One of the most overlooked ACSC Essential Eight strategies in mitigating cybersecurity incidents is daily backups. Think of it as your absolute fail-safe in a scenario when all other security controls have failed. But what are the steps and strategies involved in backing up your data?
The 2019 Threat Report produced by Sophos Labs provides an in-depth analysis of key cyber-attack trends. The report also helps the readers analyse the cybersecurity landscape and trends likely to impact the industry in 2019.
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IBM sponsored the 13th annual cost of a Data Breach study, the industry’s gold-standard benchmark research, which was independently conducted by Ponemon Institute. The infographic depicts some of the key findings.If you are currently working to strengthen your security posture against any data breach scenarios, we would love to get involved! Reach out to our
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Privasec team was in Melbourne this week at the Australian Utility Week Conference.
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Password security remains one of the most neglected topics in the cyber world. Despite increasing awareness in this space, there are still a number of people using ‘1234546’ or ‘password’ to secure their account!
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Application whitelisting is the practice of specifying an index of approved software applications to run on a computer system. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (Australian Government’s lead on national cybersecurity) categorises application whitelisting as one of the eight essential cyber risk mitigation strategies.
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Our APAC Cyber Security Advisor, Shamane Tan, was on the panel for the ISACA Summit in Sydney this week. Shamane shared her views on skill shortage in the industry and good hiring practices.
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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is mandated by the major payment brands (MasterCard, Visa, Amex, JCB and Discover) for organisations that handle payment card data. The PCI DSS defines the minimum security controls needed to protect cardholder data. If you process, store, or transmit payment card data, you are required to
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Even some of the most accomplished IT professionals are not sure about the difference between a vulnerability scan and a penetration test.
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According to the OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner) report, 36% of all cyber-attacks in Australia are caused by human error, this is the phenomenon known as PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). Thus, employees are our greatest assets, and our weakest link by potentially falling victim cyber-attacks in various forms. They are
