What Is a Drive-by Download Attack? A Drive-by Download attack involves the unintentional download of malicious files, code, or software onto your device. This can range from downloading Spyware, Trojans, Ransomware, and the list goes on. The download is often...
Vice Society is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that was established in 2021. They are believed to be a Russian-based intrusion, exfiltration and extortion group that primarily targets the education sector. This includes K-12 schools, colleges, and...
With school holidays well underway, kids are spending more time online gaming, talking with friends, and posting on social media. It is an excellent time for parents and carers to teach or remind their children of cyber security behaviours. Remind them to take a...
What Has Happened? Just before the 2022 holidays, LastPass announced customer data was significantly compromised after an unknown threat actor copied a cloud-based backup of customer vault data. This breach occurred over many months and it’s believed to have...
What Has Happened? In August, Twitter came forward and admitted a vulnerability had been exploited by a third party to obtain user data. This vulnerability had been present since June 2021 and was only patched in January 2022. Twitter confirmed the attack after...
It’s that time of year again: holiday shopping has begun! With the holiday season fast approaching, online shopping is expected to rise rapidly. The ease and convenience of online shopping make the holiday season the perfect time for cybercriminals to take...
What Has Happened? On the 13th of October, Medibank suffered a “cyber incident” that took its data and policy systems offline. They were able to restore the systems the next day and announced there was “no evidence that customer data has been accessed”. Following...
With many areas in the University adopting a hybrid working model, it's important to address the threats that emerge while working from home. These practices are designed to help keep your personal information, UNE information, and devices you use safe from a...
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) does an excellent job of preventing unauthorised access to a user’s account. If a threat actor can obtain your username and password, MFA should keep your account protected and prevent any access. As MFA has become more popular and...
The University of New England (UNE) has recently renewed and updated its password policy and requirements. The purpose of our Password Policy it so to establish and maintain a standardised level of security and for the creation of strong passwords for all UNE users...
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