data security

Data breaches are growing more common, and more damaging. While they are often seen as a data security problem, I would argue that this lets organisations off the hook for their poor data management practices. We always ask, “how did they get in?”, but never questions like, “why does this organisation still have this sensitive […]

It’s not uncommon for government communications teams to find themselves with a mixed bag of tools when managing the wide range of tasks to which they are assigned. This is often a result of ‘shadow IT’ – solutions that fly under the radar of IT scrutiny, standard procurement processes and in-depth vendor vetting.  A combination […]

Changing your email service provider, or ESP, as they are more commonly known, is not uncommon. It might be that you have grown out of your current provider, or you just aren’t getting the service and support you need. That’s normal. Moving to a new provider, whilst not always complex, can bring about its challenges. Swift […]

Data is growing faster and faster, and it’s easy to fall behind on managing this explosion. A modern data management solution holds the key to better security, improved cost control and superior services for citizens. By 2025, it’s estimated humanity will produce 463 exabytes of data every day – the equivalent of nearly 213 million […]

The shift to hybrid work and cloud-hosted applications have changed how business resources are accessed. Users are using unmanaged devices over unsecured networks like public Wi-Fi to remain productive remotely or on the go, making the internet the new corporate network. This expands your one perimeter to thousands, making the castle-and-moat approach to security inadequate […]

As the nation faces an array of complex security challenges in coming years, home affairs minister Clare O’Neil has announced a program to develop a new cybersecurity strategy to strengthen the country’s critical infrastructure and become the “world’s most cyber secure country by 2030”. O’Neil believes the new national strategy has got to be a […]

The last few years have been transformational in terms of network security, with the rise of hybrid cloud and cloud-first IT strategies – as well as new ways of working – forcing much-needed change in how cybersecurity is designed and executed in the context of perimiter-less networks. These changes offer individual organisations greater flexibility to […]

Federal and state government auditors-general have uncovered serious data security problems, and people are often the weakest link.

The standing committee on economics asked ASIC to report on topics ranging from greenwashing to the Optus breach to crypto regulation.

There’s nothing like a crisis to get consensus, and NSW’s digital minister has used the Optus Hack to up the ante on digital identity.

Machinery of government changes are an intrinsic part of our Westminster system of government. These changes can occur, as happened with the recent 2022 federal election, when there is a change of government. They can also happen when a minister resigns or changes portfolio, or to amalgamate departments and to meet policy objectives. It’s estimated […]

The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is inviting written submissions to a new inquiry into Australia’s Defence contract arrangements.

If the government, military and private sector work together and invest locally, Australia’s tech sector will be vibrant, innovative, and ensure our cybersecurity.