The personalisation conundrum: using website personalisation without alienating customers
07 May, 2013 by Andrew CollinsPersonalisation is one of the most polarising aspects of e-commerce today: while many website operators love the potential benefits to their bottom line, users often consider it a breach of privacy and a corruption of the levelling effect the internet has on markets around the globe.
Revealed: draft Australian data breach laws
07 May, 2013Details of potential data breach notification laws in Australia were revealed last week when the Federal Attorney-General’s Department shared its Exposure Draft Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) Bill 2013 with a small number of key stakeholders.
Privacy Watch: NZ Govt leaks 83,000 citizens’ data; Microsoft hands over Aussie cloud user data to cops
02 April, 2013 by Andrew CollinsIn privacy news, the NZ government’s Earthquake Commission leaks 83,000 citizens’ personal data, while Microsoft details how it handed over information of about 2600 Australian users to authorities.
Start preparing for Privacy Bill changes
05 March, 2013Australian organisations should act now and start preparing for next year’s changes to privacy law, lest they breach the new rules and cop a huge fine.
Govt’s data retention plans “really bad”; Juniper routers at risk; China behind Twitter hack?
05 February, 2013 by Andrew CollinsIn news this week: web legend Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls the Australian government’s data retention plans “really, really bad”; Juniper reveals a critical flaw in its routers; and the world speculates on who was behind the recent massive attack on Twitter.
Data security lessons from the Petraeus scandal
09 January, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThe Petraeus scandal - the story of the resignation of the Director of the CIA following an investigation into harassing emails sent by his mistress - provides not just an insight into the lives of top spies, but also serves as a reminder that no one is exempt from digital privacy breaches.
Eleven tips for SMB information security
15 August, 2012 by Michael McKinnon, Security Advisor, AVG Australia and New ZealandSmall to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are becoming the preferred target of cybercriminals, since they are less likely to have strong security in place. Michael McKinnon, Security Advisor, AVG Australia and New Zealand, provides some tips for SMBs looking to reduce their chances of being compromised by cybercriminals.
How to select a cloud storage provider
07 August, 2012There’s a lot riding on your choice of cloud provider - pick the wrong one and you could end up a headline in the next data breach news story. However, picking between these providers can be confusing.
Cost of data breaches continues to rise
30 March, 2012The average cost of data breaches on Australian organisations has risen for the third year in a row, reaching $2.16 million in 2011, according to a study from Symantec and the Ponemon Institute.
Half of Australian organisations lose data through mobile devices
08 March, 2012A global study on mobility risks, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by content security provider Websense, has revealed that corporate mobile devices and employee-owned devices (bring-your-own-devices) are circumventing enterprise security and mobile device usage policies in Australia.
With great cloud comes great responsibility
07 October, 2011Cloud computing is often treated as something of a black box: you put data into it, some magic goes on, and processed data comes out. But even though someone else is taking care of the heavy lifting, securing your data as it goes into the cloud is still your responsibility. So says Vince Lee, Regional Manager, Australia & New Zealand, SafeNet.
Netregistry acquires Distribute.IT following devastating hack
24 June, 2011Domain registrar and web host Netregistry has acquired web host Distribute.IT, following a hacking attack earlier this month which irrevocably destroyed the online assets of some Distribute.IT customers.
Understanding and preventing data breaches
17 June, 2011 by Merri MackWith reports coming out virtually every second day on serious data breaches around the world and in Australia, it’s time to add up the cost and take serious prevention measures. Merri Mack reports on the state of data breaches, and chats to the experts on ways to mitigate the damage.
Lockheed Martin breach linked to RSA SecureID attack
30 May, 2011Late last week, Lockheed Martin revealed that on 21 May it became aware of a significant attack on its information systems network. According to NSS Labs, a security advisory organisation, this attack follows directly from a breach at RSA Security in March, in which attackers may have acquired the means to crack RSA’s SecureID two-factor authentication systems.
RSA SecureID breach could put customers at risk
22 March, 2011EMC announced last week that its SecureID system had been breached. According to one security consultancy, this breach may have completely compromised the two-factor authentication product, exposing customers’ systems to attack.
