In this week’s news episode our resident cyber experts review the most recent cyberattacks, explore their impact, and discuss what can be learned from them. Over the past week we have seen 3 large-scale attacks including GoDaddy who announced an attack that exposed the email and customer number of 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers, Tasmania casino operator Federal Group’s payroll system who suffered an attack on their payroll system that left employees without their regular paycheque, and production delays are likely for the giant wind turbine manufacturer Vestas after a data breach that required systems to be shut down.

We also take a closer look at the recently released Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2021 which revealed the very positive news that Australia’s cyber security workforce grew 23% in 2021 with flexible work arrangements making cyber staff happier than ever.