This Month
Microsoft alliance opens door to private spending on national security
Former national cybersecurity adviser Alastair MacGibbon says the government cannot hope to fight off cyber threats without big-money private operators.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Opinion
Microsoft sends the right cyber signals
The strategic challenges nations face will be solved only through meaningful partnerships between government and industry.
- Alastair MacGibbon
- Opinion
- AI
Microsoft’s new $5b Aussie deal is a massive tech land grab
The tech giant’s Australian investment is a significant move to commandeer two of the biggest and most lucrative global technology bandwagons.
- Paul Smith
The risks Australian executives aren’t preparing for
Company leaders and board directors are confident they understand their supply chains, but they have not considered a range of key risks.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Hackers may use Gaza havoc as cover for attacks
More than 30 “hacktivist” groups have seized on Middle East tensions to push their ideological barrow.
- Andrew Tillett
September
- Analysis
- Cyber Summit
Why Australia is losing the battle for cyber resilience
The Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit showed a desire for national cyber resilience, but without change we won’t get there.
- James Turner
‘Transparency can be challenging’: firm delayed contacting hack victims
Cybersecurity co-ordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie says there are times that being transparent about hacks needs to be balanced against causing harm and anxiety.
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why we may never know more on the Optus and Medibank hacks
Financial services companies and telcos are at the forefront of Australia’s cybersecurity fight. The problem is, they’re also the target of the worst attacks.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
In risky hunt for secrets, US and China ramp up global spy operations
It’s spy v spy as the two superpowers work to get the upper hand over their main rival, and understand what its leaders are really thinking.
- Julian E. Barnes and Edward Wong
- Exclusive
- Cyber Summit
To pay or not to pay? Boards undecided on ransomware question
Many boards have not yet formed a view on whether they would be open to paying a ransom demand, new research has found.
- Tess Bennett
The CIA’s cyber warning for Australian miners
The agency’s former chief information security officer, Michael Mestrovich, has some frank advice for Australia about cybersecurity.
- Matthew Cranston
John Farnham Voice ad hit by ‘scammer’ bots sowing hatred and division
The legendary singer has been the target of a social media manipulation campaign aimed at making “both sides hate each other”.
- Max Mason
North Korea behind $60m heist from Young Rich Lister’s crypto casino
The FBI has credited North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, for the hack.
- Max Mason
August
- Exclusive
- North Korea
North Korea sends hackers out to steal cash. They’re coming for your bank
Global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is warning of a rise in North Korean cyberattacks as part of its annual review of cyber threats.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Cyber threat
Don’t ban paying cyber ransoms, ex-US spy chief warns Australia
Former US National Security Agency director and cyber chief Michael Rogers has called for a shift in thinking on cyberattacks.
- Ronald Mizen
July
Meet the air force commander in charge of Australia’s cyber defences
Darren Goldie has begun his role as Australia’s first cyber coordinator by treating the HWL Ebsworth breach like a flood or bushfire emergency.
- Paul Smith
APRA demands boards improve oversight of cyber risks
The prudential regulator has finalised a new standard known as CPS 230 that contains warnings for directors to lift governance to avoid Medibank-style hacks.
- Updated
- James Eyers
Chinese cyber spies hack top US officials’ emails
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was among those affected by the breach, according to reports.
- Ellen Nakashima, Joseph Menn and Shane Harris
Meta says China experimenting with Facebook influence tactics
Meta says China-based operations are trying to co-opt journalists, NGOs and work through PR groups on Facebook.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Putin's Russia
Hackers ‘weaponising’ data theft to shake down business
One of the world’s top cybersecurity firms says online gangs are now exploiting the threat of stiff government penalties to demand firms pay up quietly.
- Andrew Tillett
