Cyber Security

Insights & News Cyber Security for Small Business: The Basics June 8, 2026 Cyber security for a small business comes down to getting a handful of fundamentals right: multi-factor authentication, managed endpoint protection, email filtering, tested backups, and staff who…

Insights & News What Is SIEM? A Plain-English Guide for SMEs June 8, 2026 SIEM stands for security information and event management: software that collects logs and events from across your systems, correlates them, and raises alerts when the combined…

Insights & News What Is Zero Trust? A Guide for Australian SMEs June 8, 2026 Zero trust is a security approach built on one blunt principle: never automatically trust anything, inside or outside your network, and verify every request before…

Insights & News What Is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? June 8, 2026 Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a sign-in method that asks for more than just a password, usually a code or a tap on your phone, so a stolen password alone…

Insights & News Phishing simulation for Australian SMEs: how to set up a programme that actually works June 4, 2026 A phishing simulation is a controlled exercise where a business sends realistic-looking but harmless phishing emails to its own staff…

Insights & News Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) explained: a guide for Australian SMEs June 2, 2026 Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a category of security software that monitors laptops, desktops, and servers in real time, looking for the…

Insights & News The ASD Essential Eight for Australian SMEs: a practical 2026 guide May 4, 2026 The Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight is the country’s de facto baseline cybersecurity maturity standard. It defines eight technical controls that mitigate the…

Insights & News Passkeys for Australian SMEs: a practical 2026 rollout guide May 4, 2026 Passkeys are FIDO2-based phishing-resistant credentials that replace passwords for sign-in. They’re now mainstream across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, all major Australian banks, and most enterprise…

Insights & News Cyber insurance for Australian SMEs in 2026: what insurers expect April 30, 2026 Australian cyber insurance underwriting has tightened significantly through 2024 and 2025, and most insurers will now decline cover or apply ransomware sub-limits to SMEs…

Insights & News Mandatory ransomware reporting in Australia: what SMEs need to know April 30, 2026 Australia’s Cyber Security Act 2024 requires businesses with annual turnover of AU$3 million or more to report ransomware payments to the Australian Signals Directorate…