Work on the government’s security strategy is progressing nicely, by some accounts, even as the digital economy presents new challenges for cybersecurity during the transformation process.
David Braue | 19 Jun | Read more
Disclosure has a couple of very interesting perspectives according to Troy Hunt, during a very well attended presentation given at AusCERT 2017. On one hand, there are threat researchers like Hunt who disclose vulnerabilities. On the other are organisations receiving reports about problems.
Anthony Caruana | 16 Jun | Read more
Cisco's Kate Pearce presented at this year's AusCERT conference on of embracing diversity in the security industry and not living and working in an infosec echo chamber. Her focus was on the small differences we can bring in and the big difference they can make.
Anthony Caruana | 16 Jun | Read more
You'd think, judging by much of the coverage you see in cybersecurity magazines and articles that we are in an ever-escalating arms race where the only course of action we have against threat actors is to get bigger, faster and more expensive technology. But that's like saying the only way to protect your home from burglars or a fire is alarm systems and bars on the windows.
Anthony Caruana | 14 Jun | Read more
Anyone who has had a leadership role in IT knows that when discussions about disaster recovery and business continuity start, your work life is about to become either a lot more interesting or a lot more complex. The trouble is, when other business functions think about incidents that could impact business operations, they invariably draw their attention towards the technology they rely on.
Anthony Caruana | 13 Jun | Read more