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The Commonwealth Ombudsman has said while he’s happy to perform oversight of Australia’s pending Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020, he anticipates there to be an increase in workload, which would therefore require further funding. The Bill is intended to amend the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (TIA Act) to create a framework for […] More
A few weeks ago, Zoom was riding high. Zoom had become a verb. You didn’t video-conference, you Zoomed. Then came the constant drumbeat of one Zoom security problem after another, including the infamous Zoombombing. Zoom fought back with security fixes. But it may be too little too late. Today, BuzzFeed News reported Google has banned Zoom […] More
Although unwanted calls are nothing new, spam and scam phone calls affect thousands of people each day. Scammers claiming to work for government agencies, technical support, or asking for your health insurance information causes great concern to people in lockdown as COVID-19 crosses the US. But we are more tempted to answer the phone when […] More
You’ve probably read in many places online that cybercriminals are heavily exploiting the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to trick users into infecting themselves with malware or steal their personal information. However, in a report published today, Microsoft says that they haven’t seen any noticeable spike in malware activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company […] More
The number of cyber attacks attempting to exploit the coronavirus outbreak for their own gain continues to rise as both cyber criminal groups and nation-state backed hacking operations attempt to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own gain. A joint advisory published by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US […] More
Box on Wednesday announced it’s adding automated malware detection and controls in Box Shield, the cloud content management platform’s security product. When malware is identified in Box, Box Shield will automatically alert the end user, restrict downloads and sharing of malicious files, and notify IT and security teams. The new capabilities should be available by […] More
After Microsoft took a swipe at Zoom over security and privacy, Google has now offered its take on how Google Meet blocks the ‘zoombombing’ pranksters who’ve struck Zoom meetings and classrooms in recent weeks. While ease-of-use has made Zoom the video-conferencing platform star in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, its security issues have become the main […] More
Image: Allie Smith Former Facebook and Yahoo Chief Security Officer (CSO) Alex Stamos is joining Zoom as an outside security consultant. In a blog post published on Medium today, Stamos said he decided to join the company after a phone call last week with Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan. Yuan approached Stamos for the […] More
