As cybercriminals employ increasingly sophisticated tactics to steal identities and data, and the costs and consequences of data breaches skyrocket, here are seven steps that your small business should be taking to insulate themselves from cyberattacks.
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These days barely a day goes by where there isn’t some sort of network security breach or hack or malfunction of some sort. This year too we had the rise of groups such as Anonymous and Lulz that sought out attention for their activities. Here we take a look at the year in pictures of some of the key security problems that grabbed our attention.
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Hackers, Matrix, Swordfish, Sneakers, Cypher - what's your favourite?
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Investigation finds the line between the two is blurrier than you think – and data is being exposed
David Braue | 08 Aug | Read more
Australian companies are taking longer to detect and address costly breaches
David Braue | 29 Jul | Read more
Ever more sophisticated cyber adversaries, many with nation-state backing, pose an imminent threat to both public and private organisations.
This is a conversation I find myself having almost every day and I believe that the message isn’t really sinking in on the dangers of using public or free Wi-Fi.
Craig Ford | 13 May | Read more
Cybercrime is a problem that costs the Australian economy up to 1 billion a year in direct costs alone according to ACIC (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
Craig Ford | 10 May | Read more
I see that more and more companies across so many sectors are embracing (although perhaps not loving) the CISO role as a critical decision-maker and influencer.
Everyday can be a D-Day for me and I love to celebrate success, no matter how small it is!
First thing I do every day is check email and LinkedIn; normally on the train. I like to get this touch base out of the way before I get into the office so I can map out a plan for my day.
One of the best ways to understand your enemy – what he's up to, what his capabilities are and how he can damage you – is to spy on him.
Taylor Armerding | 11 Aug | Read more
Phishing scammers have infiltrated the enterprise and they're finding easy prey, but it's not in the C-suite as previously thought. Attackers are exploiting the multitasking, often overloaded middle management ranks, according to research by security and compliance firm Proofpoint.
Stacy Collett | 24 Jun | Read more
The cost of Business Email Compromise (BEC), and Impostor email has risen to $5.3B and is impacting employees, business partners and customers of organisations around the world. In order to protect all the groups that are targeted by BEC requires deep visibility into email, and the expertise to build and deploy email authentication policy. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense (EFD) is designed to block criminals that spoof your trusted domains to trick victims, both inside and outside of your organisation, into sending money and other sensitive information to the attacker. The DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance) standard is the most powerful weapon to date in the fight against phishing and spoofing. In this guide, you will learn: What DMARC is and how it works The benefits of DMARC Key stats and success stories Step-by-step implementation instructions
