Login     Register
Select Website 

Recruitment Directory's Blog - Australia's #1 Recruitment Technology Blog!

Back to Menu Back to Menu


Was the NSW Government Job Board Hacked?

Author: Thomas Shaw
Date: 8:34pm Monday 26 January 2009

  Email Article Email Article   SMS Article SMS Article   Print Article Print Article

The news is currently reporting that the NSW Government's Job Board http://jobs.nsw.gov.au website has been hacked. The site is currently offline and undergoing security testing and maintenance. Am I surprised by the lack of security around job boards and recruitment websites? No, no, no!!!


Who is next...? I DO know which recruitment website has its FTP/Database passwords currently online, and has had its website compromised recently by an insecure CMS (Content Management System) script which is linked to over 40,000 customer/client details. More to reveal over the next few days. In the meantime, have a read of some previous articles I wrote on Scams/Hacking regarding Recruitment/Job Boards. Securing your website, is one of my main points in an article I was quoted in a few months back "Recruitment industry gets "100% fail rate" on IT security - Shortlist News 7th Oct 2008" http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/About/Downloads/p13_sectionid/2/p13_fileid/5

SCAM - Job Seekers beware http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/scam-job-seekers-beware-a35.html

Secure your website!!! http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/secure-your-website-a34.html

Reminder to all... Do not put your test website online http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/reminder-to-all-do-not-put-your-test-website-online-a27.html


Links to the news articles regarding the NSW Government site.

Government job website hacked
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24965834-29277,00.html

Spammers hack into Government jobs website
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/security/id-theft-alert-as-job-site-hacked/2009/01/26/1232818299147.html




Direct URL: http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/was-the-nsw-government-job-board-hacked-a85.html

Tags: online recruitment hacking nsw government job board scam security

Comments Hide Comments (0)

Feel free to join in on the conversation. All comments are moderated before publishing. Comments posted by subscribers don't necessarily reflect the views of Recruitment Directory.

Your Name: * Required
Your Email Address: * Required
Website URL:
Comments: * Required
 


Back to Menu Back to Menu



Random Blog Articles

Sandwich Board = Job
Published: 10:57am Tuesday 23 December 2008

Spot the Difference
Published: 3:00pm Friday 23 January 2009

This job has been sourced from...
Published: 9:00am Monday 15 December 2008

What is OpenID and how can we use it
Published: 11:37pm Sunday 01 February 2009

Upcoming Webinar - Social Recruiting 101
Published: 5:36pm Wednesday 27 May 2009


Newsletter Mailing List

Stay informed of current news, upcoming events and promotional offers.

To subscribe to our mailing list, enter your email address below.

Latest Blog Comments

Andrea - 5:56pm Thursday 11 March 2010
Bluetooth Marketing for Career Expos/Job Fairs

Amelia - 9:18am Saturday 06 March 2010
10 Things We Hate About Recruitment Companies

Gareth Jenkins - 9:32pm Wednesday 03 March 2010
Mobile Device Statistics & Mobile Application behaviour. AdMob Mobile Metrics report

Brian - 8:34pm Wednesday 03 March 2010
Cut the fat. 1 job per job advert

Ann - 9:56am Tuesday 02 March 2010
Recruiters decrease the use of Niche Job Boards, Social Networking sites and Refer a Friend Incentives to source candidates?

AER Head - 10:56am Friday 26 February 2010
Job Board Statistics - January 2010

Kelly Magowan - 7:09pm Tuesday 23 February 2010
Congratulations Thomas. Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters!

Clayton Wehner - 1:26pm Tuesday 23 February 2010
Congratulations Thomas. Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters!

Michelle Rea - 10:30pm Monday 22 February 2010
Creating an iphone enabled job site

Jay Weerasekara - 6:55pm Monday 22 February 2010
Congratulations Thomas. Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters!

Upcoming Webinars