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• Cyber expert credited with stopping 'WannaCry' attack admits malware charges

  ​A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralising the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to US charges of writing malware.

• ASX 200 firms have major security holes

  Even the most mature and well-resourced ASX 200 companies are having trouble sufficiently deploying cyber security basics, according to a new report.

• North Korean hacker charged in Sony, WannaCry cyber attacks

  The U.S. government has charged and sanctioned a North Korean man in the WannaCry and Sony cyber attack assaults.

• Cyber guru says CIOs need ‘attitudinal shifts’ towards risk

  Tech chiefs need to focus on “internal collaboration” and treat the potential for a cyber security attack as a strategic business risk rather than an IT or information security one, says cyber specialist Sarah Stephens.​

• BlackBerry unveils security software for self-driving vehicles

  Canadian software maker BlackBerry Ltd on Monday launched a new cybersecurity software, which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars.

• Is automation the future of cyber security?

  The WannaCry and Petya ransomware outbreaks damaged enterprise networks around the world and struck fear into the hearts of IT and security chiefs everywhere. And for every enterprise, particularly those in financial sector, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ they will get attacked, it’s ‘when.’

• IT security concerns reach new high

  The Australian public’s concern about security issues is the highest it has been in the last 10 years, according to research.

• Tech projects more complex now than five years ago: research

  Project complexity, innovation efforts, and increasing cyber security vulnerabilities were put under the spotlight in the 2017 Harvey Nash/KPMG annual CIO survey.

• WannaCry Australian victim count on the rise

  The global ransomware attack known as WannaCry has so far claimed 12 victims in Australia, the government said this morning.