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APP-ACSM | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | June 17, 2021

Telling stories with data: From crime, to child protection and defence

UniSA researchers have designed a digital tool to help the police, defence industry – and now child protection services –…

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Ransomware Prevention and Protection Guide, and Emergency Response Guide – ACSC

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has published a ransomware Prevention and Protection Guide, and Emergency Response Guide. The guides…

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APP-ACSM | Featured | Strategy & Architecture | Women in CyberSecurity | June 10, 2021

Jacqui Visch joins PwC Australia as new Partner, to commence in CDIO role

PwC Australia today announced that Jacqui Visch has been appointed as a new Partner to commence as the firm’s Chief…

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Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Strategy & Architecture | June 10, 2021

Government To Mandate Essential Eight Mitigation Strategies

The Australian Government is set to change course and mandate a prioritised list of cyber mitigation strategies known as the…

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EDITOR'S DESK

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Paid Cloud Computing On The Rise Across Australian Businesses

by Staff Writer The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its annual Characteristics of Australian Business Survey results on Friday.…

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SIMProject launched to protect Mobile numbers from being Hijacked

By Mikayla Fanto Macquarie University has launched a research project focusing on the protection of mobile phones from unauthorised access…

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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Location Service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon Location Service, a new service that allows their customers…

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Claims Cybercriminal Group REvil Behind JBS Ransomware Attack

by Staff Writer The world’s largest meat supplier, Brazil-based JBS, suffered a cyberattack on Sunday, April 30. The attack impacted…

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Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

Podcast

Podcast | June 15, 2021

Episode 267 – The WordPress Economy – Set to grow to $636 billion this year

WordPress set to grow to $636 billion this year, fiercely competing with eCommerce. We’re interviewing WP Engine’s Country Manager, ANZ, Mark Randall and Senior Engineer and self-described “WordPress Evangelist” Ricky Blacker.

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Podcast | June 9, 2021

Episode 266 – Disrupting Dangerous Malware – Microsoft’s legal action to disrupt Trickbot

Interview with Mary Jo Schrade, Assistant General Counsel and Regional Lead for Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) Asia.

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Podcast

Podcast | June 9, 2021

Episode 265 – Endpoint of Singularity – SentinelOne disrupting the Top Right Quadrant for Endpoint Protection

We speak with Evan Davidson, Vice-President, Asia Pacific & Japan and Kelvin Wee, Director for Security Engineering, APJ for SentinelOne and discuss how AI-driven innovations are disrupting the Top Right Quadrant for Endpoint Protection.

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Podcast | May 29, 2021

Episode 264 – State of Cybersecurity 2021: Global Update on Workforce Efforts, Resources and Budgets

In this interview we speak with Tim Jones, Managing Director and Stefan Prandl, Chief Technology Officer of Hyprfire.

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Skills & Training

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PwC Australia adopts security awareness platform SecurityAdvisor

PwC Australia and security awareness platform SecurityAdvisor today announced they have entered into an exclusive strategic alliance for the Australian…

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South Metropolitan TAFE offers Fortinet Security Academy Program to bolster students’ cyber security skills

South Metropolitan TAFE is partnering with Fortinet in Australia to offer students hands-on and real-life cyber security skills through the…

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Say No To Nobelium Cyber-Attacks

By Staff Writer Both businesses and individual users were exposed to a cyber-attack recently, as SolarWinds attacker Nobelium launched a…

Skills & Training

Skills & Training | Strategy & Architecture | Technology | Vulnerabilities | May 31, 2021

Claroty finds severe memory protection bypass vulnerability in Siemens PLCs

Enables hackers to gain read and write access anywhere on the PLC and remotely execute malicious code Introduction Achieving native…

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | White Papers & Research | June 16, 2021

Pandemic-Induced Digital Reliance Creates Lingering Security Side Effects

Results of a global survey examining consumers digital behaviours during the pandemic, as well as their long-term impact on cybersecurity…

End-Point Security

End-Point Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Information Security | Technology | June 9, 2021

Minerva Labs partners with Cyber Hive Technology in Australia

Cyber Hive Technology has announced they are partnering with Minerva Labs to bring their patented endpoint protection platform to the…

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Australia must regulate’ child sex content online

Child sexual abuse content has flourished unabated on Australia’s Cocos Keeling Islands’ top-level internet domain and must be stopped, according…

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Recommendations for Federal Vulnerability Disclosure Guidelines: Draft NIST SP 800-216 Available for Comment

Not all security vulnerabilities can be found through automated processes or testing. Internal and external reporting of security vulnerabilities in…

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Hacking & Penetration Testing

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Network Security | June 15, 2021

McDonald’s Cyberattack Sees Customer & Employee Data Stolen

Staff Writer Fast-food giant McDonald’s is the latest victim in a series of cyberattacks targeting high-profile multinational firms. In this…

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Malicious emails target Microsoft and Google users

By Mikayla Fanto Microsoft and Google users are being targeted with ransomware attacks sent through malicious emails. Cyber-attacks are becoming…

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Cyber-attack threatens Domain real estate

By Mikayla Fanto Real estate online portal Domain was hit by a cyberattack yesterday allowing hackers access to personal information…

Artificial intelligence

KPMG Australia Announces Alliance with nCino

KPMG Australia has announced that it has established an alliance with nCino, Inc., to deploy nCino’s Bank Operating System. Alex Moreno,…

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Information Security

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

Nine in ten Australian CISOs cite mobile devices as the focal point of their cybersecurity strategies, Ivanti research reveals

The emergence of the Everywhere Workplace has shifted CISO priorities away from combating network security threats and towards mitigating mobile…

Cryptography & Encryption

Cryptography & Encryption | Information Security | Network Security | White Papers & Research | June 8, 2021

Operation Ironside Sees Police Raids Worldwide

By Staff Writer A cyber sting three years in the making culminated on Monday when the Australian Federal Police (AFP)…

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Cyber Security | End-Point Security | Information Security | Technology | June 3, 2021

FirstWave partners with SHELT Global to launch FirstCloud CyberCision^TM

FirstWave Cloud Technology Limited (ASX:FCT), an Australian cybersecurity company, has entered an agreement with European cybersecurity company and Level 1…

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