Media Articles

Fake WiFi Lives On!

HackLabs — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:03:23 +0000

I was asked about those annoying fake wifi APs that you often see that are in ad-hoc mode which offer the allure of free internet access but always disappoint!

ZDNET

QUT Interview on Social Media Hacking

HackLabs — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I was interviewed about general security questions around the use of social networks. This was done after a presentation I gave on called "Social Media Abuse".

QUT News

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ABC Local Radio Queensland - Interview

HackLabs — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:02:05 +0000

Chris Gatford, Director of HackLabs was interviewed on ABC Radio Drive time Queensland prior his presentation at the National ID symposium in Brisbane.

MP3 of Interview

ABC Radio Interview on Ballarat City Council Compromise

HackLabs — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:03:30 +0000

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

ITNews - Data Disclosure Laws & Fines

HackLabs — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:55:55 +0000

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

ITNews

Computerworld - Skipfish Web Application Security Scanner

HackLabs — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:31:20 +0000

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

ABC Radio 702 Sydney - Interview Chris Gatford

HackLabs — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:11:24 +0000

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

ABC Radio 702 Blog Post

Audio Link

SMH Article on Integral Energy Virus Outbreak

HackLabs — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:17:26 +0000

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

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

HackLabs — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:04:44 +0000

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

ABC Radio Interview - Chris Gatford

HackLabs — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:59:25 +0000

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

ABC Radio Interview