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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Cybersecurity Industry – Strategies for Success

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Cybersecurity Industry – Strategies for Success

Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnerships
Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of the cybersecurity industry. In this article, we will delve into the dynamics of M&A within the cybersecurity sector, exploring both successful and unsuccessful instances. Additionally, we will provide insights for start-up and mid-market businesses ...
The New Ransomware Threat Targeting Global Institutions

The New Ransomware Threat Targeting Global Institutions

Security Awareness, Threat Intelligence
The British Library falls victim to Rhysida, a ransomware group employing a "double extortion" tactic. With global ambitions and sophisticated techniques, Rhysida poses a significant threat to institutions worldwide. The rise of ransomware payments and cybercriminal sophistication is cause for concern. Stay tuned for more on Rhysida in our upcoming report. #Cybersecurity #RansomwareThreat
Unveiling the Future of Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Cisco’s Jeetu Patel

Unveiling the Future of Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Cisco’s Jeetu Patel

Artificial Intelligence, Product Development
In a recent Cisco Live session in Melbourne, Cisco's Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, shed light on the company's significant announcements and the profound advancements in the field of cybersecurity. Patel's insights underscore the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionising security, carving a ...
Legal Privilege – For Cyber Incidents

Legal Privilege – For Cyber Incidents

Compliance & Legal
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the telecommunications company Optus by former and current customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach. The lawsuit, representing millions of customers, alleges that Optus failed to protect customer information, breached privacy and telecommunication laws, and did not take proper steps ...
Australian Government Launches Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect National Economy

Australian Government Launches Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect National Economy

ANZ, AUKUS, Reports & Predictions
The Australian government has recently unveiled a new cybersecurity strategy designed to bolster the nation's cyber capabilities and protect the economy and its citizens from cyber threats. The policy, led by Minister Clare O'Neil, seeks to make Australian entities harder targets, and to enable faster recovery from cyber attacks. The government aims ...
AUKUS: Transforming Security Through Technology Sharing and Cybersecurity

AUKUS: Transforming Security Through Technology Sharing and Cybersecurity

ANZ, AUKUS, Geo-Political & Military, GLOBAL, North America
The realm of international security is constantly evolving, and strategic alliances play a crucial role in shaping the defence landscape. A notable addition to this landscape is the AUKUS partnership, an innovative trilateral security alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
It’s been 12 Months since the Optus Breach. Now What?

It’s been 12 Months since the Optus Breach. Now What?

Reports & Predictions
Optus, an Australian telecommunications company, experienced a cyberattack last year on September 22, 2022. One of the most prominent breaches in Australian history. As a result, customers had their personal information stolen and leaked on the dark web. Outrage from customers and businesses was rampant across social media, in the media and of course ...
Bridging the Gap: Uniting IT Teams for Effective Cybersecurity

Bridging the Gap: Uniting IT Teams for Effective Cybersecurity

Leadership, Work & Careers
It's critical that IT teams work together with cybersecurity teams to ensure their organisation's infrastructure is secure. Unfortunately, roles within the tech industry have become much more specialised over the past few decades, leading to isolated silos.

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Suzanne Charlotte Vos
Suzanne Charlotte Vos
Suzanne Charlotte Vos is a Director at Innovation & Integration and Cyber & Emerging Tech Ventures advisor at Fairlight Ventures. She is on a mission to help people get unstuck and achieve their goals in a constantly transforming world. With over a decade of experience ranging from her family business to global corporate environments, she believes everyone benefits from having an innovative mindset in both a personal and professional capacity.
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Scott Fletcher
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Karissa Breen
Karissa Breen
Karissa Breen, crowned a LinkedIn โ€˜Top Voice in Technologyโ€™, is more commonly known as KB. A serial Entrepreneur that Co-Founded the TMFE Group, a holding company and consortium of several businesses all relating to cybersecurity including, an industry-leading media platform, a marketing agency, a content production studio, and the executive headhunting firm, MercSec. KBI.Media is an independent and agnostic global cyber security media company led by KB at the helm of the journalism division. As a Cybersecurity Investigative Journalist, KB hosts her flagship podcast, KBKast, interviewing cybersecurity practitioners around the globe on security and the problems business executives face. It has been downloaded in 65 countries with more than 300K downloads globally, influencing billions in cyber budgets. KB asks hard questions and gets real answers from her guests, providing a unique, uncoloured position on the always evolving landscape of cybersecurity. As a Producer and Host of the streaming show, 2Fa.tv, she sits down with experts to demystify the world of cybersecurity and provide genuine insight to businesses executives on the downstream impacts cybersecurity advancement and events have on our wider world.
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Ivano Bongiovanni
Ivano Bongiovanni
Dr. Ivano Bongiovanni is the General Manager of AUSCERT, Australia's first computer emergency response team (CERT) and one of the oldest CERTs in the world. With more than 20 years in cyber security and risk management. Dr. Bongiovanni also holds a position as Senior Lecturer in Information Security, Governance, and Leadership. Prior to this, Dr. Bongiovanni was a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow and PwC Chair in Digital Economy. Dr. Bongiovanni commenced his career as a Police Officer with the Italian Ministry and was the Deputy Venue Security Manager at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, where he delivered the Venue Security Plan, coordinated security services for the Main Media Centre, the Olympic Stadium (opening ceremony) and the Paralympic Village. He holds a PhD in Risk Management in international airports.
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Dali Kaafar
Dali Kaafar
Dali Kaafar is a Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Executive Director of The Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub, Founder of APATE.AI., Director of the Data Security and Privacy R&D Program, Director of the Cyber Range Training Centre (CRTC) and the Cyber Security Curriculum at the Institute of Applied Technology-Digital. Professor Kaafar interested in the broad R&D activities in Cyber Security in Emerging Technologies with a vision to enable Explicit Trust in the Digital Economy. His research interests include Data Security and Privacy, with a focus on Privacy-Preserving (or Enhancing) technologies and Information Security for Web and Mobile applications, (Provably) private date sharing and Trustworthy Secure and Private Machine learning techniques.
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Cam Perry
Cam Perry
Cam retains oversight of the editorial content for KBI.Media and finds time to write every once in a while too. With a keen interest in geo-political goings-on, Cam oversees our new Global News section. And being an ex-techy, he puts his (very) atrophied knowledge to use, giving a helping hand to shape and manage our Technical section on occasion too.
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Briel Sarabia
Briel Sarabia
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