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Mobile Christmas Shopping – Balancing Risk and Convenience
Online holiday shopping from mobile devices requires extra vigilance and some simple steps for protection. Learn tips for safer online shopping and seasonal scams to avoid.
When Cyber Attacks Become Physical
Effective cyber security is now an essential part of protecting national infrastructure and therefore is a vital part of any national security strategy – not just to protect vital information and communication technologies, but also to ensure they are not used to damage or block access to other physical infrastructure
Asia Pacific Customers Won’t Accept Data Breaches as a Cost of Doing Business
The best business is repeat business – keeping the same customers for a long period of time. But it can be quickly eroded if consumers feel that they have been put at risk.
There’s No Room for Complacency in Port Security
There’s No Room for Complacency in Port Security. Sea ports that have a reputation for safe, secure and efficient ports can’t afford to be complacent about balancing efficiency and security.
Jailbreaking iPhones – Freedom or Folly?
“There’s an app for that.” How did we cope before we had that for an answer to so many of life’s questions downloadable into a cool gadget that fits in the palm of our hand?
International Cooperation Required To Tackle Global Cybercrime
One of the best things about the Internet is the way it removes geographic barriers and provides access to a global market place and information resource. However these same qualities also enable the greatest threat from the Internet: cybercrime.
What Good Are Social Media Security Policies If Nobody Knows About Them?
There’s been lots of talk about the need for organisations to develop policies and employee guidelines for appropriate use of social media in the workplace. It’s one thing to have a policy. It’s another thing to make sure employees are familiar with it.
10 Years After 9/11, Aussie Concern About Personal Threats Outweighs Concern About Terrorism
The death of Osama Bin Laden has once again focused local news coverage and conversations on global terrorist events. Most of us can remember exactly where we were when we heard about the attacks in New York and Washington in 2001 and how we felt at that time. And much has happened in the 10 [...]
National Consumer Fraud Week Takes Scams Personally
It’s National Consumer Fraud Week in Australia. This year’s theme, “It’s Personal,” draws our focus to the very significant personal impact of scams, and how we can take steps ourselves to fight fraud on the home front. Today’s scammers and fraudsters are getting faster, more creative, and more sophisticated. Medicare Australia and Centrelink urged Australians [...]
Don’t let Identity Theft become the ‘Grinch that stole Christmas’
Christmas and the New Year is a mad time of the year with end of year celebrations, family gatherings and gift giving. Unfortunately it is also a time when the risk of fraud increases as people become more relaxed and the sheer volume of financial transactions increases.
