The banking industry is increasingly becoming a favourite among cyber criminals, according to security vendor MailGuard, which has detected a new phishing email scam purporting to be from Westpac.

National Australia Bank, Bank Leumi of Israel and US financial services group CIBC have launched a global online portal aimed at driving client-focused innovation by facilitating collaboration between the banks and financial technology firms.

TAFE South Australia is offering a new certificate 1V in cyber security from October this year, joining the Box Hill Institute, Canberra Institute of Technology and TAFEs in NSW, QLD and WA, in offering such courses.