Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan said that a review into its security carried out in the wake of Vodafone's data breach last month had spawned new ideas for the improvement of its defences.

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses what went wrong for Optus in the wake of one of Australia's biggest data breach incidents, the state of code security today and the recent ...

Optus Business has nabbed a five-year, AU$60 million contract to provide fixed and mobile telco services to security and surveillance vendor Suretek. The pair will also join forces to develop new ...

The multi-year partnership includes an upgrade of the Optus Secure Network Operation Centre and a suite of new Cisco products which will enhance network security and data security services for ...

Despite a Federal Court decision that it cannot keep a report by Deloitte into a 2022 cyberattack secret, Singtel Optus appears to be unwilling to commit to publicly releasing the same. Last September ...

The partnership comes as a response to the growing complexities of cyber-attacks, skill shortages, stringent regulatory requirements, and the rise of hybrid workforces Australian telco Optus has ...

Paitaridis says Optus is talking to enterprise and government about how managed security services help optimise resources to “best address security concerns associated with core business imperatives ...

Similarly, a "flaw in Optus' security processes" between September 2013 and 13 May 2014 meant that some customers were not prompted for their password when retrieving voicemail messages when outside ...

The second-largest telecommunications provider in Australia – Optus – was recently breached and faced a $1m extortion threat. Making matters worse, the attacker started contacting Optus customers ...

Millions of Australians face an increased risk of identity theft after their personal data was exposed in a massive online security breach at Optus last month. The so-far unidentified hacker obtained ...

Number-two telecommunications company SingTel Optus will undergo a wide ranging, independent review of its information-security systems after working with the Office of the Australian Information ...

The cyber security consulting arm of Australian telco Optus is acquiring Hivint for A$23.3m in a bid to bolster its security pedigree in a market that is facing more data breaches and cyber incidents.