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After hackers linked to China reportedly gained access to the IT networks  of hundreds of small and medium-sized water and power utilities in the U.S, alarm bells are ringing for utilities and critical infrastructure (CI) operations across the world. In an attack that some observers suggest is pre-positioning for sabotage of water and power supplies should the U.S. look to intervene in any potential conflict with Taiwan, China has demonstrated the inherent weaknesses in opera

In a bizarre twist that sounds more like satire than cybersecurity research, it was recently demonstrated that a spring onion  (yes the...

No, but could this be a sign of what's ahead? Researchers recently reported encountering a phishing attack in the wild that bypasses a...

The economic impact from cybercrime continues to increase and as we enter 2025 we thought it well worth reviewing the key cybersecurity...

Introduction Passwordless authentication remains an appealing, yet elusive, long-term goal for many organisations. The numerous...

On Friday (July 19, 2024), CrowdStrike’s 'Falcon' product was sent an automatic remote content update for Microsoft Windows hosts (which...

Published on Defence Connect 17 Feb 2023 Opinion: Recent national concerns about the risk of installed Chinese-manufactured security...

Published on Asia Pacific Defence Reporter Among spiralling cost of living pressures, and the threat of kinetic warfare in our region,...

Provision of core transport infrastructure in major cities has evolved from simply building and maintaining roads into managing entire transport networks.  Major arterial roads incorporate significant public assets, such as tunnels, bridges and interchanges, which necessitate a need for control and oversight over an even broader range of assets to ensure traffic flow remains safe, reliable and efficient for all road users.  For any organisation to be able to provide this leve

In the ever more connected world, operational environments and the Operational Technology (OT) controlling them are a new frontline for cyberattacks. Digital transformation driving manufacturing, energy and utilities has created unprecedented efficiencies which have also exposed those organisations to a greater extent to the potential of cyberattack. There are multiple reasons for the increased threat. For one, the expanded use of technology, which opens new communications an

Due to its widespread reliance on a huge network of locations, devices and people to provide adequate services, the energy industry faces perhaps more threat from cyber-crime than any other sector. While these threats have always been present, the effect of recent global events on daily operations has severely increased the possibility of attack. With the post-pandemic shift to work from home practices, as well as a push towards “cleaner, greener and cheaper” energy, the indu

Australia joins NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE) Locked Shields for the first time, collaborating in...

Existing methods to detect and nab cyber criminals are likely to be ineffective in the years ahead, judging from the projections of...

The NSW branch of the Labor Party appears to have suffered a Windows ransomware attack, with the Avaddon strain having been used to...

Every day we read about a new threat to personal, government and business systems despite, the billions of dollars spent annually on...