by Alex W. | Dec 22, 2014 | Big data, Community and Society, Crime, Cybersecurity, Organisations
State of ICT Security – Attackers take over SCADA controlled steelworks furnace and caused massive damage The threat to online assets from attackers remains critical according to a report just released on the State of ICT security by the German Government. Cloud...
by Alex W. | Dec 16, 2014 | Community and Society, Crime, Government large and small, Individual and Personal Resilience, management and leadership
The siege in a chocolate shop in Sydney’s CBD ended early this morning AEST. Three people died, including one purported to be the gunman Haron Monis. There will necessarily be intense scrutiny on the forces used to resolve a violent event. However, it is...
by Alex W. | Nov 18, 2014 | Crime, Cybersecurity, Fraud, Identity, Organisations, Privacy
Privacy and Social Login article wins award “Privacy and Social Login” an article published in the International Association of Privacy Professionals Australia New Zealand May 2014 edition of “Privacy Unbound” and here won the first prize for...
by Alex W. | Sep 25, 2014 | Crime, Government large and small, Identity, management and leadership, Organisations
Trusted Insider continued Part 2 of 2 talking about the trusted Insider and how organisations can address the problems at an organisational level In part 1 of this we talked about who are the trusted insiders, why organisations are concerned and what the motivations...
by Alex W. | Sep 18, 2014 | Crime, Government large and small, Identity, management and leadership, Organisations
The trusted insider. Helping organisations protect themselves against trusted insiders I attended the Security in Government (SIG) conference in Canberra earlier this month. I am somewhat biased, but I think that SIG is probably the best annual security related...
by Alex W. | Mar 12, 2014 | Big data, Fraud, Identity, Organisations, Privacy
Privacy strengthened in Australia The Australian Privacy Principles come into force on 12 March. The APPs extend coverage of privacy laws to most business with turnover of $3 million or more. Fines of $1.7 million are possible for breaches. Australian Privacy...
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