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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | January 13, 2021

ACSC High Alert – FireEye identifies global campaign leveraging malicious updates to SolarWinds software.

As of 13 January 2021, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) confirmed it has received a number of reports from…

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APP-ACSM | Cryptography & Encryption | Cyber Security | CyberTech Verticals | Featured | Information Security | Network Security | Next Gen Tech | Technology | January 10, 2021

Senetas announces the first quantum resistant network encryption capability

Australian cybersecurity specialist, Senetas, has announced the first quantum resistant network encryption capability, protecting sensitive government and business network data…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | End-Point Security | Featured | Skills & Training | Vulnerabilities | December 21, 2020

STAYING SECURE WHEN SHOPPING ONLINE THIS FESTIVE SEASON

With holiday season shopping in full swing, and the Boxing Day sales just around the corner, Australians are being urged…

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Featured

Featured | November 30, 2020

KnowBe4 2021 cybersecurity predictions – MFA exploitation, QR code phishing and ransomware mobile attacks

By Jacqueline Jayne, Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4 APAC: Remote working security –  Coronavirus has forced organisaions to move their workforce…

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EDITOR'S DESK

Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 29, 2020

(Cyber) Security Culture Eats (Cyber) Security Strategy for Breakfast

By Jacqueline Jayne IT professionals around the world have some thorough and detailed frameworks and guidelines to use when it…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 18, 2020

Misinformation spread by the tricks of our brains

The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, or generally easy to imagine, experts…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 18, 2020

Reverse engineering surveillance capitalism

By Iain Strutt  The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen many of us working from home for extended periods. A…

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Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk | September 1, 2020

The 3 C’s of Cyber – Crisis, Culture & Compliance – Fortinet Series

In this three part series with Fortinet ANZ, we discuss the three ‘C’s’ of Cyber – Crisis, Culture and Compliance.…

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Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

Podcast

Podcast | November 16, 2020

Episode 225 – Protect & Assist – Interview with the Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Executive Editor Chris Cubbage speaks with Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

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Podcast

Podcast | November 15, 2020

Episode 224 – DTEX Systems strong growth in alignment with Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C)

Executive Editor Chris Cubbage speaks with Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

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Skills & Training

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Information Security | Skills & Training | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | December 11, 2020

NCCoE Releases Two Final Data Integrity Practice Guides

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released two final practice guides: SP 1800-25: Identifying…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 25, 2020

Creating a strong culture of security within organisations

The importance of a strong cybersecurity posture is not a new concept. Data from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 17, 2020

New NICE Framework Released

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) released the first revision to the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). The NICE…

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Skills & Training

Skills & Training | November 12, 2020

Cyber security administrators gain new skills at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW is upskilling some of Australia’s cyber security administrators with the latest industry technology and knowledge to help keep our nation’s personal information safe. Parramatta-based…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Strategy & Architecture | December 15, 2020

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: Draft NISTIR 8286A is Available for Comment

NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8286A, Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), for public comment. This…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance | November 27, 2020

PX Partners launches in Australia

This week sees the launch of PX Partners, an outsourced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) firm that is addressing the…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance | November 26, 2020

GitLab partners with IntegrationQA

Cloud offerings housed in globalised hyper-scale cloud environments may be subject to rules across multiple jurisdictions, perhaps running afoul of…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance | November 23, 2020

FortiGuard Labs predicts weaponising of the intelligent edge will dramatically alter speed and scale of future cyberattacks

Applying artificial intelligence to speed threat prevention, detection, and response combined with actionable threat intelligence is critical to protect against…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | Vulnerabilities | January 18, 2021

How to avoid a data breach – Perimeter 81 discusses

According to Perimeter 81, the largest hack in 2019 – committed by a former Amazon employee who stole data of…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

Hacking & Penetration Testing | December 8, 2020

New NIST Report on Hardware-Enabled Security in the Cloud

NCCoE Seeks Comments for NIST Report on Safeguarding Containers in Cloud Environments In today’s cloud data centers and edge computing,…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

Hacking & Penetration Testing | November 25, 2020

Security Predictions for 2021 from Hackers Around the World

While the hacker community represents a diverse set of talents from all corners of the globe, the one thing that…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

Hacking & Penetration Testing | November 25, 2020

Suspected Chinese hackers impersonate Catholic news outlets to gather intel on Vatican

Proofpoint researchers have observed a resumption of activity by the APT threat actor TA416, otherwise know as Red Delta. The…

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Information Security

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | January 19, 2021

Staying secure online during back-to-school

Parents are being urged to be vigilant while shopping online for school essentials this month, with back-to-school shopping opening up…

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APP-ACSM

APP-ACSM | Cryptography & Encryption | Cyber Security | Information Security | Strategy & Architecture | January 18, 2021

Entrust Acquires HyTrust

Entrust has acquired HyTrust, Inc.. By acquiring HyTrust, Entrust adds a critical management layer for encryption, cryptographic keys, and cloud…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Information Security | Vulnerabilities | White Papers & Research | January 15, 2021

22 billion records exposed from breaches in 2020 – Tenable Threat Landscape report

Tenable has released the 2020 Threat Landscape Retrospective, which analyses noteworthy vulnerabilities, trends in ransomware and breaches, zero-day disclosures and…

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Information Security

Information Security | December 8, 2020

AWS Announces Plans to Open Second Region in Australia

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), will open a second infrastructure region in Australia in the second half of 2022. The…

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Strategy & Architecture

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Strategy & Architecture | White Papers & Research | January 20, 2021

FireEye report re: UNC2452 remediation

In December 2020, FireEye uncovered and disclosed publicly a widespread attacker campaign that is being tracked as UNC2452. In some,…

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APP-ACSM

APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | End-Point Security | Strategy & Architecture | White Papers & Research | January 13, 2021

Splunk’s 2021 Data Security Predictions

2020 turned every organization on its ear, and that means that security teams have been working overtime to protect data…

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APP-ACSM

APP-ACSM | Cryptocurrency | Cyber Security | Next Gen Tech | Strategy & Architecture | December 21, 2020

ISACA Launches Blockchain Framework and Executive Guide to Help Enterprises Adopt the Emerging Tech

Blockchain has many enterprise applications that go beyond cryptocurrency, including smart contracts, supply chain, and healthcare records. To help tech…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Movers & Shakers | Strategy & Architecture | December 10, 2020

CyberCX acquires Foresight

CyberCX has acquired Foresight, an independent cyber security consultancy focused on technical security compliance and assurance activities for enterprise and…

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