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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.

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

Privasec team was in Melbourne this week at the Australian Utility Week Conference.

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!

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.

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.

Even some of the most accomplished IT professionals are not sure about the difference between a vulnerability scan and a penetration test.

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 also our first line of defence, hence continuous education, training and awareness are needed to remain vigilant against cyber-attacks.

Privasec’s COO, Karan Khosla has been invited to participate in the panel discussion at the Australian Utility Week, the leading digital utility expo in the Australasia region.

According to an article by Smart Company (one of Australia’s premier publication for growth businesses and entrepreneurs), 516,380 small businesses fell victim to cyber-crime last year. The first step in falling for a cyber-attack is believing that you won’t be attacked. Prevention starts with educating your employees about some of the most common types of cyber-attacks such as Spear Phishing and how they can be countered.