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 [...]
PROMOTING DIVERSITY VS SUPPORTING DIVERSITY
There has been a lot of press about promoting diversity in cybersecurity, but not much about supporting diversity in cybersecurity. Promoting diversity and supporting diversity are the same thing right? Not really. One definition of promote is “to advance in station, rank, or honour”. One definition of support is [...]
Top 5 digital parenting tips for parents with teens
When we become parents, we tend to gravitate towards following the parenting methods our own parents used. This means we are not embarking on our new adventure in the dark. But today, digital parenting has become a necessary tool in our parenting toolkit, and most of us are starting [...]
A Tuesday in the life of a Regional Technical Support Manager
What exactly does a regional technical support manager’s role entail? For me, it’s always been about customer advocacy, ensuring the ongoing success of the business the team serves, whilst striving to provide it with a delightful support experience. Without an expert product support team, it’s impossible for a software [...]
COULD INCLUSIVITY EXPAND THE CYBERSECURITY TALENT POOL IN AUSTRALIA?
That large organisations have begun casting the cybersecurity recruitment net wider comes as little surprise to those of us who have the privilege of working in the sector. Australia has been short on qualified personnel for years, even before COVID slammed the gate shut on skilled migrants who, historically, [...]
HOW TO MAKE A MID- CAREER MOVE INTO CYBERSECURITY
Once the ugly duckling of the ICT sector, cybersecurity has risen to prominence in recent times. Highly publicised phishing and ransomware attacks have raised public awareness about the importance of securing systems and data. Business leaders have collectively come to the realisation tools and technologies that improve their organisations’ [...]