Cyber Security Weekly Podcast

Sandra Ragg, First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Cyber Security Special Adviser for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Narelle Devine the Chief Information Security Officer, for the Department of Human Services discuss their roles in facilitating and supporting the Women in Cyber Mentoring Experience. The interview delves into the growing road map and careers for women in cyber, as well as the need to elevate cyber security within the everyday lives of Australians.

For the related event review article - visit https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/mentoring-women-into-cybersecurity/

Recorded at the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, hosting Day 1 of the Women in Cyber Experience, November 28, 2017. #WICME

In this interview, Dr Peter Hannay of Edith Cowan University (ECU) provides insight into the recent completion of his doctoral research which focused on historical location data that can be gathered from small and embedded devices. This research was used by WA Police to assist in homicide cases, for tracking a suspect's movements, as well as providing a credible alibi. Peter also talks about ECU’s Cooperative Research Centre, a $130 million-dollar project, as well as leading research in cyber security, particularly IoT. If you’re interested in cyber security research, and true crime, then you’ll enjoy this interview with Chris Cubbage and Dr Peter Hannay.

Recorded at the Crown Perth during the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) – WA Chapter Annual Conference, 17 November, 2017. #AISAWA17

In this episode, recorded at the Canalys Channels Forum, 6 December 2017, Chris Cubbage interviews members of the Sophos team, namely Ashley Wearne, General Manager for Australia & New Zealand, Chester Wisniewski, Principal Researcher and John Shier, Senior Security Adviser. We discuss the position of Sophos and the maturity of the advanced security market, red flags of public wireless network, after a recent ‘War Biking’ exercise, the proliferation of Ransomware and the criminal marketplace, as well as a plug for ‘Naked Security’, Sophos’ website resource for security practitioners.

We’re sure you’ll enjoy this discussion!

In this episode, we speak with Alex Manea, Chief Security Officer at Blackberry. We discuss Blackberry’s return to its core as a software and security company, and its move away from mobile handsets. The discussion moves to the release of the Melbourne Shield crisis communication network, which utilises the Blackberry At-Hoc platform, and allows messages to be sent to students, employees or even customers, in the case of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.

Alex also shares insights into ‘Blackberry Workspaces’, and how this solution aids in preventing data leaks, by encryption and protection across multiple end-points, whether that’s within the cloud, in or outside of the corporate network. These platforms form part of Blackberry’s other solutions within the greater Blackberry Secure product offering.

Now here’s Chris Cubbage and Alex Manea.

In this special interview with Toan Trinh, Fortinet’s Consulting Systems Engineer for Australia and New Zealand, we deep dive into Australia’s Notifiable Data Breach legislation, which takes effect as of February 22, 2018 and the correlation to the Fortinet Threat Landscape Report for Q3, 2017.

Toan has more than 10 years’ experience specialising in the network security space delivering cyber-resilient solutions to organisations. Toan’s key focus is advanced threats and artificial intelligence to ensure organisations are enabled while ensuring their data is secure.

With Malware, Botnets and Exploits increasingly being deployed by cyber criminals, using sophisticated automation techniques, the Mandatory Notifiable Data Breach legislation puts the onus on companies which are subject to the Privacy Act or with more than $3 million in turn over to report within 30 days, when personal identifying information is lost, stolen or compromised. This legislation also correlates to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations which also take effect in May, 2018.

With cyber threats continuing to challenge business to maintain good cybersecurity hygiene, the introduction of mandatory data breach notification legislation should be seen as an opportunity to engage with the Board, Executive and as well as the broader community to raise awareness about cyber security and the protection of personal identifying information.

