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RMIT University launches international Cyber Security network between Australia and Lithuania
8 February marked Safer Internet Day and today it represents the launch of the Australian - Lithuanian Cyber Research Network,…
Cyberattacks on US schools increasing amid reliance on technology
Public school systems often have limited budgets for cybersecurity safeguards and have become targets of more attacks. Amid a growing…
Linux Polkit Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Most Distros, XIot Devices.
A trivially exploitable vulnerability has been disclosed in Polkit, a component installed by default on many Linux distributions. Successful exploits…
Scammer threatens site owners for backlinks
Backlink scammer attempts to destroy business reputation Website owners are receiving emails threatening to ruin their reputation if they do…
REvil group members: Russia detains six more suspects
On Saturday, a Moscow court jailed six more suspected members of the extortionist criminal group REvil for two months on…
Recommendations for Log4j Mitigation
A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has been publicly disclosed in Log4j, an open source logging utility widely used…
Australia and US Sign Data Sharing Agreement
Australia and the United States are paving the way for better electronic data sharing after signing an agreement last year.…
Attackers find new way to exploit Office hole patched by Microsoft
Attackers have tested an exploit for a critical Office vulnerability already fixed by Microsoft. In September 2021, Microsoft released a…
$33 billion scammed from Australia in the past year from cybercrime
Australia self-reported losses exceeding $33 billion. The country has been scammed billions of dollars with a significant increase in online…
How Shopping Bots Can Compromise Retail Cybersecurity
The e-commerce industry is not unfamiliar with online shopping bots. While bots are used by stores to provide better customer service,…