David Braue
Editor at Large
David Braue is an award-winning technology journalist who covers the security and telecommunications industry in Australia. Follow him on Twitter at @zyzzyvamedia.
Deakin University smishing attack highlights the dangers of just one compromised account
Even after Australians lost $2 billion to scammers last year, SMS scams are getting worse, and educational institutions are in the firing line
After business email compromise, tribunal forces ACT company to pay debt, again
As fraud surges, companies are reminded to tighten email filtering and financial controls to not find themselves in a situation where they have to pay twice for goods acquired only once.
Dark web markets are hungry for Australian identity data
Demand for personal information from Australians are fed by breaches like the recent massive compromise of NDIS supplier
Soaring cybersecurity pressures are exacerbating an Australian training conundrum
Experts warn Australian businesses need to make systemic changes to meet staff requirements.
Lax Australian security attitudes leaving databases exposed to web compromise
Cybersecurity research group Group-IB has identified 1,550 unsecured public-facing databases in Australia, highlighting the lingering weaknesses in corporate data protection and providing a stark warning to the surprisingly large...
Court finds financial advisory firm failed to prevent series of cyberattacks
Australian financial advisory RI Advice has failed to prevent a series of cybersecurity breaches resulting in a breach of its financial-services license obligations “to act efficiently and fairly”, the Federal Court found.
Even with board support, Horizon Power’s CISO was in for a shock
Everything seemed like it was going well for Horizon Power, a Western Australian power supplier that had been actively updating its cybersecurity practices to support a major digital transformation project aiming to tap data-driven...
Australian companies face Russian revenge attacks and Chinese expansionism
Western agencies warn of potential Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in retaliation for supporting Ukraine, while Chinese entities appear to be moving away from amateur cyberattacks and espionage to a more coordinated,...
How ASD plans on spending $9.9 billion on cybersecurity—and find the staff
The Australian Signals Directorate has hundreds of experts ready to go, the secuyrity agency’s director-general says as she dismisses skills-gap concerns.
Australian CISOs continue to struggle on privacy
New ISACA research shows that Australian organisations—including regulators—can’t find sufficient staff to treat privacy by design as seriously and thoroughly as needed.
Australia Labor Party wants a dedicated cybersecurity minister: Would it help?
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine reverberates online, Labor’s “better and smarter” cybersecurity ideas will face a complex cybersecurity reality to better protect Australian businesses.