COVER FEATURE: PREPARING AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS FOR A CYBER ATTACK Welcome back to the Australian Cyber Security Magazine and the last issue for 2021. There continues to be much debate on the most appropriate legislative approach to take in response to a sustained cybersecurity threat landscape. Critics of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 […]
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Executive Summary In 2021, cyberattacks against IoT devices have gotten bigger and bolder—from hacking water treatment plants to security cameras and more. For the second year, an IoT security survey from Palo Alto Networks highlights the need for shared responsibility among work-from-home (WFH) employees and IT teams to secure the enterprise. According to the 2021
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Introduction & Survey methodology The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled businesses worldwide – based on Acronis’ research from last year, more than 80% of global companies admitted they were not prepared to switch to remote work, with IT infrastructure suffering. This research aims to explore in detail: What new challenges do IT leaders and managers struggle
Due to the growing cyber and HLS challenges – such as critical infrastructures, municipal cyber and intelligence challenges, smart cities, smart transportation, cloud security, terrorist attacks, public security threats, as well as criminal actions and natural disasters – municipalities, districts, and states have been looking for innovative and ground-breaking technological solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic has
Minister’s foreword The Australian Government’s cyber security vision is to create a more secure online world for Australians, their businesses and essential services. However, Australia faces a rapidly evolving strategic environment, punctuated by increasing malicious cyber activity conducted by transnational, serious and organised crime groups and individuals. This Ransomware Action Plan sets out the Government’s
Executive Summary PLATFORMS, APPLICATIONS,SERVICES Internet users have on average8 online platform accounts. Of those analyzed, the top used are Facebook, WhatsApp, Gmail and YouTube. There are several usage differences among males and females and across age groups. Facebook and WhatsApp are used most by those 25+, Gmail is more popular after 35, while YouTube and
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Forecasting, or put another way, predicting the future, is hard! Few know this better than meteorologists. Among the general public, weathermen and women have an unfair reputation of missing their forecasts often, with people complaining, “they only get it right 50 percent of the time.” This is probably because forecast accuracy was much lower decades
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SABSA® is the world’s leading open security architecture framework and methodology. SABSA is a top-to-bottom framework and methodology to conceive, conceptualise, design, implement and manage security in a business-driven model. The term ‘business-driven’ is the key to SABSA’s power, and its acceptance. SABSA is all about empowering the organisation to do business as it needs
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework was released in 2014 and is gaining widespread use by organisations across the globe. The continuous improvement lifecycle assists organisations to use a tiered, risk-based approach when safeguarding their most critical assets, before, during and after a potentially disruptive cybersecurity incident. ALC’s 5-day NIST Cybersecurity Framework Practitioner (NFP) course is designed
