Why insider threats are the hardest to defend against
While most cybersecurity measures are focused on guarding against external threats, insiders face fewer barriers to misusing confidential data and circumventing controls.
This month in security: August 2020
1 out of 6 Australians got scammed during lockdown, government pledges to spend billions on security upgrades, the healthcare sector took a digital beating and hackers stole tons of data from Australian universities.
Australia’s aged care and healthcare sectors need urgent cyber-care
Australia’s healthcare infrastructure is facing a high risk of cyberattacks and in the current climate, it’s a crisis we can ill-afford. Here’s how we can build a more cyber resilient healthcare sector.
The Get Cyber Resilient Show Episode #27
Gar is joined this week by Dr Francis Gaffney, Mimecast’s Director of Threat Intelligence and Response who leads the data science research teams for threat intelligence, risk and resilience, threat intelligence analysis and strategic intelligence.
This month in security: July 2020
Russian BEC gangs hustled hundreds of multinational companies, a massive Twitter breach exploited celebrity accounts to shill a Bitcoin scam, and a teenager from WA published confidential information from the health department online.
Ransomware returns with a new twist: pay up or we’ll publish
Ransomware attacks have become larger and more sophisticated—and hackers are increasingly stealing sensitive information and threatening to publish it unless the ransom is paid.
The Get Cyber Resilient Show Episode #24
This week Gar gets sassy (SASE) with Mike ‘Fergo’ Ferguson, Senior Sales Engineer at Netskope.
This month in security: June 2020
Australian government and businesses hit by a series of malicious cyber events, CrowdStrike’s survey reveals the risks facing the remote workforce during COVID-19, beverages giant Lion, Fisher and Paykel and Honda blindsided by cyberattacks, while CBA uncovers abusive messages hidden in digital transactions.
The Get Cyber Resilient Show Episode #21
Gar O’Hara is joined once again by Dan McDermott and Bradley Sing for the June monthly roundup episode.
