Luke Irwin Archive
Last week, the CSA (Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore) presented its findings regarding July’s SingHealth data breach. The incident affected 1.5 million people – just under a third of the country’s population – with criminal hackers accessing patients’ names, dates of …
A KPMG study has found that 49% of CEOs believe a successful cyber attack against their organisation is inevitable. This shouldn’t come as a surprise: the volume of attacks has soared in the past few years and there are simply …
A data breach at Perth Mint initially thought to have affected 13 customers turns out to have been far more extensive. The government-owned bullion mint and precious metals trader confirmed that about 3,200 records were breached, with names, addresses, passport …
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning on improving its cyber security measures. The RBI’s initiative was confirmed in its Annual Report 2017–18, which includes details such as the creation of “theme-based IT examinations” and an audit management application …
Sydney-based Ryde Hospital has landed itself in serious trouble after giving the medical records of a sexual assault victim to another patient. The patient who received the records was discharged from the hospital last week after suffering a stomach bug. …
A data breach at Punjab National Bank (PNB) has exposed 10,000 cardholders’ payment card details, according to information discovered by CloudSek Information Security. The cyber security company found PNB customers’ names and their payment cards’ personal identification numbers, expiry dates …
Organisations in the Philippines should be used to the Data Privacy Act, which came into effect in 2016. However, many organisations now face a new challenge in the form of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although the GDPR …
Preparing for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes a lot of time and effort. Organisations will need a team dedicated to implementing the GDPR’s requirements, but compliance isn’t just the domain of specialists. Anyone who handles EU residents’ …
An organisation’s employees are its first line of defence against cyber security incidents, so it’s essential that they can spot problems and respond to them appropriately. However, many employees complain that because training courses are simply tick-box exercises for compliance, …
Websites across the globe, including several Australian government sites, have been infected with malware that forces visitors’ computers to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge. The attack hit the official website of the Victorian parliament, as well as Queensland’s legislation site, …
