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Communication for Internal Teams On the Importance of Understanding Risk

Communication for Internal Teams On the Importance of Understanding Risk

If all communication was abolished, society would crumble. Fast. Yet one area that I have noticed in the security industry, which I believe needs a lot more attention - and often goes unmentioned - is how we communicate internally to our teams on the importance of understanding risk in the face of change. Through my work, Iโ€™ve lately had a huge volume ...
The Home Of The Free*

The Home Of The Free*

*Terms and Conditions apply. SITUATION Cambridge Analytica was involved in a firestorm recently following reports spearheaded by The New York Times that it'd obtained and used data on over 50 million Facebook consumers with the goal to promote the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Part of its pitch to brands and candidates has been its expertise ...
ISACA ANZ | Cyber-safe Christmas

ISACA ANZ | Cyber-safe Christmas

Introduction: Itโ€™s that time of year, again; Christmas! This isnโ€™t always a happy and joyous time for everyone, especially with what we've all been through to one degree or tuther in 2020. We wanted to ensure that retailers are improving their security posture to help better protect their customers from any further difficulties when looking to find the ...
How AI is Improving Value Perception within the Retail Sector

How AI is Improving Value Perception within the Retail Sector

AI for Retail I have been attending a few events within the retail sector and a lot of touched on artificial intelligence. Knowing Jo and his background, I wanted him to share his thoughts and luckily enough it was an area he was heavily involved in already. Have a read of what Jo had to say and don't forget to follow him on LinkedIn. The impending ...
Phishing Is the Top Reason Behind Australian Data Breaches

Phishing Is the Top Reason Behind Australian Data Breaches

The latestย Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Reportย by theย Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)ย confirms that half of the reported data breaches in July to September 2018 quarter are attributable to phishing. According to the report, the top five sectors by data breach notifications in the last quarter were: Health ...
How Economists Can Help Protect Personal Data

How Economists Can Help Protect Personal Data

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 store them on vulnerable servers waiting for hackers to attack. Also, your data might ...
TikTok – Not a Shock?

TikTok – Not a Shock?

The new app on the block; TikTok has been on our radar for a while; in a way that was questionable in terms of the value it provided, but even bigger concerns about the security and privacy side of it.
What’s up Doc?

What’s up Doc?

So I am pretty bad at going to the doctor on time, yes I am one ofย those people who get the overdue notifications on the weekly. I finally had enough courage to turn up to get my regular medication. Generally, when doctors release scripts itโ€™s one of those situations where you put your script in your bag and run out. When I needed to return back to ...

In The News

Discord Is Still Used as Attack Vector โ€“ A Six Month Analysis of Malicious Links Intercepted by Chat Protection

Discord Is Still Used as Attack Vector โ€“ A Six Month Analysis of Malicious Links Intercepted by Chat Protection

Bitdefender has released research on a six-month analysis of Discordโ€™s use as an attack vector by cybercriminals. The research is based on 35 million scanned URLs in which 50,000 dangerous links were detected for distributing malware, phishing campaigns and spam, along with detection from untrusted sources. Hackers often use Discord to push malware, ...
Palo Alto Networks Research Finds Disconnect Between OT and IT Teams a Concern for Australian Business Security

Palo Alto Networks Research Finds Disconnect Between OT and IT Teams a Concern for Australian Business Security

Australian industrial organisations are the fourth most targeted globally, with 82% experiencing a cyberattack in the past year
Stop Fraud Sooner โ€” At the Edge

Stop Fraud Sooner โ€” At the Edge

$2.74 Billion Lost to Scams in Australia - Why traditional Identity Security is not solving the problem. Australians lost a staggering $2.74 billion to scams in 2023, with a diverse range of tactics from investment scams to phishing. National Scam Report Recent breaches continue to rise, with the MediSecure incident this month, underscoring ...
LogRhythm Survey Finds Three-Quarters of ANZ Companies Changed Their Security Strategy Having Lost Deals Due To Customersโ€™ Lack Of Confidence

LogRhythm Survey Finds Three-Quarters of ANZ Companies Changed Their Security Strategy Having Lost Deals Due To Customersโ€™ Lack Of Confidence

SYDNEY/AUCKLAND, 28 May 2024 โ€“ New research from LogRhythm, the company helping security teams stop breaches by turning disconnected data and signals into trustworthy insights, revealed that while most security executives in Australia and New Zealand view their cybersecurity defence positively, four in ten companies have lost deals due to customersโ€™ ...
Bitdefender Scamio Now Integrated with WhatsApp for Australia

Bitdefender Scamio Now Integrated with WhatsApp for Australia

Scamio, Bitdefender's free AI Scam Detector, is now available for WhatsApp in Australia. The AI-driven chatbot will help Australians verify online scams and fraud using the popular messaging app. According to the Global State of Scams โ€“ 2023 Report, 76 per cent of respondents encountered an online scam at least once a month. Users simply drop ...
Wavelink Achieves Certification as a Fortinet Authorised Training Centre

Wavelink Achieves Certification as a Fortinet Authorised Training Centre

Wavelink, a leader in providing enterprise solutions to theย channel, has announced it has attained certification from Fortinet to become an Authorised Training Centre (ATC). This accreditation lets Wavelink offer comprehensive, in-person and virtual cybersecurity training using the curriculum developed for the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) ...
FC Barcelona Selects Fortinet As Its Official Cybersecurity Partner For The Future Spotify Camp Nou

FC Barcelona Selects Fortinet As Its Official Cybersecurity Partner For The Future Spotify Camp Nou

The global cybersecurity leader has become the future stadiumโ€™s new partner for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2028.
Elastic Security Labs Releases Guidance to Avoid LLM Risks and Abuses

Elastic Security Labs Releases Guidance to Avoid LLM Risks and Abuses

Product controls and SOC countermeasures to securely adopt LLMs

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