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Coming in at equal sixth in the world as targets of “significant” cyber attacks, Australia has reported 16 major incidents since 2010. The US tops the list with 156 incidents – three times more than the UK which recorded the second-most significant cyber attacks at 47. Created using using data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – which regularly updates a timeline of major cyber incidents – the list once again highlights Australia’s prevalence as a target for cyber warfare at a time of heightened awareness about cyber risks. The CSIS list of “significant” incidents focuses on times when bad actors have targeted government agencies, defense or high-tech companies, and incidents with an economic cost above US$1 million. Starting in 2010 with a hack attempt on Rio Tinto, the listed Australian incidents show a decade-long pattern of cyber espionage targeting mining companies, Defence contractors, and government agencies. Ten years ago, the Australian Si...

All foreigner travelers will be banned from entering Australia from Friday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the enhanced border measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It applies to all non-citizens and non-residents. Australians will still be able to return from overseas but they will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. The Government had previously banned foreign nationals from coming to Australia  from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea. New Zealand had already announced plans to close its borders to foreign nationals Mr Morrison said he had consulted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about Australia’s new travel ban prior to announcing it. “The New Zealand arrangement, in the same way as it has in the past, doesn’t apply to Australians living in New Zealand as New Zealand residents,” he said. “Equally for New Zealanders living in Australia as Australian residents, these are the same rules that apply in both countries. “We h...

President Donald Trump has announced the US will ban all travel from Europe as cases of the coronavirus still rise. Trump made the announcement in during an Oval Office address to the state over the coronavirus threat. “To keep new cases from entering our shores we'll be suspending all travel from Europe to us for subsequent 30 days,” he said. The travel restrictions will kick in in the dark on Friday civil time but won't apply to the United Kingdom. Trump said, “we are marshaling the complete power” of the govt and personal the sector to guard the American people. He said the new travel restrictions were “strong but necessary”, calling the COVID-19 virus a “horrible infection”. The President praised the nation’s “unprecedented response” to the outbreak, while also blaming the ECU Union for failing to require early action against the virus. “Taking early intense action, we've seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus within us, than are now present in Eur...

The cancellation of Facebook’s biggest event of the year, which was set for May, follows in the footsteps of Mobile World Congress. Facebook said Thursday it's canceling its F8 developer conference, the social media giant’s biggest event of the year, over concerns about the novel coronavirus. The unusual move illustrates how the outbreak of COVID-19, the respiratory illness the virus causes, is impacting the world’s largest tech companies. Facebook’s mostly-annual conference was scheduled to take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on May 5 and 6. It is a widely anticipated Facebook event, and last year attracted more than 5,000 developers , creators, and entrepreneurs from around the globe. “This was a tough call to make — F8 is an incredibly important event for Facebook and it’s one of our favorite ways to celebrate all of you from around the world — but we need to prioritize the health and safety of our developer partners, employees and everyone who help...