And, because of the magic of time differences and the international date line Australia was the first IDG Security Day event running. As it's the sumer solstice in the Northern hemisphere, it's also the longest day so it makes sense to fill it with as much infosec goodness as we possibly can.
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It's OK to be paranoid about every last detail when it comes to security.
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And, because of the magic of time differences and the international date line Australia was the first IDG Security Day event running. As it's the sumer solstice in the Northern hemisphere, it's also the longest day so it makes sense to fill it with as much infosec goodness as we possibly can.
Abigail Swabey | 23 Jun | Read more
Cyber-risk is an area of massive concern for the financial services industry. Incumbent players are starring down the challenge of disruptive companies impacting their bottom line while managing the increased risks of sophisticated and well resourced threat actors.
Anthony Caruana | 06 Dec | Read more
Car manufacturers will be expected to present detailed plans for avoiding hacking of their self-driving cars under new US Department of Transportation guidelines designed to preserve safety in a sector whose massive momentum is already making it a target for hackers both curious and malicious.
David Braue | 22 Sep | Read more
Australian security specialist firm Redcore was snapped up by global consulting giant Accenture in a move to fill out its security capabilities. Those capabilities are being driven not only by the rush to build out security skills, but by the desire to be more deeply involved in a culture of threat intelligence and sharing that experts believe is helping level the fight against hackers.
David Braue | 05 Sep | Read more
Ransomware perpetrators have stepped up their targeting of Australia with campaigns built around ransomware-laced messages purportedly from police and postal authorities, security firm ESET has reported as industry figures suggest the rising tide of ransomware attacks against Australian targets is showing no signs of abating.
David Braue | 02 Sep | Read more
The information security industry is hot right now, but it's hot because it's failing. The daily announcements about breaches and lost data confirm that criminals are winning the security battle, but how can InfoSec reposition itself in order to win the war?
Kacy Zurkus | 02 Jul | Read more
Hit too many times with successful attacks and compromises, an enterprise's human resources can develop a victim mentality, a.k.a. learned helplessness. When this happens, employees who feel they are helpless to do anything effective to fight cyber attacks lose hope.
David Geer | 28 May | Read more
In our recent article, we highlighted that every significant and public attack exploited people to either get an initial foothold in a target organization or as the entire attack vector. These attacks highlight the need for awareness as a top concern of security programs.
Ira Winkler, Araceli Treu Gomes | 06 Mar | Read more
Most people have heard that one way law enforcement can figure out who might be growing marijuana in their basement is to monitor power consumption.
Taylor Armerding | 24 Feb | Read more
Millennials, also known as Generation Y (after Gen X) and Generation C (for Connected), should perhaps be called Generation Leaky, at least according to some experts.
Taylor Armerding | 18 Feb | Read more
The headline stories of the threat landscape in 2016 were of the explosive growth of ransomware, the massive email campaigns that distributed it to organisations of all sizes, and the exponential increase in email fraud attacks that have cost businesses billions in theft, disruption and reputational damage. Criminals are now targeting individuals, not companies or infrastructure. See key findings from our Human Factor Report.
