“When you look at international organised crime, it’s worth about $1.7 trillion a year. It’s made up six or seven key components. Those are things like counterfeiting, arms trade, drugs, people trafficking and smuggling, the sex trade,” he says.
Anthony Caruana | 31 Aug | Read more
One of the key themes coming from this year’s Risk Management and Security Summit, held by Gartner, is that the battle against cybercrime and data theft is as much about resilience and detecting breaches as preventing them. Having the right tools in place to detect a breach or some sort of unauthorised activity is critical.
Anthony Caruana | 31 Aug | Read more
In just a few short years, file sync services such as Dropbox have become an essential part of the business landscape.
Anthony Caruana | 30 Aug | Read more
Enterprise mobility is expanding to an array of devices, such as connected cars, smart TVs, smartwatches and others
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
Gartner’s Research Director for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Brian Reed recently presented at the company’s annual Security and Risk Management Summit, held in Sydney.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
“When you get it wrong, you measure it in the number of people that die”.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
As security professionals, we spend a lot of time focussing on external threats.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
According to an IBM insider, who was involved in the e-Census project that spectacularly failed on 9 August 2016, the true tale of why things went horribly wrong is a combination of factors compounded by bureaucratic thinking that actually stopped the ABS from using a more secure solution.
Anthony Caruana | 15 Aug | Read more
It’s probably the most critical question ever asked from an infosec point of view. Who are you? Proving the identity of people and systems that connect to your network and access your data is a critical element of your security posture.
Anthony Caruana | 10 Aug | Read more
Gregory J. Touhill is a retired Brigadier General from the US Air Force and is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Anthony Caruana | 09 Aug | Read more
It would be easy to sit back and think that all the threat actors out there, trying to break into our systems to steal data or cause mayhem, are working in isolation. But the days of the lone wolf sitting in a darkened room, with a hoodie pulled low over their face, are well behind us.
Anthony Caruana | 09 Aug | Read more
We all suffer multiple personality disorder. Visiting a bank or government agency, or even logging on to social media requires that you identify yourself using some sort of credential.
Anthony Caruana | 08 Aug | Read more
This article was going to be a report on a session from the recent Technology in Government conference held in Canberra. The title of the session promised a great deal – “The Next Five Years of Security Threats”. And the synopsis suggested we’d hear about what opportunities will disruptive technologies provide hackers, best practice to mitigate emerging threats and whether governments can share data securely?
Anthony Caruana | 08 Aug | Read more
At this week’s Technology in Government conference, held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, there was a clear, recurring theme in the presentation I attended.
Anthony Caruana | 05 Aug | Read more
Metadata has been in the news over the last couple of years.
Anthony Caruana | 02 Aug | Read more