AusCERT 2019: The Great Debate
Each year, AusCERT invites information security thought leaders from around the world to learn from each other through dozens of talks and sessions.
Anthony Caruana | 03 Jun | Read more
Each year, AusCERT invites information security thought leaders from around the world to learn from each other through dozens of talks and sessions.
Anthony Caruana | 03 Jun | Read more
Armed with possibly the best job title ever given to a security professional - Security Empress - Jessy Irwin took a very non-typical path into the world of cybersecurity.
Anthony Caruana | 31 May | Read more
What do you get when you combine hacking tools that are easy to access, a treasure trove of stolen user credentials, user authentication that's so complex it practically begs to be bypassed and companies that make connected devices with little understanding of what they're doing and even less or an idea of how to fix the mess they've made?
Anthony Caruana | 31 May | Read more
Imagine this. You've been hired to run a company's cybersecurity team and discover that your team is under-resourced.
Anthony Caruana | 31 May | Read more
During the recent Australian Cyber Conference, hosted by AISA, Qasim Khan - a cybersecurity specialist with one of the leading bank in New Zealand - discussed how he created a tool, called pkit finder, to search for phishing kits that have found their way onto servers. Using his tool, he has found about 3000 unique phishing kits an about a year.
Anthony Caruana | 19 Oct | Read more
The combination of loose regulation, the Wild West of cryptocurrency trading and a hunger for massive and fast financial returns created a perfect storm in Japan. The recent hack of the Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange triggered the illicit transfer of about 520M units of XEM with a value of about $538M.
Anthony Caruana | 18 Oct | Read more
Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is fast becoming the default practice as organisations seek to bolster their security by strengthening the entry point into systems and applications.
Anthony Caruana | 18 Oct | Read more
During this year's AISA national conference, now renamed as the Australian Cyber Conference, a panel discussion with Lynwen Connick from ANZ, Rachael Falk from Telstra, Michelle Price from AustCyber and Vanessa Pegueros from DocuSign discussed their careers and what can be done to ensure there is diversity in our cybersecurity workplaces.
Anthony Caruana | 17 Oct | Read more
Automation is one of the biggest buzzwords in the technology business today. But we often think about automation in the context of large systems and moving large volumes of data between complex systems.
Anthony Caruana | 26 Sep | Read more
We keep hearing about the need to become more cyber resilient but the focus is often on technical skills and specific solutions that patch or mitigate vulnerabilities.
Anthony Caruana | 23 Aug | Read more
It's become a staple of many technology conferences - the almost mandatory "Women in..." panel. Amy Roberts, from the Australian Cyber Security Centre chaired a "Women in Cyber" panel at this year's Technology in Government event, held in Canberra.
Anthony Caruana | 20 Aug | Read more
"The internet, instead of being a social platform, is a battlefield".
Anthony Caruana | 16 Aug | Read more
Australia's Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity Angus Taylor kicked off this year's Technology in Government event with a look at how the country is faring when it comes to protecting our digital assets.
Anthony Caruana | 13 Aug | Read more
During both formal and informal discussions during the 2018 CSO Roadshow held in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, it was clear that the hardest sector to penetrate with effective cybersecurity awareness and education programs are SMBs.
Anthony Caruana | 09 Jul | Read more
It's fair to say security vendor Kaspersky Labs has had a hard time over recent months. allegations of spying for the Russian government against other nations, through their end-point software have resulted in a massive hit to their bottom line and reputation.
Anthony Caruana | 02 Jul | Read more