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Australia covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Australia, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.

For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving Australia's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.

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Bank Info Security 1 year, 8 months ago

Hackers Lurking in Critical Infrastructure to Wage Attacks

Australian Government Warns of Nation-State Actors' Plans to Weaponize MalwareThe Australian government is alerting critical infrastructure providers that state-sponsored actors are positioning malware in their networks that can be weaponized to disrupt operations during major crises or a military conflict. The hackers employ living-off-the-land technique to avoid detection.

Bank Info Security 15 Nov 2024, 11:30 a.m. Australia Critical Infrastructure Government Malware Military Nation State Warning
Bank Info Security 1 year, 8 months ago

Australia on Track to Ban Social Media Access for Minors

Advocacy Groups Call for Government to Regulate Social Media PlatformsThe Australian government is on track to introduce a bill in the Parliament to ban youths under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, but critics say age verification technologies are not accurate and a ban may push children into unsafe, less visible parts of the Internet.

Bank Info Security 13 Nov 2024, 10:00 a.m. Australia Children Government Regulation Social Media