Read the Fortinet Mandatory Notifiable Data Breach White Paper (https://www.fortinet.com/solutions/industries/notifiabledatabreach.html?utm_source=display&utm_medium=other&utm_campaign=GEN-nbdwhitepaper-apsm-au )

Read the Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Q3, 2017 (https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/white-papers/Threat-Report-Q3-2017.pdf?elqTrackId=1DD2E3A0C0DA3DC1A9955038E0747ED9&elq=0437fbe7996f45e28973daa0b422462c&elqaid=8364&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=)

In this interview, we speak with Claudio Stahnke, Research Analyst focused on IT security with Canalys, recorded at the Canalys Channels Forum 2017, 5-7 December, 2017 in Perth.  We discuss the enterprise cyber security market in general, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, as well as mandatory reporting on security breaches, cyber insurance, vendor mergers, IoT predictions, and China’s citizen score card (Social Credit System) and their cyber regulations.

Claudio is based in Canalys’ EMEA office and produces quantitative estimates and forecasts, as well as analytical reports and presentations. Before joining Canalys in 2016, Claudio worked as a Business Consultant for Atlas Cloud, a cloud computing provider, as part of his MSc in Management, which he obtained with a Merit from Durham University Business School.

This is a broad, interesting discussion, and one that we know you’ll enjoy.

In this interview, Tony Campbell, Editor for the Australian Cyber Security Magazine, speaks with Nigel Hardy and Peter York, both of Kinetic IT, and Alex Dolan of Telstra, organisers of BSides Perth, held 2 & 3 December 2017.

Find out more about this global event series, yet still focused on being affordable, collaborative and providing a relaxed community driven platform that aims to showcase cybersecurity research, tools,and problem solving, including hacking ideas for a creative Conference Pass. This was the first BSides in Perth, following on from BSides Canberra, and as you will hear, the event was both well attended and highly interactive. Well done!

ALSO: Check out Episode 3 for the pre-event interview for the WA Capture the Flag Competition held alongside BSides.

Disclosure: In addition to being the Editor for the Australian Cyber Security Magazine, Tony Campbell also has a day job with Kinetic IT.

This is the seventh of a group of interviews from the Risk Management Institute of Australasia, or RMIA, in Canberra, 15 - 17 November, 2017.

In this interview, Chris Cubbage interviews Jason Brown, the Chair of Security Professionals of Australasia, or SPA, as well as the Chair of the Australian Standards Committee for Security and Resilience.

Jason Brown discusses how the SPA is helping to shape and support a more positive environment for national security and private sector security, by building professional expertise in both government and industry. Jason highlights the importance of resilience in building capacity within an organisation, helping to respond and adapt effectively to highly disruptive change.

 

Jason and Chris also discuss the Australian government’s ‘Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism’ strategy and areas for improvement, as well as the Australian Handbook on Terrorism and Risk Mitigation and certification process that may in the future affect insurance premiums.

This is the sixth of a group of interviews from the Risk Management Institute of Australasia, or R.M.I.A., national conference, 15-17 November, in Canberra.

In this two-part interview, Chris Cubbage interviews two senior members of RMIA, CEO Scott Ryrie and Anthony Ventura, President and Board Member.

The discussion covers R.M.I.A.’s membership value proposition, the rapid growth of the Risk Sector in Australia, roles within the risk industry, and how RMIA is adapting to the changing world environment of ambiguity, disruptors and risk in general.

 

If you’re a decision maker, or a risk and business continuity professional, you’ll enjoy this two part interview, with Scott Ryrie and Anthony Ventura.

In this interview, Chris Cubbage interviews Anooshe Mushtaq, Chair and Founder of The Raqīb Taskforce, an organisation that promotes social inclusion and cohesiveness for Australia’s Muslim community, particularly the youth.

Anooshe shares how her grassroots organisation is helping to debunk hate speech, remove division, and promote the voice of young Muslims, to counter extremism both within and outside the Muslim community. This involves a host of online and social media strategies. Ultimately, the Raqib Taskforce aims to build a tolerant and cohesive society, through better understanding of all sides.

 

Please Note: This interview was arranged and conducted by MySecurity Media independently of the Risk Management Institute’s National Conference. Recorded November 16, 2017, Canberra.