CELEBRATING INFORMATION SECURITY EXCELLENCE IN 2021
Tell us a little about your professional career My interest in technology started when I worked on a help desk at Australia Post, and in PC support at an insolvency company while studying at university for a Bachelor of Information Systems. I then graduated and became a Unix administrator [...]
AWSN RETURNING TO IN-PERSON EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND AWSN was proudly represented at the AusCERT2021 conference held at The Star Gold Coast from 11 to 14 May. First and foremost, kudos and massive congratulations for our network’s founder and executive manager, Jacqui Loustau, on winning the prestigious AusCERT Individual Excellence in Information Security Award for 2021 [...]
DOES PRIVACY EVEN MATTER? (SPOILER: YES)
BRINGING CYBERSECURITY TO SCHOOLS Last week as I worked from home, a conversation on my local radio station made me stop and listen. There was a discussion about passwords. It’s a hassle signing into online accounts, and listeners questioned why they need credentials to access a free online streaming [...]
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SECURITY AND RISK SUITE AND WHY IT MATTERS
Looking back on my first leadership role in security and risk, I was young and lacked experience in managing a complex workplace. I simply focused on what I do best and ensured that my team was equipped to identify and treat security risks. I thought that would be sufficient [...]
FIGHTING FOR WOMEN IN STEM
On Monday 3 May the Government released the STEM Equity Monitor 2021, its second national data report on girls’ and women’s participation in science, technology, engineering and It showed signs of progress. The proportion of women enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate STEM courses at universities increased from 34 percent [...]
Ten top tips to secure your website
In May this year Domain.com.au advised that a cyber- attack had resulted in an unauthorised third party gaining access to users’ personal information and deposit details. Yet, when you mention cybersecurity most people automatically think of antivirus, the Deep and Dark Web, Ransomware as a Service, and possibly the [...]
HOW SITEMINDER’S PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY TEAMS STAYED MOTIVATED AND INNOVATIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHILE SERVICING THE TRADITIONAL HOTEL INDUSTRY
Leading a growing team of product and technology professionals comes with the excitement of collaborating with the best talent to build industry- leading services. However, keeping everyone aligned on both the long-term strategy and the immediate requirements is a daily challenge. Throughout the pandemic, these aspects of my job [...]
CREATING A CYBERSECURITY CULTURE
WHAT IS A CYBERSECURITY CULTURE? Cybersecurity culture is the shared attitudes and subsequent actions towards information security policies to increase security in an organization. Creating and embedding a good cybersecurity culture is essential, because every person in an organization plays a role in managing data. The active engagement and [...]