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Personal Security involves adopting practices and measures to protect personal information, online accounts, and digital devices from potential cyber threats. This includes employing strong, unique passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, staying vigilant against phishing attempts, and keeping software and security applications up-to-date. By fostering a heightened awareness of potential risks and adopting proactive security habits, individuals can significantly reduce the likelihood of falling victim to cybercrimes such as identity theft or unauthorised access to their personal, and likely by extension, their organisations assets.

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Do you use free Wi-Fi in public places?

from Craig Ford | January 27, 2026 | Personal Security

In today's modern life, we find ourselves highly dependent on the connected world. Think about it, almost everything we do or need in some form requires being connected via a website, app or computer platform. We carry most of us smartphones which are smarter than the computer systems that enabled man to land on the moon. Seriously, just think about that for just a moment. The mobile phone, which is around 10 cm x 5 cm in size, give or take. This device is smart enough and capable enough to do more than the computers we used at the start of this decade. In the last five years alone, processing power and raw computing capabilities have greatly increased. We have AI, we have smart watches and smart ...

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Instagram Password Reset Emails Reveal Serious Gaps in Security

By Karissa Breen | January 15, 2026 | Personal Security | Risk Management

The recent wave of Instagram account reset emails which impacted 17.5 million users didn’t rely on sophisticated exploits. Instead, it exposed something closer to home, which ...

Why Mobile Devices Are Now Cybercrime’s Primary Entry Point

By Karissa Breen | January 15, 2026 | Governance & Risk | Personal Security

Most organisations believe their risk is under control. Endpoints are hardened. Networks are monitored. Identity systems are layered and audited. Yet breaches continue and, ...

Shifting the Burden of ID Crime from Victims to Institutions

As Australia’s digital economy deepens its reliance on data, the stakes are rising for both consumers and organisations. Identity crime can no longer be treated as an ...

Why Fighting Fraud Requires a Real-time Foundation

Introduction Australia is fast becoming a hotspot for AI-generated cybercrime. Risks that were once theoretical are now costing businesses millions, even as security teams ...

‘Tis the Season to Stay Secure: Safeguarding Your Business this Festive Period

This holiday shopping season can make or break many Australian businesses. While consumers are shopping for bargains, attackers are searching for vulnerabilities. The ...

Public, Profiled, and Unprotected – Event Recap

Introduction When the panel took the stage for “Public, profiled, and unprotected: How OSINT, AI and Geolocation blur the line between privacy and surveillance” at Cyber Con ...