Ashley Wearne stories
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An expert's take on the state of ransomware today
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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One of the biggest challenges in the fight against ransomware is that there are thousands of variants; tiny pieces of code used over and over again.
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GDPR: the new Notifiable Data Breach on the block
Tue, 29th May 2018
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network security
Aussie firms risk hefty GDPR fines, must protect EU citizen data or face severe financial and reputational damage.
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Sink or swim: How your organisation can avoid phishing scams
Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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Long hours increase susceptibility to phishing in Australian workplaces. Learn to identify and counteract scams at all organisational levels.
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The rise and rise of ransomware: From CryptoLocker to Cerber
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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network infrastructure
Since the infamous CryptoLocker first appeared in 2013, we’ve seen a huge wave of file-encrypting ransomware variants extorting money.