https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/australia-unprepared-for-security-threats-warns-review/12248332 The report finds Australia is unprepared for an increasingly likely cyberwar. "In many ways, we may not even know when a cyber attack or indeed when a cyber campaign... read more →
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hackers-21-million-ransom-grubman-shire-meiselas-sacks-entertainment-law-firm-1234606193/ A cybercriminal ring claiming to have stolen a huge cache of data from a major media and entertainment law firm — whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Elton John... read more →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogoK45FdhU8
https://www.cyber.gov.au/news/government-service-agents-urged-protect-clients-and-themselves Agents of government services, such as taxation agents and financial advisers, are attractive targets for cybercriminals. The ACSC has published Cyber Security for Agents of Government Services to help agents protect... read more →
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/asd-says-cyber-resilience-still-far-too-low-across-govt-546818 Agencies still struggling to fully-implement top four. Most federal government agencies are still struggling to fully-implement mandatory cyber security controls, with more than 70 percent reporting below baseline levels... read more →
https://www.cyber.gov.au/publications/essential-eight-to-ISM-mapping The Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents is a prioritised list of mitigation strategies to assist organisations in protecting their systems against a range of adversaries. While no single mitigation strategy... read more →
The Australian government has disseminated information to improve cybersecurity and better protect our nation’s digital assets since 2010. The “Essential-8” began with the Defence Signals Directorate’s (DSD now ASD) “Top... read more →
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/toll-group-rebuilding-core-systems-used-for-its-online-operations-547829 After Nefilim ransomware infection. Toll Group is having to rebuild the core systems that underpin most of its online operations following an infection with a type of ransomware called Nefilim.... read more →
Q: Scott, you have been in the cyber security and data protection industry as an independent advisor for more than 20 years and set up Securite (formerly McEvoy Thomas) in... read more →
Crowdstrike has recently partnered with Airlock and together they make a very strong team. Following is a short video that shows how they can work together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogoK45FdhU8 I have also... read more →