Craig McDonald Oct 29, 2020 11 min read

5 cyber reminders to share with your clients this Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is an important month on the cybersecurity calendar as the world marks ...

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Craig McDonald Oct 29, 2020 15 min read

Cyber villains are thriving IRL: Towards a digital future, are we there yet?

Neil Stephenson imagined a meta-verse in his 1992 novel, Snow Crash. A vision of an ...

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Craig McDonald Sep 24, 2020 15 min read

Data breach fatigue is real. Stay vigilant & look for lessons to be more cyber-resilient

“Service NSW confirms 180,000 customers' personal details exposed in cyber security ...

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Craig McDonald Sep 24, 2020 10 min read

The cyber silver lining following a year we would rather forget

In a year we would all rather forget; an unfortunate side effect has been a rise in ...

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Craig McDonald Sep 24, 2020 16 min read

Are your customers thinking of adopting a Zero Trust approach to security for their business? Ask them to read this first.

The Zero Trust security model is all the rage these days, with experts calling it “the ...

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Craig McDonald Aug 27, 2020 18 min read

Navigating the ransomware payout dilemma: Garmin’s story  

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

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Craig McDonald Jul 30, 2020 17 min read

Warning: Massive phishing campaigns are targeting millions of Office 365 users worldwide

Office 365 users are prime targets of criminal-intent email threats, and this continues ...

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Craig McDonald Jun 25, 2020 8 min read

Accenture Report: 80% of Australian businesses believe their cybersecurity investments are 'failing'

Why are some business owners still not paying attention and underestimating a real ...

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Craig McDonald May 26, 2020 19 min read

EOFY scams are coming. And this year, they may be more dangerous than ever.

The End of Financial Year (EOFY) is approaching – a period that notoriously witnesses a ...

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Craig McDonald May 26, 2020 8 min read

Sex(tortion), Lies & Videotape: Are your customers ready to defend their businesses from extortion phishing scams?

“I am a hacker who has access to your operating system. I also have full access to your ...

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Craig McDonald May 26, 2020 14 min read

Cyber-attacks on Toll Group, BlueScope, Service NSW are “just the tip of the iceberg”: Alastair MacGibbon

“In a year already marred by natural and biological crises, cybersecurity failures remain ...

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Craig McDonald Apr 23, 2020 5 min read

Remote working & keeping our customers cyber secure: Top questions answered

It’s been several weeks since many companies (mine included) implemented a remote working ...

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Craig McDonald Mar 24, 2020 2 min read

Service continuity and response to COVID-19: A message to our partners

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is constantly evolving, and its impact on members of ...

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Craig McDonald Feb 27, 2020 8 min read

Toll Group ransomware attack: Are your clients ready for the ripple effect?

As many of you know by now, logistics giant Toll Group was in the news last week after ...

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Craig McDonald Jan 30, 2020 4 min read

Don’t be a sitting duck. Don’t let 2020 be the year your business becomes compromised by cybercrime.    

My mission in 2020 is to ensure that, on my watch, no business becomes compromised and ...

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