Some Internet gateway devices commonly used by hotels and conference centers can easily be compromised by hackers, allowing them to launch a variety of attacks against guests accessing the Wi-Fi networks.
View ArticleWindows vulnerability can compromise credentials
A vulnerability found in the late 1990s in Microsoft Windows can still be used to steal login credentials, according to a security advisory released Monday.
View ArticleSony hackers targeted employees with fake Apple ID emails
Hackers probably gained access to Sony's network last year after a series of phishing emails aimed at system engineers, network administrators and others who were asked to verify their Apple IDs, a...
View ArticleStartup Barkly touts light, fast endpoint protection
Barkly, a startup in endpoint security, has now banked enough investment money to keep it going for two more years and plans to launch its first products sometime in late 2015.
View ArticleNext-generation endpoint protection not as easy as it sounds
Rather than looking for signatures of known malware as traditional anti-virus software does, next-generation endpoint protection platforms analyze processes, changes and connections in order to spot...
View ArticleSmarter End-point protection: Stuart McClure from Cylance
A lot of security books are written. Stuart McClure, CEO of Cylance, is the author of “Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions”, the best selling computer security book ever sold
View ArticleAs security vendors double down on ANZ, businesses must tap resources to...
The looming opening of Cisco Systems’ new ANZ headquarters is the latest in a series of investments that confirm security vendors are serious about establishing themselves within the increasingly...
View ArticleFBI's new iGuardian portal aims to ease cyber crime reporting
One-way website wins praise, but sharing with the private sector remains a problem
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