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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 of 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 it’s one of those situations where you put your script in your bag and run out. When I needed to return back to ...
Women Needed in Cyber for Australia’s Economic Prosperity

Women Needed in Cyber for Australia’s Economic Prosperity

Many of you in the cybersecurity industry already know about my dedication and passion to encourage more women to enter into and remain in the cybersecurity and broader tech sector. Having spoken around the world at numerous conferences, founded ISACA’s SheLeadsTech program, and participated in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in ...
Five Ways to Identify Phishing Emails

Five Ways to Identify Phishing Emails

As phishing emails come in different shapes and formats, there is no silver bullet to identify a phishing email. However, there is a collection of red flags you should be looking for before clicking on a new message. Here is our up-to-date guide to help you recognise the latest email-based scams. What is phishing? Phishing is a cyber-attack typically ...
Why multi-factor authentication on the PEXA platform leaves security concerns

Why multi-factor authentication on the PEXA platform leaves security concerns

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 ...
How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

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 ...
The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

ARNECC, ELN, ELNO, ECNL, PEXA... A recent cyber-attack incident against a property settlement transaction processed through the PEXA network has raised concerns over the transition from the traditional paper-based settlement process to electronic conveyancing. A number of cyber security experts have expressed their concerns about the cyber security ...
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CrowdStrike And Fortinet Deliver Industry-Leading Protection From Endpoint To Firewall

CrowdStrike And Fortinet Deliver Industry-Leading Protection From Endpoint To Firewall

Austin, TX – October 22, 2024 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced a strategic partnership with Fortinet to unify best-in-class endpoint and firewall protection. By integrating AI-native endpoint security from the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform and Fortinet’s FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFW), customers and partners gain ...
NetApp and Children’s Cancer Institute Unite for CEO Dare to Cure to Fight Childhood Cancer

NetApp and Children’s Cancer Institute Unite for CEO Dare to Cure to Fight Childhood Cancer

Sydney, Australia – 24 October 2024 – NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, is proud to announce its partnership with Children’s Cancer Institute as the Presenting Partner of the CEO Dare to Cure Challenge, a major fundraising event supporting critical research into childhood cancer. As a trusted technology partner, NetApp provides the ...
Fastly Unveils New DDoS Protection Solution To Defend Against Disruptive Application DDoS Attacks

Fastly Unveils New DDoS Protection Solution To Defend Against Disruptive Application DDoS Attacks

Sydney, 23 October, 2024 – Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), a leader in global edge cloud platforms, today announced the general availability of Fastly DDoS Protection to provide automatic protection from Layer 7 and other application-level DDoS attacks. With a click of a button, organisations can enable Fastly DDoS Protection to automatically shield their ...
New OT Security Solutions From Palo Alto Networks Address Growing Cybersecurity Threats To Industrial Operations

New OT Security Solutions From Palo Alto Networks Address Growing Cybersecurity Threats To Industrial Operations

Powered by Precision AI, new capabilities protect OT remote operations, mitigate risk for critical OT assets and extend security into harsh industrial environments Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today introduced new capabilities in its OT Security solution, including the industry’s only fully integrated, risk-based ...
UiPath Unveils Vision for the Future: Expanding the Boundaries of AI with Agentic Automation

UiPath Unveils Vision for the Future: Expanding the Boundaries of AI with Agentic Automation

UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and AI software company, today announced its new vision and strategic direction centred on the next evolution of enterprise automation – agentic automation.
Launches New Machine Identity Security Product To Help Simplify Management, Security, And Lifecycle Of Machine Identities For Enterprises

Launches New Machine Identity Security Product To Help Simplify Management, Security, And Lifecycle Of Machine Identities For Enterprises

SailPoint is expanding beyond human identity governance into the rapidly growing field of machine identities, addressing a critical gap for enterprises
Launches Privileged Task Automation Capability For Automating And Delegating The Execution Of Privileged Tasks

Launches Privileged Task Automation Capability For Automating And Delegating The Execution Of Privileged Tasks

Privileged Task Automation revolutionises the way organisations manage the execution of tasks that require privileged access
New Relic Study Reveals Outages in Australia and New Zealand Can Cost Businesses $2.2M USD Per Hour

New Relic Study Reveals Outages in Australia and New Zealand Can Cost Businesses $2.2M USD Per Hour

The findings demonstrate a strong correlation between full-stack observability and reduced downtime, fewer interruptions, and lower annual outage costs—reinforcing the critical role observability plays in maximising operational efficiencies and business performance.
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