Kicksec’s Data has been breached – again
Read More: Kicksec’s Data has been breached – againGlossed over the email from Firstmac on Friday, reporting that my data has been gathered in a “limited” cyber security breach of their systems, limited now days includes sensitive citizen data clearly.
Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja Now operating and at your service!
Read More: Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja Now operating and at your service!Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja Now operating and at your service I recently completed my Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja training, now I’m ready for those Security copilot conversations with Partners and customers….. of course this is not true! I am but a mere amateur. I do have the ‘certificate’ but I am no expert…
LogRythm, Exabeam, Splunk, Qradar, Palo Alto …. arrr
Read More: LogRythm, Exabeam, Splunk, Qradar, Palo Alto …. arrrLogRythm, Exabeam, Splunk, Qradar, Palo Alto …. large cyber security acquisitions are happening to the left, to the right and straight ahead too, what is going on and why is this occurring? For those 15 of you who have not read the news yet, here it is: LogRythm and Exambeam join forces, Splunk is acquired…
NSW Clubs – Impacted by Breach of customer data
Read More: NSW Clubs – Impacted by Breach of customer dataNSW Clubs – Impacted by Breach of customer data Another Australian business affected through a 3rd party cyber incident, though in the linked article (at the footer of this post) great pains are taken to explain that it is not their own systems but rather a 3rd party, yet who owns the data that has…
Microsoft Office Macro security – Are you covered?
Read More: Microsoft Office Macro security – Are you covered?Microsoft Office Macro security – are you covered? Microsoft Office macros are an amazing way to automate and script many parts of a business process, sometimes directly on an Office document, Spreadsheet or PowerPoint but also for interacting with third party data, the operating system and more, which is also why the recommendation today in…
AI devices currently, nothing but “hot Air”
Read More: AI devices currently, nothing but “hot Air”AI devices currently, nothing but “hot Air”, problems with what is possible with our voice, conflicts with the ideas of start up founders to make money. Mr Who’s The Boss, a YouTube influencer and content creator summarised this with another AI device vying for our wallets here very succinctly. If you plan to buy this…
Consulting Integrity
Read More: Consulting IntegrityConsulting with Integrity is critically important in my industry of Cyber Security, there are many consultants preaching to be what they are not, “knowledgeable” people. The Cyber security industry is fully of vendors and sellers trying to position security tooling as a solution to a cyber risk problem. I want to share a recent story…
A picture is not always worth a thousand words
Read More: A picture is not always worth a thousand wordsA picture is not always worth a thousand words, cyber security vendors please take note Question: When is a picture NOT worth a thousand words? Answer: When it has no context Just like my photo, it has no context and therefore would by of little interest to anyone who wasn’t on the same trail with me…
From Backup to resilient cyber security
Read More: From Backup to resilient cyber securityIn the Beginning From Backup to resilient cyber security: Best practises for Information Technology such as “Least privilege access”, “Admin account segregation”, “Operating system patching”, “Multi-factor authentication”, even “Patching and updating applications” have been around for many years, undertaken as ritual by many Information Technology departments within businesses across Australia as best practise maintainence, without…
Four actions for protection with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Read More: Four actions for protection with Microsoft Defender for EndpointFour actions for protection with Defender for Endpoint: Originally written by myself for Crayon and sharing here to help other organisations move past Endpoint Detection and response into preventative technologies to improve your security posture. Introduction Often I am asked the question, “Why should I use Defender for Endpoint, I use product ‘X’ and Product…
