To talk or not to talk â the cyber-attack dilemma
Cyber-criminals know their victims hate to say anything about a hack attack. This lack of transparency is exacerbating the problem.
Apr 6, 2021 â 12.00am
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Nine Entertainmentâs decision to keep the details of its cyber attack secret, including refusing to answer the five fundamental questions â who, what, when, where and why, is understandable.
It might harbour fears the mystery hacker will be emboldened to launch a second attack if it is named and shamed. This thinking could well be informed by the obvious resilience of the companyâs systems.
Nine would not want to be seen to be boasting about its proven ability to contain the damaging attack, repair its systems and continue functioning albeit with significant inconvenience for employees.
Cybersecurity expert calls for replacement technology following Tasmanian ambulance patient data leak
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The unencrypted information came from pagers used by paramedics.
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A cybersecurity expert has called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of confidential patient information.
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He says it is impossible to know how many people have accessed leaked data
The Shadow ICT Minister says the breach is a betrayal of Tasmanian s trust
The unencrypted information came from pagers being used by paramedics.
Darren Hopkins, a partner at McGrathNicol a national company which advises governments and businesses on cybersecurity risks said it was very difficult to protect sensitive data on radio because it was such old technology.