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The Australian government, through the Office of National Intelligence (ONI), is hoping to progress research on “smart” satellites. In a request for tender (RFT), ONI is seeking a provider of research and engineering services in order to develop, build, test, launch, and operate a prototype or proof-of-concept smart satellite to demonstrate the application of miniaturised […] More
Image: Markus Spiske on Unsplash The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a rare cyber-security alert today warning member organizations of “a widespread, ongoing phishing campaign.” FINRA said the malicious emails were aimed at stealing Microsoft Office and SharePoint account passwords from its member organizations. FINRA, which is a private industry group that […] More
Image: IgorShubin Academics from an Israeli university have published new research last week showing how an attacker could turn a computer’s power supply unit into a rudimentary speaker that can secretly transmit data from an infected host using audio waves. The technique, named POWER-SUPPLaY, is the work of Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D at […] More
In recent weeks, NewsGuard, the internet news watchdog service, has been escalating its battle against misinformation by opening a Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center and offering its service for free to all internet users until July 1. Featured stories NewsGuard is a desktop browser extension that displays credibility and transparency content scoring and is available by […] More
Image: Geralt on Pixabay Microsoft says its advanced machine learning threat detection models have helped its staff detect multiple malicious spam (malspam) campaigns distributing disk image files infected with malware. The campaign, detected last week, is using COVID-19 lures (email subject lines) to trick users into downloading and running ISO or IMG file attachments. In […] More
The coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns have led to a rise in remote working, meaning more people are using video conferencing software like Zoom to communicate with colleagues, as well as socialise with friends. But the need to work from home is something cyber criminals are attempting to take advantage of and now researchers at […] More
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that the country’s universities and scientific facilities are being subject to a wave of hacking attempts conducted by other countries in the quest for coronavirus research. According to the NCSC, as reported by The Guardian, state-sponsored threat actors are focusing on information related to the novel […] More
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has been consulting with industry to determine Australia’s engagement with two United Nations (UN) processes on what is deemed as responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. The United National General Assembly (UNGA) established the two processes in December 2018: the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) and the Open […] More
