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Mandatory Data Breach Reporting – what you need to start doing right now

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Take heed or be caught out - Cyber-Risk puts together some tips to help you prepare for the breach reporting laws.
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Atlassian's workplace chat tool 'HipChat' affected by data breach

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Workplace group chat tool HipChat has been hit by a data breach and users are being advised to check if they are vulnerable.
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LogRhythm report casts damning eye on enterprise security tactics

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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LogRhythm's latest cyber resiliency report casts a damning look into the state of Asia Pacific organisations in Asia Pacific.
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Verizon's Threat Research Advisory Center a 'significant milestone' for intelligence

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Verizon's Threat Research Advisory Center is now live and operational - representing what it calls a 'significant milestone' into cybersecurity.
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How businesses should prepare for Australia's new mandatory data breach notification laws

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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Australia, like other countries, has not been immune to data breaches in which personal information has been exposed.
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Brennan IT's five tips to better your cybersecurity strategy

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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So it's all very well to understand cyber risks, but how do you put security measures in place? Brennan IT suggests five tips to better security.
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Gemalto's Breach Level Index: '1.4 billion compromised data records'

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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Gemalto's Breach Level Index proves once again that data breaches across the world continue to increase in scale and severity.
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IBM Security X-Force reports 'record' 556% increase in breaches

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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IBM Security's 2017 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index has uncovered a 556% increase in the number of breached records in the past year.
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ESET says Australia's mandatory breach disclosure doesn't go far enough

Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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13% of Australian boards have no briefing on preventing cyber attacks; cyber incidents doubled to over 40% in last year.
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How Australia's Essential Eight sets the standard for data protection & breach notification

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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Globally, more and more jurisdictions are releasing mandates that will have a substantial impact on companies regarding breach notification.
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Menlo Security's perspective: Addressing the Australian Notifiable Data Breaches Bill

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Recently, Parliament passed a bill requiring Australian organisations to disclose any data breach involving personally identifiable information.
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Identity: The key to protecting sensitive data no matter where it resides

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Today's adversaries know that one of the best ways to hit a business where it hurts is at the foundation – which in our digital age means data.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
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Interview: Bring on the barbecue - how IT & OT must work together to build better security

Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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At 31c0n, BT's Bryan K Fite emphasised the crucial unity of IT and OT for robust security, likening it to a “big barbecue” of collaboration.
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CyberArk talks credential privileges, data breach laws and the 'sprint method'

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Cybersecurity company CyberArk is employing hackers to fight against cyber threats and develop innovative security solutions.
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Cybercrime is the 'new normal' and organisations must adapt, says RSM Australia

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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RSM Australia warns that cybercrime is now 'business as usual' for firms, reinforcing the need to fortify digital defences.
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Australia catches up: Mandatory data breach reporting bill finally reaches Senate

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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Australia is finally seeing progression on the mandatory data breach notification laws, as the bill passed the House of Representatives last week.
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Interview: Has Gemalto found a flaw in your data encryption strategy?

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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Gemalto is on the front line when it comes to security encryption. Unfortunately security managers in IT far falling behind in the backblocks.
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Seceon scores Indian reseller deal with Mahindra Special Services

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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Seceon joins forces with Mahindra Special Services Group to provide automated threat detection and remediation solutions.
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Consumers ready to blame organisations for data breaches, report finds

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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Report: Consumers hold firms responsible for data safety, with most expecting breaches yet firms lag in strong security measures.