News

• Australians should not opt-in to e-health records: AusCERT

  By Chloe Herrick | 13 March, 2012 15:01

  Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) has warned Australians not to opt-in to the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system due to concerns about insufficient security protections for users’ personal information.

• AusCERT 2011: In pictures: Celebrations as 10th AusCERT begins

  By Hamish Barwick | 16 May, 2011 11:22

  Celebrations as 10th AusCERT conference begins on Gold Coast.

• Vulnerable OS, mobile apps security targets for 2011: AusCERT

  By Lisa Banks | 02 March, 2011 09:09

  Exploiting vulnerable operating systems and the popularity of mobile apps will be where cyber criminals thrive in 2011, Australia’s Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) has warned.

• Cyber security Tsar needed to lift Australia's defences?

  By Tim Lohman | 10 September, 2009 12:38

  Symantec global CIO David Thompson suggests a US-style cybersecurity role could help prevent attacks like Anonymous' recent DDoS attack on Prime Minster's Web site.

• PM's site suffers Anonymous DDos attack

  By Tim Lohman | 10 September, 2009 11:14

  Threats from protest group Anonymous to disable the website of the Australian Prime Minister appear to have rung true.

• More needs to be done with cyber security: Conroy

  By Joshua Gliddon | 18 May, 2009 09:40

  Senator Stephen Conroy has used his keynote speech at the 2009 AusCert conference, held this week on the Gold Coast, to call for a renewed emphasis on cyber security.