Our hot topics for this weeks cyber news episode include a conversation around the role of the ‘Big 4’ consultancies in Australia’s cybersecurity future and what the recent hiring spree at PWC and EY acquiring SecureWorx means. We review how Toll have rebuffed criticism that it allegedly acted too slowly in keeping the ASD informed during their two cyber-attacks last year. We look at Amazon’s huge $1B fine for alleged breaches of GDPR laws in Europe, and what a fine of this size means for other large tech companies. We also dive into a story that was published on Radio NZ last week that referenced information obtained from the ransomware attack on the Waikato District Health Board in May and the moral, ethical, and legal implications of such reporting.

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This week Gar is joined by Prescott Pym, Head of Managed Security Services for Verizon’s APAC SOC and still a self-confessed ‘cyberholic’. With 14 years under his belt at Verizon his experience and insights run deep.

Prescott brings his wealth of experience along with his passion for cyber resilience to this discussion focused on Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report. Prescott walks us through the changes to Verizon’s approach with the DBIR this year, key findings, some of the nuances in the industry and regional data such as the prevalence of social engineering in APAC, and what the data can be used for in terms of planning.

To get your copy of Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report please follow this link: https://vz.to/3A15sYM

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In the news this fortnight we discuss how Australia, along with a host of other countries, named China as the perpetrator of the Microsoft attack. We review how Australian organisations have been quietly paying millions in cyber ransoms. We explore how board members may soon be liable for cyber-attacks. And we deep dive into two high profile attacks - the zero-click Pegasus spyware sold to authoritarian governments, and the supply chain ransomware attacks against Kaseya.

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In a special episode focused on the cyber risks associated with upcoming Tokyo Olympics, Gar is joined by two heavy weights from Mimecast - the Director of Threat Intelligence Dr. Francis Gaffney, and Head of Risk and Resilience Carl Wearn.

In the episode we cover the risk radius of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the research approaches the Mimecast teams have used, and insights as to what attacks are most likely. Carl and Francis also look deep within their crystal balls to make some predictions on what they feel will be the largest threats for businesses and large events over the next 5 to 10 years.

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While Gar O’Hara and your regular podcast hosts take a short 2-week break, we put together some of our favourite segments from past episodes that we think deserve another listen.

The episode features Beverly Roche who talks to Gar about how humans need to be at the centre of AI and cyber security, Sunil Saale on the balance between security and enabling employees, Nigel Hedges on the value of automation in cyber security and Chirag Joshi on how to get cyber awareness support and buy-in from upper management.

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Gar O’Hara and your regular podcast hosts are taking a well-deserved break for a couple of weeks, so we’ve selected some our favourite segments from past episodes that we think deserve another listen.

These highlights include Joseph Carson on Estonia’s data embassies, Jenny Radcliffe on breaching physical security, Jess Lee on the impact and solutions for CISO and cyber security professionals burnout, and Mark O’Hare on what keeps the CISO of a cybersecurity company up at night.

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Our guest on the show this week is Joseph Blankenship, Vice President and Research Director at Forrester. Joseph helps clients develop security strategies and make informed decisions to protect against cyberattacks. His research focuses on security monitoring, threat detection, insider threat, phishing prevention, operations, and management.

Show host Gar O’Hara and Joseph discuss analyst firms and how to get the most from them, insider threats and how zero trust thinking aligns with email security, and Joseph takes out his crystal ball to make some predictions on what the future holds for cybersecurity and what he’s most excited about.

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In our latest news update our team of resident experts talk through the latest cyber security developments including the ransomware attack that shut down 35 hospitals in Ireland, the Australian government’s new ransomware awareness program, the Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2020 report, and the 780 gigabytes of data stolen by hackers who breached Electronics Arts.

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Gar is joined this week by Jenny Radcliffe, aka the People Hacker, founder and director of Human Factor Security. Jenny is a world-renowned Social Engineer, hired to bypass security systems through a mixture of psychology, con-artistry, cunning and guile.

Jenny talks us through her experiences of physical penetration testing, her background and how that fed into her success, and how to use emotions to socially engineer people.

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Our resident cyber experts dive into the latest hacks and cyber news from Australia and around the globe - the attack that shut down Australia’s largest meat processor, the hack that compromised the New York transit authority, the audit that showed dozens of NSW local councils are without basic cyber security controls, and what the ABC and SBS are doing to boost their security following the infamous cyber-attack on Channel 9.

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