The role of endpoint security in reducing cybercrime in Financial Services
Ensuring top-level enterprise security has never been more important for the financial services (FS) industry.
Monica Hovsepian, OpenText | 09 Dec | Read more
Application Security — Opinions
Tackling the cybersecurity remediation gap
There are two ugly truths of cybersecurity. The first is that it takes a lot longer for cybersecurity professionals to discover the presence of malware than anyone cares to admit.
Andrew Huntley, Barracuda | 25 Nov | Read more
How to achieve secure, flexible and scalable IaaS
In today's cloud-first world, more and more enterprises are utilising infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to enhance their operations. IaaS offerings like AWS, GCP and Azure allow enterprises to focus on business growth, gain flexibility and scalability, and to achieve significant cost savings.
Anurag Kahol, Bitglass | 25 Oct | Read more
The Cybersecurity problem: Shifting the focus and re-forming the approach
As we move further and further into the digital age, businesses are continually enhancing their ability to communicate on the move, exchange information and streamline processes through incredible advances in technology.
Matt Bunker | 25 Oct | Read more
The trust trade: The business case for an ethical CISO
Another quarter, another jump in the number of data breaches in Australia.
Joan Pepin, Auth0 | 21 Oct | Read more
Protect against cybercrime by building to be hacked
There’s a perfect cyber security storm happening. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recorded more than 13,500 reports of cyber attacks on Australian businesses and consumers in the three months from July to September this year.
Luke McGoldrick | 21 Oct | Read more
Five ways to create a secure modern workplace
In Australia, the Notifiable Data Breach scheme showed revealed that in the 12 months to May 2019 there were nearly 1,000 data breaches of which two-thirds were malicious and 32 percent were caused by human error. This statistic is proof that improving security systems in the modern workplace should be a priority.
Chris Stradling, Avanade Australia | 25 Sep | Read more
Encouraging collaborative workplaces without sacrificing security
In an age of mobile devices, remote workers, and lightning speed innovation, cloud software and tools for collaboration are a no-brainer for any organisation to remain competitive
Fintan Lalor | 25 Sep | Read more
Security is critical to SD-WAN success … but often overlooked
Enterprises are adopting SD-WAN solutions at an accelerating pace, largely due to it being a better fit than traditional router-centric WANs for today’s geographically distributed enterprises pursuing a cloud-first strategy for application delivery.
Graham Schultz, Silver Peak | 25 Sep | Read more
Restoring trust in financial services
With just 36% of Australians believing that their bank has their best interests at heart, it’s hard to argue that from a reputational perspective, the last two years have been some of the toughest years in recent memory for the Australian Banking & Financial Services sector.
Alvin Rodrigues Senior Director, Forcepoint | 25 Sep | Read more
Finance breaches highlight need for internal cyber vigilance
The recent data breaches at Capital One and National Australia Bank (NAB) reinforce the evidence that human error represents a serious threat to organisations in finance.
David Shephard | 24 Sep | Read more
Balancing Office 365 Vulnerabilities with the cloud and a human touch
Data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. It is an abundant and essential resource, which never depletes nor wears out, yet it is becoming increasingly valuable over time.
Tony Stratton, APAC Sales Director, iland | 23 Sep | Read more
The business risks of storing voice data on-premises
Last month, more than 1000 voice recordings captured by Google Assistant were leaked without users’ knowledge, each one allegedly containing personal data, private conversations and identifying features about the voices thereon.
James Slaney, Co-Founder and Head of Product, Dubber | 23 Sep | Read more
Five tips to defend against cryptojacking
Cyber criminals are using malware to steal computing power from various target devices in order to secretly mine cryptocurrency
Anurag Kahol, Bitglass | 23 Sep | Read more
Don’t let security slip on the path to digital transformation
The financial services sector has been identified as one of the most sophisticated in Australia in terms of digital transformation, particularly with the forthcoming Consumer Data Right and inroads into Open Banking.
Jason Baden, F5 | 09 Sep | Read more
Privileged Access and the Future of Security
Industry research firm Gartner recently released the first-ever Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management – which shines a light on the importance of protecting privileged credentials in today’s volatile threat landscape.
Andrew Slavkovic | 09 Sep | Read more
If VPN is the answer, perhaps you should be asking a different question
With mobile working gaining popularity, organisations have had to figure out how to provide secure remote access to centralised IT infrastructures.
Your supply chain’s greatest cyber risk isn’t you
Not so long ago, supply chains could succeed without much technological intervention.
Thomas LaRock | 21 Aug | Read more
The pointy end in a cybersecurity strategy
Endpoints are everywhere—computers and laptops, smartphones, tablets, printers and smart home devices.
Aaron Bugal | 05 Aug | Read more
How to address the multi-cloud security conundrum
Enterprises need to move faster than ever to stay competitive and get ahead. Time to market for products and services has shortened dramatically from years to days.
Angelo Joseph, Google Cloud ANZ | 05 Aug | Read more