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    IT Security Incident DB, Australia/NZ
    Monday
    Aug302010

    ABC Radio Interview on Ballarat City Council Compromise

    Chris Gatford, Director of HackLabs was interviewed by Prue Bently on the compromise of Ballarat City Council's internal network by a hacker. This was commentary on the information disclosed in the Courier Mail Article.

     MP3 of Interview

    Friday
    Mar262010

    ITNews - Data Disclosure Laws & Fines

    HackLabs provided thoughts on the lack of data loss disclosure laws within Australia to Liz Tay.

    ITNews

    Thursday
    Mar252010

    Computerworld - Skipfish Web Application Security Scanner

    HackLabs quoted on Skipfish the new Web Application Security Scanner from google. It's a amazingly fast and will be very useful to Penetration Testers.

    Computerworld

    Wednesday
    Feb032010

    ABC Radio 702 Sydney - Interview Chris Gatford

    Alaistair MacGibbon and Chris Gatford were interviewed on ABC 702 on the "Mornings with Deborah Cameron" Show. We discussed the common threats and both mentioned the challenges and some things to consider for maintaing IT security in small businesses. I also mentioned this link in which I provide some free tools and ideas on increasing security within your orgainsation
    Thursday
    Oct012009

    SMH Article on Integral Energy Virus Outbreak

    HackLabs was quoted in a SMH article in regards to a virus outbreak at Integral Energy. HackLabs has performed many penetration tests on "SCADA" systems over the years. During those tests we have discovered very poor segregation between the networks, which often allowed us to compromise the control network.

    Sydney Morning Herald - 'Sinister' Integral Energy virus outbreak a threat to power grid

     

    Tuesday
    Aug182009

    ABC - Four Corners - "Fear in the Fast Lane"

    Description from ABC:

    In a story that will make you review the use of your home computer, reporter Andrew Fowler tells how foreign online crooks took down a multi-million dollar Australian business. He explains how you can have your identity stolen, your phone disconnected and your bank accounts emptied in just hours. Perhaps most alarmingly, Four Corners reveals first-hand how wireless connections are an invitation to thieves.

    HackLabs' Chris Gatford assisted Four Corners by taking the crew on a "wardrive" around the streets of Balmain.

    Streaming Video

    Monday
    Jun292009

    ABC Radio Interview - Chris Gatford

    A quick interview on the motives of "hackers". The interviewer was interested in some recent website defacements. 

    ABC Radio Interview