Cybersecurity has a huge skills gap! Will you be part of the problem or the solution?
ISC(2) Estimates a global cyber security workforce shortage of 1.5 million jobs over the next five years.
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Security community needs “cultural change”, warns Australia’s newest Cyber Guardian
Certifications and field capabilities both have value in escalating cybersecurity’s role, execution
David Braue | 28 Oct | Read more
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Patching humans: pointless exercise, or essential defence?
No matter how much an organisation spends on technical defences against threats to information security, it can be undone by one employee making a careless decision. So why aren’t organisations focussing more effort on securing humans?
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NBN Co's poor document security enabled document leaks that could have been avoided
Ongoing leaks of sensitive documents at national broadband network (NBN) builder NBN Co were avoidable and highlight systematic failures in internal document controls, document-security specialists have warned as the fallout continues after the company was forced to call in the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for assistance.
David Braue | 26 May | Read more
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Regulators seek to limit security software exports
The comment period on a proposed set of software export restrictions ends next Monday, and the rules, as written, would severely restrict international sales, deployment, research and even discussion of cybersecurity tools and exploits, experts say.
Maria Korolov | 16 Jul | Read more
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Top 20 Critical Security Controls - Compliance Guide
Simply being compliant is not enough to mitigate attacks and protect critical information. Organizations can reduce chances of compromise by shifting away from a compliance-driven approach. This guide provides the Top 20 Critical Security Controls (CSCs) developed by the SANS Institute to address the need for a risk-based approach to security.