The cyber risks that come with employees working from home — and how to mitigate them Coronavirus Andy Jamieson 27 April 2020 From Zoom security flaws, to housemates sharing work computers, to employees using their own devices, new cyber risks are emerging.
Senior government staffer’s email ‘spoofed’ in COVID-19-themed phishing campaign Coronavirus Shannon Jenkins 23 April 2020 A federal government department has admitted a “senior staff member’s email was being spoofed” as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign.
Eight things to consider when setting up a remote team, according to four IT executives Coronavirus Nathan Harding 21 April 2020 Yo Media founder Nathan Harding interviews Australia’s top IT experts to get advice on how businesses can set teams up for remote work.
Why cyber security startup HackHunter will be worth “over $100 million” in five years Cyber Security Julian Waters-Lynch 6 March 2020 Tracie Thompson launched her startup HackHunter to protect organisations and small businesses from falling into malicious Wi-Fi traps.
Ransomware attack on sheep farmers reinforces need for diverse cyber defences Agribusiness The Conversation 6 March 2020 Wool sales were severely disrupted last week by a ransomware attack on IT company Talman Software, which processes over 75% of sales in Australia and NZ.
Woolworths issues coupon-scam alert for Facebook users looking for Christmas savings Cyber Security Priscilla Pho 20 November 2019 Woolworths yesterday issued an urgent scam alert over a branded coupon offering Facebook users $100 off their next transaction.
As cyber attacks make headlines worldwide, our data lakes are sitting ducks Analysis The Conversation 30 October 2019 Data lakes are online spaces used by businesses for internal data processing and storage. Unfortunately, they remain exposed to cyber attacks.
Are we destined to lose? How SMEs can protect customers from cyber crime Cyber Security Matthew Elmas 7 October 2019 Small businesses are being encouraged to be proactive about helping their customers get control of their online privacy as scam losses spike.
One-in-three employees who know their password is compromised still won’t change it Cyber Security Priscilla Pho 26 September 2019 One-in-three Australian employees who admit to having enabled data breaches are still unwilling to change their already compromised passwords.
In wake of PayID data breaches, Australia’s banks need to take cyber security seriously Cyber Security The Conversation 23 September 2019 Following two sizeable PayID security breaches, the big four banks should take urgent steps to prevent it from happening again.