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Ninety per cent of Australian organisations are planning to align their security programs to the Essential Eight, highlighting its momentum as fast becoming a de facto standard inclusion for cybersecurity strategies across the country. That’s according to a survey conducted at last month’s AusCERT security conference by BeyondTrust.

Ransomware has existed for decades, yet the threat of falling victim to an attack today is greater than ever. While 2021 saw an explosion in the volume, 2022 was marked by accelerated frequency. Case in point: In the first half of 2022, FortiGuard Labs observed the introduction of 10,666 new ransomware variants, double the number seen in the previous six months.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is well and truly here, and it is transforming businesses daily. AI has a wide range of uses in businesses, and one scenario that is not discussed enough is how AI can assist with inbound email communications. 

AYR is extending the reach of its flagship IDP platform, SingularityAI, across Australia, New Zealand (ANZ) and Southeast Asia in partnership with Australian AI Automation consulting firm CiGen.

Microsoft 365 Copilot inherits all of Microsoft’s cloud security controls, but these were not designed for new AI capabilities. Security and risk management leaders must implement verifiable controls for AI data protection, privacy, and filtering of large language model content inputs and outputs.

Over the past few months, generative AI has taken the technology world by storm. As per CB Insights, 2022 was a record year for investment in generative AI start-ups, with equity funding topping $US2.6 billion across 110 deals. Whether it is content creation with Jasper.ai, image creation with Midjourney, or text processing with Azure OpenAI services, there is a generative AI foundation model to boost various aspects of your business.

Legal and compliance leaders should address their organization’s exposure to six specific ChatGPT risks, and what guardrails to establish to ensure responsible enterprise use of generative AI tools, according to Gartner, Inc.

Waverley Council (NSW) and Kapish have successfully transformed Records Compliance within the Council from a legacy on-premise Content Manager implementation to a zero footprint cloud solution including Kapish COTS (Commercial-off-the-shelf) integrations with Microsoft Teams and the Property and Ratings System (Pathway).

New research conducted  by Traceable AI has found that while API security remains a top cybersecurity concern this year, there is still an alarming lack of implementation for most companies. The first annual study also revealed that companies are struggling with unchecked API sprawl, lack of clarity on who owns API security, and do not baseline behavior as part of their security capabilities.

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice is underway with a major Legacy Data Migration Program which is retiring numerous historical platforms after extracting and transitioning critical legacy data to a modern, cloud-based analytics & reporting solution.