The (Non) Strategy of Australian Government Cyber Defence
The 2016 Defence Whitepaper from the Australian government is now available online. It discusses a broad range of defence topics, of which cyber defence is just one.
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Proper Backups Can Beat Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, according to recent reports. Cybercriminals often favour these attacks, because they find them to be effective and lucrative.
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The Inherent Risks of payWave and PayPass Cards
Convenience is the name of the game, especially when it helps customers spend more. The new generation “tap and go” paywave and paypass cards are designed to do that.
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Does It Make Sense for a Battle Box to be a Physical Artefact?
If you have a battle box for your enterprise, then it probably contains vital information such as employee and major supplier contact details, the most important business contracts, system codes for accessing or restarting critical applications, and so on.
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Winning in the IT Service Continuity Management Obstacle Race
In an ideal organisational world, ITSCM (IT service continuity management) guarantees rapid recovery of critical IT services after unplanned downtime.
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Nobody, but Nobody is Safe from Cybercriminals
You might not go as far as to bet that they would never, ever suffer a breach of security. Yet today’s scandals seem to concern entities in the private sector.
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