As a multi-billion dollar entity, cybercrime is an all-present risk to the security of businesses. In a recent report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, email compromise, business email compromise fraud, and online banking fraud rank among the top three cyber crimes against businesses in Australia. Because of these cyber crimes, SMB losses average $46,000-$97,000 …
Hybrid work seems simple enough. Most people have an internet connection and an office area that can support working from home. However, there are some complex issues that you might not have thought about. Hybrid work arrangements can greatly increase staff satisfaction. But they can also increase your business’s security footprint – and into an …
Phishing and skimming scams are common at tax time. Scammers know that we’re expecting communications from the Australian Tax Office. So, they can insert themselves into your tax return process by pretending to be the ATO. To stop you thinking critically about what’s happening, they’ll often try to create an emotional reaction. Again, influencing you …
Do your employees receive work calls, texts, or emails on mobile devices? Do you have strategies in place to minimise the security gaps this can create? As businesses, we’re online more than ever before. So are our employees. It’s a great opportunity to provide better service to customers. But there’s a dark side, too. Blurred …
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Data breaches have been big news in 2023 to date. We’ve seen a lot of them – and we’re only halfway through the year! Cyber crime is ramping up. Ransomware as a service is very lucrative. Criminals looking for data to sell hire groups who already have all the infrastructure in place to run …
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Discover effective password management techniques, avoid common pitfalls, and protect yourself from cyber threats. So, how do you manage your passwords? That’s a question LastPass asked in its 2022 Psychology of Passwords Report. And the data it got back was… less than reassuring: Just 73% of people thought that they had good password management methods. However, …
Clean desk policies may appear excessive, but our work desks are extensions of ourselves and we like to add some personal touches to them! The problem occurs when your organisation loses control of its data. A password on a sticky note stuck to a monitor. A business plan mentioned where non-employees can hear. Customer data …
Baiting is a cyber attack strategy. It involves offering a false promise or a trap of some kind. The result that attackers seek is to get someone to load malware onto their network – either using a clickable link or physical objects. Many baiting attacks rely on human greed or desire. However, others take a …
How to Promote a Culture of Cyber Resilience We’re continuing our series of blog posts about the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre’s Cybersecurity Governance Principles. These help to guide boards in leading cyber strategy. Today’s blog post is all about Principle 4: promote a culture of cyber resilience. Firstly, …
The Growing Dark Web Marketplaces The dark web market has been growing at an alarming rate due to increased demand for illicit goods and services by its users. With technology itself becoming more accessible worldwide, there has been an inevitable increase in dark web activity. What was once a small, mysterious part of the …
