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Australian cyber security strategy 2023 – 2030

The Australian cyber security strategy 2023 – 2030 has been released!

The 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy aims to make Australia one of the most cyber-secure nations in the world.

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2023 ASD cyber threat report

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) released its annual Cyber Threat Report on 14 November 2023, and it makes for sobering reading.

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connection between you and your security technology

The delicate connection between you and your security technology

Your organisation’s sensitive information is like the inside of an egg. Cyber security experts know that no shell is perfect and can leave your organisational ‘insides’ exposed.

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Ransomware: what security technologists don’t want to hear

Cyber security risks like ransomware are dependent on, facilitated and ultimately resolved by human behaviour and decision-making processes.

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Australia’s ransomware crisis

Australia’s ransomware crisis

Cybercrime has long been the stuff of the Internet’s collective cultural imagination; a well-worn stereotype of the outcast loner – the hooded figure hunched over a keyboard hacking the Pentagon from his mum’s basement.

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It’s the culture: The impact of cyber indifference on cyber security

Human behaviour and decision-making are the primary determinants of cybersecurity outcomes, but the argument for human-centric cybersecurity (HCCS) has only recently gained traction.

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The ransomware crisis: It’s time to retake control

Techno-centric and HCSS can (and do) work together to resist and repel cybercrime, however the ransomware crisis is far beyond the scope and capabilities of any single company or organisation. But there is a way forward.

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The Forgetting Curve

Forgot something? It’s not your fault – it’s the forgetting curve

Struggling to remember stuff? It’s not your fault, our brains have a forgetting curve. Luckily there is a way to reset it.

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What’s the big deal about microlearning?

Though small in nature, microlearning is huge in impact. It may even be the missing ingredient in your company’s recipe for learning.

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Gamified learning: the top 5 benefits

Gamification has become a fundamental part of humour-technology interaction and is used to solve problems, nudge behaviours and engage employees. We love it.

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