Opinions on security predictive behaviour
I’m sure you heard the theme many times over the past few years that the best ROI for cybersecurity spend, comes from investing in your people’s security awareness. Although it doesn’t really look at their behaviour. Supporting quotes from the article below. According to the first Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) quarterly report, published by the Office... Learn More
The Marshmallow Theory
I’m sure we have all heard about the Marshmallow Theory. In the theory, a child was offered a choice between one marshmallow provided immediately or two marshmallows, if they waited for a brief period, approximately 20 minutes. Researchers found that children who were able to wait longer for the preferred rewards tended to have better... Learn More
2018: Scariest Year of Evil Things on the Internet
Acts of evil on the internet are on the rise, according to the 2018 Internet of Evil Things survey. In its fourth consecutive year, the survey, conducted by Pwnie Express, polled more than 500 security professionals and found their collective responses to be “the scariest survey results we’ve seen yet.” The report indicates that security... Learn More
Phishing attacks are more effective on Mobile Devices
Mobile devices are emerging as a primary gateway for phishing attacks aimed at stealing data. A mobile user is 18 times more likely to be exposed to a phishing attempt than to malware, according to a new report on techniques and technologies that try to get a user to be an accomplice in their own... Learn More
CyberCrimes! Listen Up and Protect Yourself
Have you ever had your house burgled? Try putting into words how you felt (or would feel) when you returned home to the find every valuable possession made away with! The reality today is that the chances of being attacked are more than you could possibly imagine, especially ONLINE! Let’s put things in perspective with... Learn More
What Matters in Behaviour Design
1. We humans are lazy. BJ Fogg has mapped out the six elements of simplicity that account for this reality. With this new insight, we can pinpoint why many designs fail to achieve results. Simplicity matters more than motivation when it comes to influencing people. 2. Hot triggers change people. Many people would argue that information matters... Learn More
Malware, scams and ransomware on social media
The problem with social media is that people have an inherent trust and that is what is being tapped into by those cybercriminals. People still believe that you have to click on something and download a file to be infected. This really isn’t the case anymore. There are things like drive-by-downloads, infected adverts and things... Learn More
Majority of reported Aussie data breaches caused by human error
More than half of all the data breaches reported to Australia’s Information Commissioner under new laws were caused by human error. According to the first Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) quarterly report, published by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), 63 notifications were received during the first six weeks of the scheme. In the... Learn More
Is Your Security Program Going Nowhere Fast?
Today’s security threats are real, and the business risks are tangible. Yet, many organisations manage their security program in a way that does little to address these challenges over the long term. The last thing you need is to take the wrong approach to security, spend money you don’t need to spend and end up... Learn More
How to sell cyber security to your executive team
It’s a constant battle between profitable business investments and “unprofitable” security investments to protect the current bottom-line. Despite the headlines, growth-oriented executives tend to prioritise other expenses. Despite repeated major, high-profile breaches, most cyber security teams still struggle to get sufficient funding. “After this hack, cybersecurity budgets are bound to increase.” We’ve all thought it.... Learn More