The concept of Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, has been adopted by organizations wanting to take advantage of the benefits. BYOD allows employees to use their personal devices to connect to their business networks and access work-related resources using smartphones, personal laptops, tablets and USB keys. But is a BYOD strategy good for security? Along with the benefits come increased BYOD security risks that require mitigation.

The Australian Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Act 2022 (SLACIP Act) and Systems of National Significance (SoNS) regulations are aimed at improving the resilience and risk management practices of Australia’s Critical Infrastructure sector and making it easier for organisations and governments to securely share information.

A common topic in our blog is the threat that insiders pose to an organization’s sensitive data. Why? ‘Insider threats’ continue to pose the biggest threats to intellectual property (IP) and military secrets. Insiders, including contractors, need access to sensitive information to do their job, but to what extent? How can we prevent sensitive information from being exfiltrated by malicious insiders?

As you look back on the state of cybersecurity in 2022 and set your security priorities for 2023, Zero Trust Data Access should top your New Year’s Resolutions list. Zero trust was probably the most talked about security trend last year and for good reason – it is clear no matter how much we layer our defenses hackers, malicious insiders and simple negligence are impossible to eradicate.