September
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why competition laws could increase the risk of blue screen attacks
We should beware of one-size-fits-all technology policies that could open smart devices to the third-party vulnerabilities that caused the CrowdStrike outage.
- Michael Rogers and Jane M. Hardy
Legal privilege an ‘attraction’ in law firm’s consulting play
HPX Group chief executive Nick Humphrey says rolling consulting services into a legal practice means clients have a better chance of taking advantage of legal privilege.
- Maxim Shanahan
Cyber safety group Qoria in $25m cash call; UCP on ticket
The cyber safety and internet monitoring group, which was this year the subject of US private equity interest, is offering shares at 37¢ a piece.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Smart Investor
SMSFs are a $1 trillion honeypot for hackers
The success of the retirement savings system has become an irresistible target for global cybercriminals.
- Tim Mackay
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia must be wary of Beijing’s ears and hands in consumer goods
The US is banning Chinese-made EVs with internet connections for fear they will be used for surveillance or sabotage. Australia will need to step up too.
- Alastair MacGibbon
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Cybersecurity for the C-suite, not just the IT crowd
At Tuesday’s Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit, the corporate regulator warned boards and managers against “cyberwashing”.
- The AFR View
It’s tough to make an outsize return in cybersecurity, big funds say
Hack ETF, an index that tracks the performance of the global cybersecurity sector, was up 72 per cent in five years. The S&P500 rose 87 per cent in that time.
- Updated
- Cecile Lefort
- Opinion
- Cyber Summit
ASIC readies to wield a big stick against boards lax on cybersecurity
The regulator is talking about investigating directors who have been remiss in guarding against hackers. Not everyone thinks that’s the best approach.
- Paul Smith
Why John Mullen wishes he’d paid a cyber ransom
When hackers targeted Qantas chairman John Mullen’s private maritime museum, he didn’t pay the ransom out of principle.
- Tess Bennett
Cyberspies phone businesses to warn of danger but half don’t respond
The Australian Signals Directorate’s new director-general Abigail Bradshaw says there is a stigma to being attacked, but it is costly for companies.
- Max Mason
Regulators warn cyber reforms won’t provide immunity from prosecution
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has outlined changes that would provide some cover for companies to provide more information to agencies after a cyberattack.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Cyber Summit
In our world, cybersecurity is no longer guaranteed, says Burke
Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke warns that cyberattacks are evolving so quickly the “normal methods of how government would assist just aren’t appropriate.”
- Exclusive
- Cyber Summit
ASIC pursues board directors over cyber breaches
ASIC says more investigations are underway, scrutinising how boards and directors have responded to cyberattacks.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Cyber Summit
Business to get cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections
New laws will mean companies cannot be punished based on data they share with authorities while trying to recover from cyberattacks.
- Paul Smith
Aussie cyber firm goes it alone with US expansion
Trent Telford is on a high after his firm Cocoon Data scored a Google deal and made progress cracking the US market, but he says it’s no thanks to the Australian government.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Cyber Summit
Why AI is a double-edged sword in the fight against cyberattacks
Artificial intelligence can overwhelm traditional cybersecurity based on rigid rules and human oversight. But it can also provide the best defence.
- Rita Gatt
Former Telstra cyber boss plots his unicorn’s return to Australia
Glenn Chisholm, Telstra’s first chief information security officer, has grown Obsidian Security into a $1 billion firm. Now he’s targeting his home market.
- Tess Bennett
Bankers monitor EQT’s Nexon for next hot deal in IT services
EQT has held a majority stake in the IT services outfit since July 2019, meaning its time on the register has ticked past five years
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Privacy
Labor’s plan for protecting your privacy: hope the internet disappears
The Albanese government has squibbed at nearly 40 key privacy reforms and given in to an outdated argument that Australia is a nation of shopkeepers.
- Tom Burton
August
Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked
The former president’s team accused Iran of stealing sensitive internal documents, a day after Microsoft warned of foreign interference in the US election.
- Bill Barrow