Information Technology

First two attempts failed citing security concerns. This time, the DOD is woefully behind on its own implementation plan. More

Brisbane, Townsville, and the Sunshine Coast join AustCyber’s Cyber Security Innovation Node network. More

In a report filed with Congress last week, the White House says the number of cyber-security incidents recorded at US federal agencies in 2019 went down by 8%. The report was compiled by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and included data about security incidents that took place at tens of government […] More

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/ZDNet × ios-13-5-1.png Apple on Monday released iOS 13.5.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The release notes only mention security updates, and the update itself was 77.5MB on my iPhone 11 Pro Max.  Shortly after releasing the update, Apple updated its security updates page with more information about what exactly was […] More

Only around a third of users usually change their passwords following a data breach announcement, according to a recent study published by academics from the Carnegie Mellon University’s Security and Privacy Institute (CyLab). The study, presented earlier this month at the IEEE 2020 Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection, was not based on survey data, […] More

Time to dump those cheap dollar-store flash drives, or the ones you picked up at a trade show and get a encrypted micro USB SSD that would impress James Bond. More

I’ve noticed a worrying trend lately. As more and more people are working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a big increase in people using USB flash drives to store data. I’ve lost count of the number of cheap dollar-store drives, or drives picked up at trade shows I’ve seen in use. […] More

Apple has awarded a bug bounty hunter $100,000 for finding and reporting a severe security issue that could lead to the takeover of third-party user accounts.  As reported by Hacker News, researcher Bhavuk Jain discovered the vulnerability in the “Sign in with Apple” feature, a developer feature that allows users to sign in to services […] More