Securia

09/04/2024

Not a week goes by where you don’t hear of a cyber-attack that resulted in a data breach impacting many, many people. We transact online for most of our day-to-day requirements. If you’re running a website that takes personally identifiable information (full name, address, contact information) or payment card details then your business is at risk.

In most cases this can easily be prevented by way of testing the security of your website. We take a hacker’s approach to find vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited to steal (and leak) information of your customers to damage your brand reputation.

Contact us for a discussion on how we can help test your cybersecurity landscape, identify vulnerabilities and remediate them to keep the bad guys out.

22/09/2022

Devestating!

Personal details of 1.1 million customers purportedly offered for sale.

31/01/2022

PSA

SCAM ALERT: We’re aware of a circulating SMS and email scam that’s attempting to get customers to download an app or provide their personal information. If you received this message, please delete it straight away. If you clicked a link and entered personal information and/or installed an app as a result of receiving this message, please DM our team for assistance.

For more information on this and other scams doing the rounds, visit https://www.commbank.com.au/latestscams

28/11/2021

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23/11/2021

Use GoDaddy? You're likely impacted, watch out for any emails talking about "renewing" or "updating your contact details".

The web host said an unauthorized person used a compromised password to get access to GoDaddy's systems.

10/04/2021

07/04/2021

Security experts have now indexed and organised the leak of half a billion phone numbers, so you can check if yours is affected.

06/04/2021

Stop. Read. Think.

Look out for scams impersonating PayPal. Scamwatch has received over 30 reports this week. The scammer claims there has been suspicious activity on your account and asks you to log in using a fake website to steal your information. Don’t click on the link or provide your details.

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10/01/2021

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https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/new-zealand-reserve-bank-urgently-responding-to-illegal-data-breach-20210110-p56t05.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2FpytBXUiwujaMtJBEqN5CbPQVGYGxoriItJVE3-0fo-IH8C6X8ZhLbaA =1610250181

The bank said it was treating the matter with “the highest priority, and acting with urgency”, as it investigates the breach.

18/11/2020

Physical security threat in australia today

NAB closes all bank branches due to 'physical security threat'By Stuart Marsh • Senior Producer1:38pm Nov 18, 2020 Tweet Facebook Mail The National Australia Bank has been forced to close all bank branches due to a "physical security threat".In a short statement the bank did not clarify what the t...

21/09/2020

The researchers alerted the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) on August 19, and proposed a 90-day responsible disclosure period as is common in the information security industry to give ATO time to fix the vulnerability. ASD communicated this to the ATO, which met with Frengley and Teague on September 18. In the meeting, ATO told the researchers that it did not intend to change the protocol, after which Frengley and Teague told the government tax agency they would warn users this Monday.

ATO declines to change protocol.

26/08/2020

Baby steps, but we're slowly getting there.

"Cyber Security NSW to quadruple in size. The NSW government-wide cyber security office will grow from around 25 to 100 staff, allowing it to assist small agencies and councils with their IT security needs for the first time. "

Cyber Security NSW to quadruple in size.