It’s Scams Awareness Week 2020, so brush up on your scam-spotting skills

It’s scams awareness week, and we’re helping Scamwatch raise awareness of data theft and the steps you can take to avoid becoming a statistic.

This year in security: 2020

Find out what this past year taught us about the state of cybersecurity in Australia and beyond.

Australia’s aged care and healthcare sectors need urgent cyber-care

Australia’s healthcare infrastructure is facing a high risk of cyberattacks and in the current climate, it’s a crisis we can ill-afford. Here’s how we can build a more cyber resilient healthcare sector.

The troubling state of cybersecurity in the education sector

With the sudden and massive shift to virtual classrooms, educators need to be extra vigilant about the cyber risks that they and their students are being exposed to.

The impact of COVID-19 on cybersecurity insurance

Cyber threats are surging as employees work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting cybersecurity insurers to reassess companies’ security measures—and potentially raise premiums.

This month in security: July 2020

Russian BEC gangs hustled hundreds of multinational companies, a massive Twitter breach exploited celebrity accounts to shill a Bitcoin scam, and a teenager from WA published confidential information from the health department online.

Ransomware returns with a new twist: pay up or we’ll publish

Ransomware attacks have become larger and more sophisticated—and hackers are increasingly stealing sensitive information and threatening to publish it unless the ransom is paid.

Brace yourselves: Tax scams are coming

Tax season is here, and the number of tax scams is growing every day. It can be a little inconvenient, but taking a few precautions can greatly improve your chances of protecting yourself from tax scams.

This month in security: June 2020

Australian government and businesses hit by a series of malicious cyber events, CrowdStrike’s survey reveals the risks facing the remote workforce during COVID-19, beverages giant Lion, Fisher and Paykel and Honda blindsided by cyberattacks, while CBA uncovers abusive messages hidden in digital transactions.