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August 2020

While 5G had been an abstract point of contention for years, within the past 12 months it has quickly become a reality for countries across the globe. Three major communication service providers in Australia – Telstra, Optus and Vodaphone – have switched on 5G in...

The ability to identify, manage and respond to an incident is the ultimate goal of information security. Because today, it is not a matter of “if we get breached” but rather “when we get breached”. Building the necessary resilience relies on more than just great technology....

In August of 2020, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported a significant increase in cyber security risks in healthcare. In particular, there is malicious activity targeting the health and aged care sector.   Ransomware is noted as the primary threat vector used for these attacks, and...

IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach (CODB) 2020 report states that the average cost of a data breach in Australia is approximately $3 million AUD. This accounts for reparative financial costs, operational and business expenses, and reputational damages. When your organisation gets hit with a breach,...

The notion of trust used to be foundational to any information security strategy and the respective controls embedded within an organisation’s security approach. Typically the concept of ‘trusting’ users meant granting access to those who were expected and allowed to access a specific application or...

According to threat reports on 2020’s first quarter, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are increasing in both frequency and force. DDoS attacks rose 278% in comparison to the first quarter of the year prior, and an astonishing 542% quarter-over-quarter. But what trends should we be looking...

Financial services entities under APRA’s supervision initially needed to comply with CPS 234 by June 1st 2020, but they have announced revised commencement dates across a number of industry proposals.   APRA-regulated entities have now been given a six-month extension to comply with CPS 234 by January...

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