Guide to securing personal information

Haythem Elmir

  Introduction This ‘Guide to securing personal information’ (Guide) provides guidance on the reasonable steps entities are required to take under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) to protect the personal information they hold from misuse, interference, loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. It also includes guidance […]

Apple’s iOS 11 release prevents backdoor exploit on Wi-Fi chips

Haythem Elmir

Apple’s release of iOS 11 patched an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips that, if exploited, could have allowed attackers within range to execute arbitrary code on the firmware. Designated CVE-2017-11120, the bug was discovered by team researcher Gal Beniamini, and is comparable to the Broadpwnvulnerability found in Broadcom chipsets earlier this year. Following Apple’s Sept. […]

Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known

Haythem Elmir

Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. To read the original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections