MailGuard Partners Blog

“Service NSW confirms 180,000 customers' personal details exposed in cyber security breach”  
“A cyber-crime is reported every ten minutes in Australia”  
“NAB flags cyber-attacks during the pandemic have intensified”  

In a year we would all rather forget; an unfortunate side effect has been a rise in ransomware incidents and opportunistic cyber-attacks.

The Zero Trust security model is all the rage these days, with experts calling it “the new cyber game,” one that plays a significant role in securing the new normal.

Earlier this month, we partnered with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to mark Scams Awareness Week, an annual national public campaign dedicated to reducing the impact of scams in Australia. This year’s theme focused on identity theft and protecting valuable data online, with the slogan “Be yourself. Don’t let a scammer be you.”  

If a company has been hit by a ransomware attack, should it pay the ransom?   

Earlier this month, we partnered with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to mark Scams Awareness Week (SAW), an annual national public campaign dedicated to reducing the impact of scams in Australia. This year’s theme focused on identity theft and protecting valuable data online, with the slogan “Be yourself. Don’t let a scammer be you.”  

For the first time ever, Microsoft Inspire 2020, was an all-virtual conference this year.

The Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) have released a list of recommendations as the federal government contemplates ‘Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy’.

Office 365 users are prime targets of criminal-intent email threats, and this continues to be reinforced by recent reports of massive phishing campaigns threatening to cause catastrophic damage to businesses. 

Why are some business owners still not paying attention and underestimating a real business risk? A staggering 80% of Australian companies believe their cybersecurity investments are ‘failing’.