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 …
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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 …
As we celebrate Privacy Awareness Week (1-7 May), it’s important to recognise that our personal information is more vulnerable than ever before. Now is the perfect time to learn about the steps you can take to keep your private information safe. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the most common types of private …
In our latest blog post we take a look at the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre’s Cybersecurity Governance Principle 4 : promote a culture of cyber resilience. Firstly, what is cyber resilience? It’s when an organisation can: Respond quickly to incidents. Continue functioning during ongoing attacks. Block secondary access attacks during …
We’re continuing our series of blog posts about the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre’s Cybersecurity Governance Principles. These principles help to guide boards in leading cyber strategy. Today’s blog post is all about principle 3: embed cybersecurity in existing risk management practices. Cyber strategy involves risk. You can’t …
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Running a business without a cyber incident strategy is like riding a bike without a helmet. Sure you can probably go pretty far with no worries. But when you do run into trouble, the lack of a cyber strategy is going to cause you extra problems. Suddenly your life – or your business – is …
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2022 was a year to remember in the cybersecurity world! Every year, we see more and more cybersecurity incidents around the world. It might even be exciting if we weren’t seeing people’s lives and well-being at stake. However, for every cyber fail, we also see cyber successes. And this has been a year that Australia …
The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre recently put out a joint paper. It provides some guidelines around cyber security for board members. It focuses a lot on red flags – signs that you’re not doing well. But if you see those red flags, what next? Welcome to the …
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Have you ever wondered what a full-scale cyberattack response looks like from the inside? We often see the aftermath of an attack from the outside. We see the media storm, the apologies, and the reparations. But unless you’ve experienced a cyberattack, you might not have had a chance to see what happens behind the scenes. …
A scam message – or “phishing” message – is an email or other communication sent with the intent of deceiving the recipient. These messages can be used to obtain personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers, or to trick people into participating in fraudulent schemes. Scam messages are often sent by criminals who …