Cybersecurity has become a critical competitive differentiator for businesses, and as such, its degree of adoption needs to be tracked. But internal security control audits alone paint an incomplete picture of cyber resilience; even the most sophisticated controls fail to prevent a data breach facilitated by human error. A more accurate method of evaluating an …
Phishing attacks continue to rise as organisations struggle to adapt to the new routines and security requirements of a remote workforce. According to the ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020-21, there have been more than 4,600 business email compromises (BEC) during the 2020/21 financial year reported which caused a total financial loss of AUD$81 million, …
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Cybersecurity policies have a very important purpose – to encourage safe practices and avoid errors leading to security incidents. But even with the most thoughtfully designedsecurity policy, most employees will still fail to comply with expected behaviors. In this post, I’ll unpack the common human errors leading to security incidents and present an effective strategy …
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Cybersecurity Top of Mind Data breaches caused by cyberattacks can cause inconvenient disruptions at the least and devastating consequences at worst. With 92% of Australian businesses experiencing cyberattacks in 2021 alone, cyber security remains a top concern for business leaders. More often than not, creating a culture of cyber awareness begins with an organisation’s front …
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A cybersecurity awareness training program is specialised training to educate employees about security threats, safety measures, and best practices. Research indicates that human error is the leading cause of serious security breaches. The Egress’ Insider Data Breach Survey 2021 found that 94% of organisations have experienced insider data breaches, of which 75% of instances occurred due to …
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