The Australian government has announced new support to help small businesses counter cyber attacks. The measures, worth $18.2 million in total, include a voluntary cyber health check program offering free self-assessments of businesses’ cybersecurity and a Cyber Resilience Service providing one-on-one assistance. These measures aim to mitigate an average loss of $46,000 that small businesses tend to suffer from cyber attacks.
Malware linked to Salt Typhoon used to hack telcos around the world
Security vendor Trend Micro has called Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon, which reportedly attacked several US telecoms firms, one of “the most aggressive Chinese advanced
