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• ​CSIRO seeks CISO to give hackers heave-ho

  Australia’s national science agency is seeking a chief information security officer to lead its new cyber defence function.

• ​Qld cop charged after QPS database breach

  A Queensland police constable has been charged for the alleged breach of the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) Qprime database system, and the disclosure of confidential information.

• 5 steps to respond to a security breach

  It’s not a matter of if you are going to fall victim to a cyber attack, it’s when. So what should you do to minimise the adverse consequences that can arise from a breach?

• Encryption as an enabler: the top 10 benefits

  If deployed correctly, encryption does not need to be a headache. Instead, encryption can be an enabler to achieve the flexibility, compliance and data privacy that is required in today's business environments.

• Combating security breaches with managed file transfer technology

  Last October a large company revealed that an employee mistakenly sent an email to an unauthorized recipient containing the names and Social Security numbers of former employees. Six months earlier, a larage Texas university accidentally exposed personal information about as many as 4,000 alumni in an electronic file accidentally attached to an email sent to one person who had requested a transcript. That's just the tip of the iceberg in insider-triggered security breaches.

• The rise of the digital board director

  Providing business technology governance to boards is tipped to be one of the most sought after skills in the digital economy. IT leaders talk about their experiences serving on company boards.

• Security breach

  No company wants to be associated with a data breach, but if your systems are compromised the fallout can sometimes be more damaging than the act itself.

Whitepapers about security breach

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  IDC MarketScape – U.S. Incident Readiness, Response, and Resiliency Services 2018 Vendor Assessment – Beyond the Big 5 Consultancies

  Traditionally, incident response has been focused on identifying and containing security breaches or attacks, however, now they also cover pre-attack preparedness, and post-attack resiliency. The breadth of these services can make evaluating incident response services a challenging task for many organizations. And, with a heavily fragmented marketplace some organizations end up choosing multiple IR providers to deliver specific services. This IDC MarketScape report evaluates 19 U.S businesses that offer IR services, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

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  What solutions are Australian companies using to secure network endpoints?

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  Cloud for Business Managers in Midsize Organisations: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly