Security
Australians lost nearly $300 million to scammers in 2016, with a 47% increase in scam reports to the competition watchdog, the ACCC, during the year… Microsoft president slams NSA, CIA over stockpiling exploits
Written by Sam Varghese
Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith has slammed the NSA and CIA for creating exploits for the Windows operating system and stockpiling them,… 
The Windows ransomware attacks that occurred over the weekend, putting British patients' lives at risk and paralysing organisations in nearly 100 other countries, was stopped… 
WikiLeaks has released details about two malware frameworks which it says were designed by the CIA, as part of its Vault 7 document dump. Alleged leaked NSA tool used to attack hospitals with Windows ransomware
Written by Sam Varghese
An alleged NSA hacking tool appears to have been used to craft ransomware and stage attacks on hospitals in Britain and various organisations in other… 
A Swiss researcher has discovered a keylogger in an audio driver on many Windows laptops made by HP Inc. 
Organisations planning to deploy chatbots should consider the security implications. 
Cyber security company Trend Micro has signed a five-year deal to provide its Deep Security-as-a-Service solution to human resources and flexible work services firm, the… 
The US is reportedly looking at extending a ban on allowing laptops into the cabins of airlines to European countries and the UK. 
About 120,000 IP cameras have been infected by a new strain of malware known as Persirai, with many users unaware that these devices are exposed… 
