How human error facilitates cyber attacks
All humans make mistakes. Some bigger than others, but I doubt anyone could argue the statement that “To err is human”. One of the most intriguing findings from IBM’s “Cyber Security Intelligence Index” is that 95 percent of all security incidents involve human error. Many of these are successful security attacks from external attackers who prey on... Learn More
People-Centric Security: Transforming Your Enterprise Security Culture
InfoSec has always preached the triad of “people, process, and technology” as essential for good, effective security. My experience in the industry has been that technology always comes first, followed by process when we can manage it, and people when we get around to them. The main role people play in information security tends to... Learn More
2016 and Australia breach disclosure
In 2015, over four million Australians have been hit by cyber-crime, with the cyber attacks costing Australia in excess of $1.2 billion a year. This is quite a staggering figure when you consider the entire population of Australia is only 23 million people, (18 million being adults). This equates to 1 in 4 of the adult population... Learn More
Who is actually calling you
A couple of days ago I got a call from a local motor vehicle Insurance company, asking me to discuss some matters with them. I am a customer of this company so I was curious as to what they wanted to talk about. I asked them how I could be sure that it was actually... Learn More
Layer 8 Security Blog
This scam is actually very clever. Just when you thought you’d heard it all. Be very careful out there! – Beware of people bearing gifts. The following is a recounting of the incident from the victim: Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some outfit called: “Express Couriers,”(The... Learn More