In today's digital age where breaches have become much more frequent - cybersecurity is more important than ever before. With various data breaches occurring in 2022 such as Optus, Telstra, Medibank, and others, more people have been impacted by cyber crime and identity fraud. It's a traumatic experience when you know that someone is making use of your personal...

When I tell people I meet outside of work what I do for a living, the conversation often evolves into questions about practical steps I recommend in order to protect against identity takeovers and fraud. Unfortunately I sometimes also meet people who have become victims of fraud, and wished they had known what to do in advance, hence why I...

I often get asked by friends and colleagues for recommendations on latest info to read / listen to for all things cyber & privacy, or interesting & inspiring material to read up on. I therefore decided it would be useful to share this more broadly, hence this page. Here's my latest recommendations: "Darknet Diaries" Podcast by Jack Rhysider. A mix of...

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In the spirit of #staysmartonline week which runs from Monday the 7th to the 13th of October 2019, I thought I’d share some handy cyber tips to help lock down your online security. By sharing this information, I want to ensure everyone can proactively protect themselves from cyber-crime, and the most common threats online. It's not hard to do - just...

Today, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner #OAIC released their Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report for the 1st January 2019 through to the 31st March 2019, as well as their 12-month insights report. Here's a quick summary of the insights released: There were 964 data breach notifications from the 1st of April through to the 31st of March. There's been...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made rapid strides in recent years, and its impact is being felt across a wide range of industries. While the potential benefits of AI are exciting, its rapid pace of change is also causing concern among knowledge workers. As AI continues to evolve, the question remains whether society is ready for this change, and whether...

There's so much exponential excitement, hype and buzz about the future of cyber security when it comes to AI. In recent years, the increasing complexity and frequency of cyber attacks have made cybersecurity a critical issue for individuals, businesses, and governments. With the rapid advancements in technology, traditional cybersecurity solutions are no longer enough to protect against the evolving...

ChatGPT is a highly advanced language model developed by OpenAI that has taken the world by storm. With its ability to generate human-like text, ChatGPT has become the go-to choice for various applications, ranging from customer support chatbots to content creation. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of ChatGPT and its capabilities, as well as to explain why...

So is there a risk that OpenAI chat might be used for nefarious reasons? In a single word (in big sized font, screaming at you) YES!

In this post, we will provide tips and best practices for building and maintaining a secure home network, making it easier for you to protect your home and your personal information.

I still get a lot of people asking me about multi-factor or two step- so thought I'd share this so that everyone can make the most of using it to protect your accounts online. So how does multi-factor help? Let’s first explain some of the hacker techniques involved... Stop hackers from accessing your accounts with your compromised credentials The process the...

Are you a victim of an online scam or fraud? In the wake of all the cyber & data breaches that occurred in 2022 from Optus, Medibank, Telstra, and many others, there’s a lot of exposed breach data that is ripe for the picking, hence why it’s so important to know what to do and how to respond if you’ve...

I've hired a number of grads in my career, plus placed various contractors and perms, - so I often have various scenarios where people pick my brain for advice on how best to get into cyber security. I therefore figured it would be best to write up some of my views and advice here, so more people who want to...

It's been hard to avoid the weekly barrage of IT security news stories and updates recently... Yet another big company hack, another data breach / or data leak. Some of the examples more recently have gained board level and senior exec interest - mainly I'd suggest due to impacted company CIOs, CISOs, and CEOs losing their jobs over these events, however...