Marriott, Starwood hit by security incident
Dec 1, 2018 - The Marriott Group have released a statement regarding a significant data security incident involving their Starwood Guest Reservation database. An investigation undertaken by Marriott in September 2018 determined that there had been unauthorised access to the database, which contained guest information relating to reservations at Starwood properties since 2014.Medicare & Aus Post SMS scam
Nov 29, 2018 - You may have seen news reports yesterday of an active phishing campaign via SMS, pretending to be from either Medicare or Australia Post. The messages claim that you have a rebate owed or a competition opportunity and asks you to click through to a website and provide your personal details.Adelaide JCSC officially opens
Nov 23, 2018 - Today the Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne, officially opened the Adelaide Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC), as part of the Government’s $47 million commitment to collaborative cyber security solutions under the 2016 Cyber Security Strategy. The Adelaide Centre builds on the success of the JCSCs in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth by bringing together business and academia along with state, territory and Commonwealth agencies in an engaging and cooperative environment.
We all have a stake in cyber security
Nov 12, 2018 - Australia’s banks, insurers and superannuation funds are an attractive target for cyber criminals, so all financial institutions must be able to handle cyber risks and regularly test their own defences. To help businesses and organisations better protect themselves, and respond quickly and effectively if a cyber attack occurs, a new standard for information security management has been released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The new Prudential Standard CPS 234 Information Security is intended to shore up APRA-regulated entities’ resilience against…The ACSC is updating partner contact information
Nov 6, 2018 - The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is currently in the process of updating its contact list for our partners. Our cyber community is experiencing rapid change and people are often on the move, falling outside of the information loop. We want to ensure that, in times of crisis, we are able to quickly inform the cyber community. As an ACSC partner you will receive a message from ASD.Assist@defence.gov.au asking you to update your contact details.Austal cyber security incident
Nov 1, 2018 - JOINT STATEMENT Department of Defence Department of Home Affairs Australian Cyber Security Centre The Australian Government is aware of the cyber security incident affecting Austal. This matter has been referred to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation.