$23.4 million Cyber Wardens scheme kicks off with Melbourne business beta session
Forty Victorian small businesses will today experience their first hands-on Cyber Wardens session, a debut event for the cyber security training scheme set to receive more $23 million in federal government funding.
Secure Code Warrior secures $72.58 million in Series C++
In a win for cybersecurity, Australian startup Secure Code Warrior has landed over $72 million in Series C funding to help educate businesses.
“Ignore, delete and block”: Australians urged to be on alert for EOFY scams
Australian regulators and agencies have warned taxpayers to be extra vigilant during tax time this year and to be on alert for dodgy EOFY scams.
One in five Aussie businesses hit by cyber attacks: ABS
Businesses are the frequent targets for cyber attacks involving scammers, hackers and digital malcontents wanting to steal money, secrets and identities.
Latitude’s woes continue as firm hit with $1 million lawsuit over data breach
The firm was hit by a cyber attack in March after a hacker used privileged credentials from a third-party vendor to access its systems and steal the data of 7.9 million customers.
Jones puts Coalition’s Consumer Data Right scheme on hold
The government has quietly applied the handbrake to the expansion of the Coalition’s signature competition architecture project, the CDR scheme.
Cyber criminals are exploiting out-of-office emails to scam small businesses
Something as simple as including holiday details in your out-of-office email could give cyber criminals an edge over your business, SME experts warn, as the methods used by digital crooks become increasingly advanced.
Budget 2023: $23.4 million for small business cyber wardens program, delivered by COSBOA
The federal government will invest $23.4 million over the next three years to help small businesses build their resilience to cyber threats by training in-house cyber experts.
The top five reasons companies aren’t ready for a cyber crisis when it hits
Too many business owners are declining to take even rudimentary steps to better equip their companies to get crisis-ready.
“It’s not great”: CyRise closure leaves Australia without a cybersecurity startup accelerator
NTT and Deakin University have decided to close cybersecurity-focused CyRise Accelerator, a collaboration they opened in 2017.
Optus faces class action over data breach that likely exposed small businesses
Optus is facing one of the largest class action claims in Australian history, with legal firm Slater and Gordon arguing a data breach that exposed the data of almost 10 million customers breached privacy laws, made users vulnerable to fraud attempts, and caused significant emotional distress.
Digital licence trial resumes in Queensland after Optus, Medibank hack pause
The Queensland government is back on the horse to continue its pursuit of a digital driver’s licence linked to a state digital identity.
