I\’ve spent 6 years in the army, and the most important thing any soldier relies on is training. Be drilled to the core of your bones ensures that in highly stressful situations, and you do not get more stressful than in combat, you do not act impulsively or irrationally. As it is instinctively ingrained into […]
Cybersecurity is Virtual Combat but very real Read More »
Getting emails which contain all sorts of malware, viruses and other nasty content is bad enough as it is. It significantly hinders productivity, can infect many parts of the organisation and will, in most cases, be a very costly exercise to recover from, both financially and from a reputational aspect. Now imagine that this has
Avoid endangering your customers? Read More »
Getting sick is a really nasty experience. Being forced to stay in bed because you cannot move an arm and a leg, your nose dripping constantly and a headache bouncing in your skull all day is the opposite of a pleasant experience. When you then take into account, you could\’ve prevented this by just taking
Cyber Hacks – Prevention Versus Cure Read More »
The sheer number of emails that currently travel the globe is astounding. Billions of emails are underway every single day and, I must add, the majority are simply legitimate ones. Herein lies the problem from a security perspective, psychological conditioning. Basically meaning that the brain is acting based on experience from previous engagements. Whenever you
Microsoft Identifies 38% Increase in BEC Read More »
As a privacy and security focussed person, I want to keep a minimal financial fingerprint in the digital world. I do not pay via credit or debit card directly, but always use a trusted payment gateway which have sufficient security frameworks in place. This way I can ensure that these numbers are not splurged over
Australian law makes you a target Read More »
Individual solutions do not cut it in the real world. A holistic approach to cybersecurity needs to be addressed on multiple levels, and our QUADSEC security package covers a lot of this.
QUADSEC security solution package Read More »
Even though companies would like to have employees return to the office after the pandemic, the norm of working-from-home or even working-from-anywhere is here to stay. This means that uncontrolled connectivity options are resulting in increasing attack-surfaces where home routers, public Wi-Fi spots, shared personal hotspots and more, are causing headaches for many businesses to
Ever Expanding Defence Perimeter Read More »
When it comes to Phishing attempts, email is the number 1 methodology to try and lure unsuspecting victims into traps that could result in various precarious scenarios with, most often, devastating consequences. It is therefore of the utmost importance to identify these attempts and prevent them from even reaching the email inbox of the recipient.
Business Email Compromised? Or not? Read More »
Huh???, why the quotes? A hack is not really a hack when a spear phising attempt is able to obtain employee credentials, who are then used to basically bypass all security measures that are in place. Is it really a \”burglary\” when you leave the front-door open, or more an invitation for criminals to go
Latitude Financial Services has been \”hacked\” Read More »
When it comes to safeguarding your money, you would think that banks, lenders and mortgage brokers have their act together. With about 95% of all financial services being done over the internet, there are a significant amount of interactions that may be susceptible to modifications by malicious parties, which could result in losses of large
State of Security at Australian Financial Institutions Read More »
