A new report into the controversial ‘Encryption Bill’ has warned that it could damage Australia’s security industry for many years to come, pushing innovators offshore and crippling Australia’s export potential due to a perception that Australian security products cannot be trusted.
David Braue | 15 Jan | Read more
Hyatt Hotels launches the hotel industry's first bug bounty.
Security analysts must be getting tired of repeating themselves: one analysis lashed out at “negligent and unqualified” executives that are continually threatening consumer privacy with inadequate security and governance practices.
David Braue | 16 Oct | Read more
Check your card account statements if you stayed at Hyatt Hotel Bali between March and July.
With peak retail season settling down, many were weighing the damage that hackers had wrought in recent weeks. After Hyatt Hotels said its payment-processing systems had been hit by malware, others were warning that payment terminals were often affected by poor security decisions that enabled mass fraud by hackers. Authorities dismantled a gang of criminals that had stolen 200,000 euros from ATMs infected with malware, while online vandals were said to have set a DDoS record after pummeling the BBC Web site.
David Braue | 12 Jan | Read more