The looming opening of Cisco Systems’ new ANZ headquarters is the latest in a series of investments that confirm security vendors are serious about establishing themselves within the increasingly problematic cybersecurity landscape expected to dominate strategizing during 2017.
David Braue | 24 Jan | Read more
Cybercriminals are collaborating to refine their attacks and businesses must do the same by leveraging a growing body of open-source security tools, a security expert has advised as open-source machine learning puts the technology into the mainstream.
David Braue | 22 Dec | Read more
A recent high-profile win for Australian security stalwart MailGuard – which was last month designated as a ‘critical’ security partner by Microsoft – is the kind of recognition that Australia’s burgeoning community of innovative startups deserve to see more of, the head of the country’s new cybersecurity commercialisation arm has said as he gears up to hit the ground running.
David Braue | 06 Dec | Read more
Information security has long been a competitive industry, but growing recognition of today’s multi-faceted security threat is driving security specialists to a new partnership model that reflects a very simple truth: if cybercriminals are joining forces to attack their victims, the industry needs to do the same.
David Braue | 30 Nov | Read more
The Christmas season is ramping up but Australian shoppers risk being victimised by scammers, new figures suggest, with many still unable to pick out phishing emails and unaware that their home Wi-Fi network can be compromised. This is a concern for anyone shopping online: with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales being buried in a mass of scams, malware, and even fake Wi-Fi, it’s harder than ever for online shoppers to go about their business untouched.
David Braue | 28 Nov | Read more
Australia’s appointment of an official Ambassador for Cyber Affairs was well received but |some warn it’s still too little, too late to catch us up with the rest of the world.
David Braue | 21 Nov | Read more
Record-setting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks based on the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet technique have pushed the challenge facing the cybersecurity industry to a completely new level, a security specialist has warned in the wake of a research report flagging a year-on-year explosion in detected DDoS attacks.
David Braue | 18 Nov | Read more
Young Australians are among the least prepared to enter the cybersecurity profession amongst their peers in 11 other countries, according to a new survey of millennial attitudes towards cybersecurity careers.
David Braue | 08 Nov | Read more
Ashton Kutcher is best known as an actor and producer, but he is also a successful tech investor having taken stakes in companies such as Airbnb, Foursquare, Meerkat, Spotify and Uber.
Stephen Withers | 08 Nov | Read more
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) Awards is a prestigious annual event that recognises extraordinary information security professionals that have promoted excellence and innovation in the field. One of the unique things about this year’s AISA Awards is that, for the first time, the Diversity category was included. This highlights the importance and impact of diversity in the field, recognising the continuous efforts of the driven men and women making a difference in this space. Let’s meet some of the amazing nominees for this year:
Australia’s information-security industry continues to change rapidly as winners – and losers – stake their claims on a series of partnerships and investments with local implications.
David Braue | 03 Nov | Read more
Blockchain distributed-ledger technology is opening up new frontiers for financial services and other companies, but security specialists are pushing for early action on both blockchain and related account-management technologies to avoid the punishing security breaches being seen due to Internet of Things (IoT) shortcomings.
David Braue | 25 Oct | Read more
Security experts have backed claims that flaws in heart implants made by St Jude Medical can be used to deliver electric shocks.
With about five billion IoT devices connected today, with growth expected to reach 25 to 38 billion over the next five years it's clear something needs to be done to arrest the threat of billions of devices being recruited for nefarious purposes.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Oct | Read more
There's been a significant shift in cyber-attacks over recent years. Although we often call this change an increase in sophistication, it's really a response to how security strategies have been developed and executed.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Oct | Read more
Security's profile may be increasing overall, but transformation-minded executives across Australia and New Zealand have shown scant attention to the area in a survey that put security nearly at the bottom of their list of priorities during digital-transformation efforts.
David Braue | 19 Sep | Read more
Data breaches are inevitable and waiting for a breach to occur before designing an incident response plan is a recipe for failure. It’s a question of when the breach will occur and how you will respond, not if you will be breached. 100% prevention simply doesn’t exist, so having a plan to deal with a security breach is now more important than ever. You probably already have an incident response plan from a technical perspective. Phrases such as preparation, identification, containment, eradication and lessons learned.
Wayne Tufek | 15 Sep | Read more
Australia has developed a reputation for its lack of cyber security skills but Telstra says you can find the talent if you’re prepared to look in unexpected places.
Andrew Colley | 09 Sep | Read more
“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
Accenture's acquisition of Australian security innovator Redcore is the latest in a series of strategic moves by major consulting firms that are filling out their capabilities in areas of fast-growing demand including cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT).
David Braue | 31 Aug | Read more