Is my business protected against Ransomware?
Ransomware is a serious risk to businesses in Australia. In the first half of 2020, there were 33 ransomware attacks recorded in the country, up from only 13 in the second half of 2019. This is something you and your business certainly need to be aware of, but how can you be sure that you are protected against ransomware?…
Continue ReadingHas your DVR/NVR been breached?
Has your DVR or NVR security system experienced a breach? Without the proper software and firmware updates, and the proper managed services to monitor and assess a situation, a breach of your CCTV and security systems is a real possibility. What is to say that it is not happening right now…
Continue ReadingA guide to supply chain attacks
Cyberspace is a growing risk for many businesses – a ticking time bomb waiting to go off when it’s least expected. In the current cyber threat landscape, it’s not a matter of if you’ll get attacked but when. Hackers are always coming up with ingenious new ways to perpetrate cybercrimes, be it data theft…
Continue ReadingFederated Identity Management (FIM) vs. Single Sign On (SSO)
Cyber security has become big news in recent years after a number of major breaches hit the headlines. Despite this, Australians are seriously lax when it comes to passwords. Around 90% of Australians say that they know that reusing passwords is insecure, but…
Continue ReadingData Breaches involving MSPs
Data breaches are common among Australian businesses, with malicious attacks, human error, and system faults continuing to compromise digital records in multiple industry sectors. In order to keep track of significant breaches, the Office of the Australian Information…
Continue Reading54,000 NSW driver licences leaked in AWS cloud: But, there’s hope on the horizon
Cyber Security NSW recently informed Transport for NSW that a cloud storage folder containing personal information, including approximately 54,000 NSW driver licences, were left open in a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket hosted by Amazon’s cloud service…
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