Nov 6, 2021 | Data Management, Endpoint Protection
If you are about to hand over your private details in exchange for a store loyalty card, are you confident that your data remains in safe hands? It can be difficult to predict if the supermarket manages your sensitive details securely and responsibly. The company may...
Sep 26, 2021 | Cloud Security, Governance & Risk
We published an article yesterday explaining why we see problems with the newly-introduced multi-factor authentication security measure on the PEXA electronic conveyancing platform. As a response to the growing number of conveyancing scams, such as the highly-publicised case involving the former MasterChef contestant, PEXA decided to introduce 2FA to...
Sep 18, 2021 | Governance & Risk, Network Security, Uncategorized
Iron Bastion’s cybersecurity expert Gabor Szathmari, recently published novel research on abandoned internet domains, and how they are a significant cyber risk which threatens businesses and in particular the Australian legal profession. What is an Abandoned Domain Name? A domain name is a name you can register to identify your business on the internet....
Jul 31, 2021 | Compliance & Legal, Security Operations
The recent media reports of fraud against conveyancing practices suggest that professionals should be taking measures for protecting their businesses from...
Jul 6, 2021 | Digital Forensics, Security Awareness
This phishing campaign is a prime example of how heartless cybercriminals prey on vulnerable people. Our experts have been made aware of a new email extortion...
Jul 5, 2021 | Risk Management, Security Awareness
A major cyber threat to Australian businesses is email-based impersonation scams targeting key personnel. The scheme involves cybercriminals mimicking...
Jul 4, 2021 | Governance & Risk, Security Awareness
The Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report provides valuable insights into emerging phishing threats. CISOs, IT managers and cybersecurity consultants...
Jul 3, 2021 | Compliance & Legal, Testing & Audits
You may have read about the highly publicised PEXA fraud which was reported last week whereby a Melbourne family was left homeless. As it transpired, the...
Jun 26, 2021 | Compliance & Legal, Data Management
You may have heard of the recent cybercrime perpetrated against the Australian e-conveyancing platform PEXA. A former MasterChef finalist and her family had...
