cybersecurity

SOCI Act 2024: Insights on Critical Infrastructure

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SOCI Act 2024: Insights on Critical Infrastructure

A rise in ransomware incidents and the embrace of artificial intelligence are considered potential data risks facing Australia’s critical infrastructure organisations, according to a new report. This news comes as new cyber security rules under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 come into force in August 2024. The Critical Infrastructure Edition of the 2024 Data Threat Report, by technology organisation Thales, found that ransomware incidents at critical infrastructure organisations are on the rise globally…

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NIST's New Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Announced

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NIST's New Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Announced

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology this week unveiled three encryption algorithms designed to resist cyberattacks, which industry observers said are a positive step toward preventing cyberattacks that break current encryption methods. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 203, 204, and 205 provide standards for general encryption and protecting digital signatures. They were derived from multiple submissions in NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standardization project. Quantum computers are rapidly increasing the ability for high-performance computing,…

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Enabling Cyber Resiliency with NIST, Cisco Security, and Splunk

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Enabling Cyber Resiliency with NIST, Cisco Security, and Splunk

Cyber resilience is a critical priority for any organization, especially for those within the US Public Sector. The need for this resiliency has never been greater for helping ensure the delivery of their mission and business outcomes. Cyber resiliency refers to an organization’s ability to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. Government agencies and other organizations need a robust cybersecurity framework and effective enterprise tools to achieve this. The NIST Cybersecurity…

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StickmanCyber Report: Australia's Cybersecurity Skills Crisis

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StickmanCyber Report: Australia's Cybersecurity Skills Crisis

A new report has found that Australia’s available pool of cybersecurity skills is smaller than realised. The report, Australia’s Cybersecurity and Technical Skills Gap, an analysis by security provider StickmanCyber and based on an analysis of ABS census and labour force data, revealed a shortage of 10,000 technical roles throughout the country. There is just one cybersecurity professional for every 240 Australian businesses. The lack of Australian security professionals is partially to blame for the…

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Common Business-Related Phishing Scams Include Fake HR and IT Subject Lines

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Common Business-Related Phishing Scams Include Fake HR and IT Subject Lines

Think you’ve received an important document from HR? Be careful. KnowBe4’s quarterly phishing test report found that threat actors in Q2 often found success with emails spoofing HR departments. After an ill-fated click occurred, links in the body of emails and PDF documents were common vectors for attacks. TechRepublic spoke with KnowBe4 Security Awareness Advocate Erich Kron about the results of the phishing tests and how to keep businesses safe from ever-evolving, generative AI-powered phishing…

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From Cybersecurity Practitioner to Advocacy: My Journey Back to Cisco

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From Cybersecurity Practitioner to Advocacy: My Journey Back to Cisco

Hello Cisco Community! I’m thrilled to share my journey back to Cisco as a Technical Advocate focused on cybersecurity. My mission is to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to succeed in your own cybersecurity quest. I’m excited to announce my first tutorial on eBPF and my Snack Minute video demo. The demo will offer in-depth information and practical insights to help you advance your career in cybersecurity. Here’s what you can…

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Black Hat Roundup 2024: What to Expect From This Week’s Security Events

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Black Hat Roundup 2024: What to Expect From This Week’s Security Events

Black Hat and DEF CON are two of the major security conferences in the U.S., drawing large crowds of cyber and AI decision-makers to Las Vegas. Black Hat USA 2024 runs from August 3-8, with most of the briefings occurring on August 7 and 8; DEF CON 32 runs from August 8-11. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from Black Hat and DEF CON that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers….

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Data Breaches Are Costing Australian Organisations, IBM Report Reveals

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Data Breaches Are Costing Australian Organisations, IBM Report Reveals

IBM recently released its annual Cost of a Data Breach report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach in Australia reached a record-high of AUD $4.26 million (USD $2.77 million) in 2024. This represents a 27% increase since 2020. The report also highlighted that Australian organizations continue to be most threatened by the same threats that had dominated in previous years. Furthermore, with a deep cyber security skills crisis in the country, it’s…

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Why Should You Pay for a Security Solution?

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Why Should You Pay for a Security Solution?

We all love free stuff. (Costco samples, anyone?) However, when it comes to your family’s security, do free online protection tools offer the coverage you truly need? Not always. In fact, they might invade the privacy you’re trying to protect. Here’s why. Free tools don’t offer the level of advanced protection that life on today’s internet needs. For starters, you’ll want malware and antivirus protection that’s as sophisticated as the threats they shut down. Ours includes AI technology and…

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