Stories by Scott Hesford

Australian Stories

Written by Scott Hesford

Identity-related security remains a core challenge for Australia's finance sector

Identity-related security, including credential compromises and third-party risks, remains a top challenge for Australia's finance sector after six years under APRA's CPS 234.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025

Ransomware

Aussie firms must contextualize rising cyber incident data

Compromised credentials are at the root of most cyber incidents in Australia, yet you could be forgiven for thinking ransomware is still the greatest single threat.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2023

Global Stories

Written by Scott Hesford

Software-as-a-Service

Just-in-time access emerges as key to mitigating risk

As organisations increasingly turn to cloud solutions, Just-in-Time access emerges as a vital strategy to mitigate security risks linked to access privileges.

By Scott Hesford • 4 min read • Mon, 7th Apr 2025

Firewalls

Effective ways to improve security by avoiding privilege creep

In a digital landscape fraught with data breaches, organisations must tackle the silent threat of privilege creep to safeguard sensitive information.

By Scott Hesford • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Nov 2024

DataCentre infrastructure

How your organisation can get exception handling of one-off requests right

When users encounter allowlisting restrictions, it matters how these are handled—in the backend for maintaining security posture and in the front end for user experience.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Tue, 14th May 2024