Alert status – HIGH Background /What has happened? Microsoft released multiple security updates to a range of products in its 12 October 2021 patch release. The ACSC recommends that all vulnerabilities identified in the release should be mitigated as outlined in the ACSC’s Assessing Security Vulnerabilities and Applying Patches. The vulnerabilities identified affect a wide range of Microsoft Office versions and other applications which handle Microsoft Office files. The ACSC wishes to draw particular attention to the following …
The case for identity and access management, according to Thales’ Rana Gupta. Australian organisations continue to increase spending on cyber security, yet serious security breaches continue. Part of the problem is the perimeter security model, argues Rana Gupta, Vice President, APAC, Authentication & Encryption for Thales’ Cloud Licencing & Protection division. Gupta speaks about the issue in a two-part podcast mini-series about zero-trust security (listen to episode 1 below), in which he suggests that a …
State and Federal governments to unlock $62B ‘digital dividend’ by embracing software as a service (SaaS): research Australia’s Federal and State government sector could unlock a $62 billion ‘digital dividend’ by replacing old technology with cloud-based Software as a Service system (SaaS), according to a landmark economic analysis from IBRS and Insight Economics. That figure, equivalent to almost an entire year’s worth of Goods & Services Tax revenue*, is the expert economists’ prediction of …
The ground was broken in Auckland this morning on the site of a new tower to be built behind the facades of a century-year-old heritage-listed block. The back and front facades of the historic Macdonald Halligan Motors building remain, with all interiors stripped out after work by a developer to demolish most of that building for a 41-level $250 million apartment/hotel tower. Dean Rzechta, managing director of Melbourne-headquartered 94 Feet, arrived from Australia …
General social media demographics Here are a few general social media demographic points you should know to help your brand find success: #1: In October 2020, the number of social media users worldwide passed the 4 billion mark. #2: A user spends an average of 2 hours and 29 hours on social media each day. Globally, internet users are spending more than 33% of their internet time on social media. Source: Digital 2020 #3: Put another way, social media …
