Cyber Security News & Current Events / Fundamentals

With the IT security landscape constantly evolving, many businesses struggle to find and retain people with the knowledge and skills required to counter threats. Last month, Security Centric's Sash Vasilevski …

As most companies come fully back into the office from the holiday period and Australia adjusts into a “COVID normal” routine, many organisations are in a place to plan strategy …

Background The public figure Twitter account hijacking extends well past social media and has many parallels to business and enterprise systems. Whenever there is a breach, it should be review …

Traditional authentication schemes see users needing to create, and remember, separate login details for each service or system they use. With the average organisation using over 1000 distinct cloud services, …

It seems that every other week, someone is touting a new solution to cyber security. They tell you that all we need to do is install our boldly coloured box …

Although cybersecurity insurance can appear attractive, it is important that businesses understand it cannot feasibly serve as a replacement for threat mitigation. The majority of cyber threats are avoided by …

Overview Injection vulnerabilities are the most common result of mixing user input with system control. An injection vulnerability can have catastrophic results for a system, potentially leading to a full …

In Part 2, the importance of a well-maintained and well-structured hardware and software inventory and the benefits of vulnerability management was explained. The next step in the process of getting …

As high-profile breaches produce increasing public attention, effective information security is more important than ever. Cyber incidents have a potential impact comparable to natural disasters. It is increasingly insufficient for …

Every information security framework and “best practice” guide to cyber security states that you need “management buy-in”, but why is it important and what does it look like? Management buy-in …

In part 1, the importance of knowing your system was discussed, in this article, the importance of properly managing and auditing these assets will be discussed. Proper management of ICT …

Passwords are obviously required to keep your online accounts and data safe, but how strong is your password? The idea of a strong password can be hard to quantify and …

A common theme amongst many engagements and discussions are “we are having issues maintaining control over our environment what products can solve this problem for us”. Questions like this are …