Essential Eight Compliance: A Guide for Business Owners
If you run a business with 15 to 80 staff, chances are Essential Eight compliance has already come up in conversation. An insurer asked about it at renewal. A larger client sent through a security questionnaire. Your IT provider mentioned it and you nodded along. And you probably walked away no clearer on what it […]
ISO 27001 Certification: What It Means for Your IT Provider (and Why It Matters)
When you hand your IT over to an external provider, you’re also handing them the keys to your business. Your emails, your customer records, your financials, your intellectual property. So when a provider tells you they hold ISO 27001 certification, it’s worth understanding what that actually means, rather than nodding along and hoping it’s a […]
Navigating Compliance: A Guide to Risk Management in IT
This guide aims to provide you with a clear path to navigating compliance and managing risks in IT. We’ll explore practical strategies that can help you harness technology to drive efficiency and growth while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Understanding IT Risk Management and Compliance Risk management in IT involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks […]
How to Build a Strong Information Security Policy: A Complete Guide
An information security policy is a critical component of any organisation’s cybersecurity framework. It outlines the rules, practices, and guidelines that protect sensitive data from threats such as cyberattacks, unauthorised access, and data breaches. A successful information security policy is more than just a written document – it is a living, evolving framework that […]
What to Look for in Your Cyber Insurance Coverage
What to Look for in Your Cyber Insurance Coverage While cyber insurance is increasingly common among businesses worldwide, adoption rates in Australia are strikingly low. The Australian business adoption rate for cyber insurance is 25% while the global average is about 47%. Low awareness is the biggest reason. That’s why using a comprehensive cyber insurance […]
What’s The Point of Cloud Security Assessments?
A cloud migration is a big project and managing cloud environments takes even more time. So, you might not be too excited to hear that there’s yet another step that you need to take. However, cloud security assessments are well worth your time. You’re probably familiar with risk assessments in other areas – financial, safety, […]
Explaining What Data Breach Insurance Is & Why You Might Want It
Everyone knows that home and car insurance are wise ideas – and executives know that various forms of business insurance are either good ideas or legal requirements. Yet, only 20% of Australian SMEs have extended that way of thinking to cyber data breach insurance. To be fair, part of this may be because many people […]
New Australian Data Breach Law increases your Personal Penalties
8 Things You Must Do Now To Protect You & Your Business Under The Brand New Australian Data Breach Privacy Laws Yesterday, the Australian Parliament enacted the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016. This means that Australian organisations will now have to publicly disclose any data breaches. Penalties for non-disclosure range from $360,000 for responsible […]