Ai Group launches guidebook to help SMEs boost cyber security and win defence contracts
Ai Group and the Department of Defence have launched a cyber security guide to help SMEs secure defence contracts.
Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group loses $3.6 million in “sophisticated” cyber attack
Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group has been hit with a cyber attack, losing $3.6 million in transactions to an unknown third party.
Federal government launches $26.5 million grants scheme to boost cyber security workforce
A $26.5 million grants program is set to bolster Australia’s cyber security workforce, and it's starting “the right kind of conversations”.
A whopping 88% of federal government data breaches are caused by human error: Report
Of the 33 reports of data breaches made by government agencies to OAIC, human error accounted for 29 notifications.
‘Hoodwinked’: SMEs have lost $142 million to 4,255 email scams in the past year
SMEs are experiencing a rise in cyber attacks, with 4,255 reported incidents of email compromise scams in the 2019-20 financial year.
To pay, or not to pay, that is the question: How should businesses respond to a ransomware attack?
Cyber attacks have savaged large and small businesses alike this year. So, if your business is hit by ransomware, should you pay?
Outsourcing your business’ cyber security is as risky as outsourcing hotel quarantine security
Australian businesses are outsourcing cyber security to companies that aren’t up to scratch and it’s putting livelihoods at risk.
SMEs are most at risk of email account compromise: Three ways to protect your business
International cyber crime groups are increasingly using email account compromise to scam Australian organisations of all shapes and sizes.
How fear, uncertainty and doubt are employed to sell cyber security packages to businesses
Generating fear, uncertainty and doubt is a common tactic used to sell unnecessary cyber security packages to organisations.
Australian business leaders caught up in China’s mass surveillance: Here’s what it means
Chinese company Zhenhua Data is reportedly conducting mass surveillance on more than 35,000 Australians. What can we do to prevent it from happening again?
“They tore the heart out of my business”: How a hacker nearly cost Gillian Franklin her $130 million business
Heat Group managing director Gillian Franklin suffered a ransomware attack last year that put her $130 business on its knees.
Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking
According to Sydney Tools, Total Tools hacked into its email system last year to give them insight into its expansion plans.
