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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As ransomware attacks surge globally, Australians are choosing PC Matic's application whitelisting to proactively stop ransomware. PC Matic announced technical and sales
By Justin Hendry on Jul 15, 2021 11:39AM Govt considers new governance standards for business. Company directors could be held accountable for failing to manage cyber security risks as part of a suite of reforms being considered by government to strengthen the cyber security of the digital economy. A discussion paper, released by the Department of Home Affairs this week, calls for comment on proposed cyber security governance standards that would be co-designed with industry. The standards, which could be mandatory or voluntary, would seek to improve ...
By Justin Hendry on Jul 15, 2021 11:03AM As controls become more strict. The Australian Cyber Security Centre has reinstated the ‘maturity level zero’ rating in the Essential Eight cyber security controls, as the federal government prepares to make the model mandatory. The change is one of several made by the ACSC in its latest update of the Essential Eight, which was re-published this week following a thorough review in consultation with government and industry. The Essential Eight is a series of baseline cyber security mitigation strategies and ...
Open source software vendor Red Hat has honoured its top partners in Australia and New Zealand for 2021. The company recognised partners for “their ongoing contributions to the open source ecosystem” and commitment to solving customers’ challenges in the rapidly evolving environment. Brisbane-based Integral Technology Solutions was awarded top honours of ANZ partner of the year. The company was recognized for its Whole-of-Government Identity Exchange and Access Management initiatives, including its off-the-shelf solution to Consumer Data Right (CDR) compliance. Deloitte ANZ was named in...
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 1:57 pm Consumer enterprises responding to heightened risk environment by embracing the ACSC’s Essential Eight as the de facto Australian cyber security standard Australian cybersecurity pioneer Airlock Digital today announced that consumer enterprises, including a major Asia Pacific health & wellness group, are adopting the Airlock allowlisting solution as a key part of the Essential Eight cyber mitigation strategies to protect against ransomware and other cyber attacks. Airlock implements Application Control – the first of the Australian Cyber Security Centr...