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NSW leads the way for states on cyber security
|The appointment of Maria Milosavljevic as the first state government Chief Information Security Officer (CSIO) was an important milestone and step toward making a raised cyber security stance a truly national mission, Macquarie Government managing di...
Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 Conference – time to shine
|I had the privilege to address the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 Conference Gala Dinner in Canberra last week. The ACSC Conference is the largest gathering of Cyber Security Professionals in Australia. In an environment where it is wel...
Macquarie Telecom and Dell EMC have their heads in the cloud
|Macquarie announced last week that we had secured Dell Technologies (and its subsidiary Virtustream) as a significant new customer. We are thrilled to be supporting their sizeable investments in Australia and in their Australian customers. Digital tr...
ASD's Top 4 becomes Essential 8
|The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) recently published updated guidance – “Strategies to mitigate cyber security incidents” replacing the older guidance. With this the ASD also expanded its recommended, “Top 4” mitigation techniques...
Lifting the lid on cyber security and local business
|Minister on Cyber Security, Dan Tehan’s cyber security business story. On a visit to the Macquarie offices in Sydney late last year we heard a story on cyber security business. The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, Dan Tehan,...
Dealing with smarter and nastier Cyber attacks in 2017
|The first month of the year is usually when one tends to look back at the previous year, take some learnings and plan for a more successful outing, the same applies in the world of cyber security as well. Looking back at 2016, we can’t just help ke...
Census Review a Map to Strengthen Weak Cyber Links
|The recommendations in the review of the August Census failure represented a new approach to providing agencies with better support and advice as they transition to a digital world, Macquarie Technology Group Managing Director of Hosting and Governme...
Medium Sized Businesses and Government Agencies Weak Link in National Cyber Defence, New Research Shows
|The leadership of medium sized businesses and government agencies is falling dangerously short in understanding and managing cyber security, potentially creating risks across the economy and society, research released by the Macquarie Technology Grou...
Macquarie Government Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation Service
|The only time we’re proud to deny something to our customers. Security just got more streamlined. We already supply Secure Internet Gateway services to many government agencies in Australia. As such, we’re well placed to offer a range of Optional...
Clock Ticking for Cyber Security Laggards?
|International cyber breaches prompt the call for secure government action The Office of Personnel Management in the US sounds like an innocuous sort of agency. It is a kind of giant HR department for the US Government. The type of anonymous governmen...