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Taking Cyber Security Seriously with Experts Across ANZ

This paper brings together a selection of the keynote presentations from experts across Australia and New Zealand as part of a Cyber Security Roadshow that was hosted in collaboration with PwC Australia and held mostly held virtually due to ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns in August 2021. Though each of the presenters came from different jurisdictions and a different perspective, it is remarkable that so many of their views were aligned and complimentary.

Neboneid Hamoo Cyber Security and Risk Management

2 Dec 2021

INDUSTRY TRENDS

Securing the Cloud

““It’s important to note that we are provider agnostic. We will work with anybody who’s prepared to support the government to achieve its digital aspirations and ultimately its outcomes and results for New Zealanders.”” Adrienne Moor, Lead, The Government Cloud Programme, Department of Internal Affairs “The continued investment in New Zealand by global cloud providers is delivering strong and positive support for New Zealand’s digital maturity. At the same time, agencies have varying needs, so the need and the flexibility of the cloud solutions need to be able to reflect and enable what is required in their different contexts for …

Public Sector Network Cyber Security and Risk Management

26 Nov 2021

INDUSTRY TRENDS

State of Identity in a Post-Covid World

Obviously the pandemic has been and continues to be “a period of profound geopolitical, technological and societal change.” As part of that though, it has also been a “truly a fantastic opportunity to build more digitally enabled services, but these solutions and approaches must come hand in glove with ensuring that innovation remains secure-by-design, with cyber security practices and methodologies embedded into the process.” More than that, cyber security has become “an organisational imperative” because there’s been a surge in internet traffic and activity which has led to criminals “seeking to strategically disrupt critical infrastructure and global supply chains to …

Milena Tsitovitch Cyber Security and Risk Management

5 Nov 2021

INDUSTRY TRENDS

Embedding Security Rules and Controls to keep networks safe

In our connected world, when all industries are using technology and the internet for work as much as for communication and entertainment, it is important to ensure that the networks are safe and secure, and that the policy settings are appropriate. ““Securing our networks is about people, processes and technology. Our job is to protect the organisation from the world, but also to protect the world from our organisation. Last year we blocked over 190,000 viruses, and we also had to stop inquisitive students trying to penetrate our systems.”” Steve Woodhouse, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Education (QLD) ““To …

Rosie Fea Cyber Security and Risk Management

30 Jul 2021

WHITEPAPERS & REPORTS

Innovative Solutions to combat Cyber-Attacks

Cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent and the attackers are becoming more brazen and creative. Combatting these attacks requires innovative solutions like endpoint security and protection. This paper brings together the perspectives of three cybersecurity professionals, with a focus on security protection, security deployment and security awareness. The lessons from these perspectives will assist in ensuring that the right protections are in place, and that data is as secureas it can be.

Public Sector Network Cyber Security and Risk Management

8 Apr 2021

WHITEPAPERS & REPORTS

Protecting your Digital Identity in our modern world

Protecting digital identities in our modern world is critical, particularly at work. This process of identity and access management (IAM) has become so important in some large workplaces, that it has become its own very important field of practice. This paper brings together the perspectives of two IT experts, showcasing that IAM is a necessary consideration when designing or re-engineering any IT systems, and that protecting digital identities should always be a priority.

Rosie Fea Cyber Security and Risk Management

7 Apr 2021

INDUSTRY TRENDS

Benefits of Cloud Security with Transport NSW

Across NSW Government there is a cloud strategy which “states that we must use public cloud first, as the default. We should only use the traditional data centres if it makes sense for our businesses or if we have no other alternative.” However, there are numerous ways to interpret this and there are a number of public cloud platforms. Before delving further, it is therefore important to understand these, and one way to do so is to think of them as “a cloud pizza model.” This was the model that “helped us to overcome and understand it at Transport NSW.” …

Paris Armstrong Cyber Security and Risk Management

31 Mar 2021

INDUSTRY TRENDS

What are the benefits of Advanced Threat Protection?

Securing your mailboxes is very important; e-mails are sent everyday with critical data and PII data. ATP can protect files, storage and applications within Office 365 such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, PowerPoint and Visio, providing better protection for your organization’s assets.

Public Sector Network Cyber Security and Risk Management

19 Dec 2020