NetWalker arrested
A lightbulb moment happened when Faster Networks read about the latest FBI arrest of ransomware hacker, NetWalker.
A lightbulb moment happened when Faster Networks read about the latest FBI arrest of ransomware hacker, NetWalker.
Just when you thought New Zealand had reached the pinnacle of Australia’s envy they once again prove that taking professionalism and accountability to a national issue is the ultimate response.
Late last year when most of us were attempting to check-out on a year that had dealt some terrible blows, real and imagined, there was a flurry of journalistic activity reporting a dramatic, global story of digital security gone awry.
It is tempting to write an end of year cybersecurity review as a scaled list of the companies hit worst by hackers, although this approach lacks both compassion and reflection.
AFP cyber crime unit, ReportCyber has tallied over 2000 reports since June this year of cyber attacks on Australian businesses.
The new kids at the top of business-town are recognising that cybersecurity and cyber warfare are gamechangers that demand investment beyond the tech department.
Mr Robot (Stan, 2015) is my new TV discovery that has 4 seasons complete, in the bag, ready for visual bingeing.
There is encouraging new Australian legislation that puts the onus on companies to report cyber attacks, a huge shift according to Andrew Tillett, for the Australian Financial Review.
ABC News called it “China’s Hybrid War” and the Guardian said, “Personal details of millions” collected by a China tech company. And I said, “this isn’t new.”