MPS SecBlog: Week in Review - 06 December 2024
- Montane PS Staff
- Dec 5, 2024
- 2 min read
Review calls for narrowing Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission focus, but more needs to be done
The 14 November review report recommends refocusing the ACIC’s efforts on intelligence aimed at combating transnational, serious and organised crime—a growing and complex threat to Australia’s national security and economy.
Enhanced visibility and hardening guidance for communications infrastructure
Australian, Canadian, NZ, and US agencies warn that People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors compromised networks of major global telecommunications providers to conduct a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.
Google ads linking UNRWA with Hamas appear on Australian news websites as part of a global campaign
Advertisements linking the funding of UNRWA to Hamas have run alongside news content on Australian digital news websites. The ads appear to be linked to the Israeli government on Google's ad manager platform, and direct to an Israeli government website.
Home Affairs eyes whole-of-government zero trust
The DHA outlines the foundations of its whole-of-government zero-trust commitment, as originally planned in the 2023-2023 Cyber Security Strategy. The department laid out guiding principles for the uplift of current policies to ensure all departments and stakeholders are on the same page.
US authorities admit they don’t know when telcos will be free of Chinese interference
The admission follows guidance from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber Security Centre on hardening networks against Chinese hackers and using encrypted messaging applications to avoid their communications being intercepted.
Scam alert: Online shopping scams
Scammers are targeting online shoppers with Christmas shopping and Boxing Day sales. Criminals create fake websites to look like well-known brands, pretending to sell products at unusually low prices and may write fake reviews to make the website look legitimate.
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