Tag: securityawareness

News round-up Oct 2020 — Update on ServiceNSW databreach, Twitter upping its security game, and more

It’s in the nature of this game that there’ll always breaches and bungles, so increasingly it matters how you respond. And in our eyes, some recent response actions are worth commending. The NSW Government opened up on how it might have prevented the Service NSW breach, while Twitter laid out how it is upping its internal security game after a hack in July. We also explore if NAB’s step into the world of bug bounties sets a new bar for security maturity.

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News round-up February 2020 — Privacy priorities and on-selling data

In this edition, a well-known security vendor shuts down a subsidiary business that was on-selling user data, with the CEO admitting the practice wasn’t in line with the company’s “north star” and privacy priorities. Setting up a global privacy office looks to be one way that companies are seeking to avoid going astray on privacy – in this edition we highlight a major Australian bank doing just that. This roundup also examines the attacker tactics that lead to most security incidents.

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News round-up December 2019 — Ransomware attacks, phishing and online data breaches

It’s that time of year when the familiar faces who’ve been with you throughout the year get together to see you off into the holiday season. And so it is with the last news roundup for 2019. Regulars of the roundup – ransomware attacks, phishing and online data breaches – pop their heads up for one last hurrah, while focus sharpens just a little more on privacy and the ethical use of consumer data.

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