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The criminal gangs targeting Australian businesses
If you’d like to find out more about the criminal gangs targeting Australian businesses, then check out this article from the respected CSO Online news and analysis publication
Robert Salier
Mar 131 min read
Cybersecurity is not just a technology issue
Technical security measures address less than half of all risk to data security.
Robert Salier
Aug 25, 20253 min read
43% of Australian organisations pay ransoms in response to a cyberattack
43% of Australian organisations pay ransoms in response to a cyberattack, according to Barracuda’s Ransomware Insights Report 2025....
Robert Salier
Aug 19, 20251 min read
Holistic Cyber announces the most comprehensive list of known breaches in Australia
Melbourne, 4 th July 2025 — Holistic Cyber Australia has today announced it has published the most comprehensive list of known cyber...
Robert Salier
Jul 4, 20252 min read
Why is it so important to the security of your business to keep the software up-to-date on all devices and equipment?
… and are your phones, tablets, PCs and other office equipment young enough for the manufacturer to still be supporting them? When...
Robert Salier
Jan 17, 20254 min read
Good example of cybersecurity education
This video is part of a series in security awareness training for staff. It gets some really important messages across in a fun and...
Robert Salier
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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Ex-Google boss fears for AI 'Bin Laden scenario'
Eric Schmidt was Google CEO and executive chairman from 2001 to 2011. His views are interesting, and not necessary what you’d expect from...
Robert Salier
Feb 14, 20252 min read
AI assistants are eye-wateringly expensive to build and operate, so how much will we be paying for them in the future?
Introduction This article discusses how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini are hugely powerful productivity tools that will become almost indispensable to many people and businesses. It then delves into just how expensive these AI assistants are to design, build and operate. The article then explores how much the providers of these AI assistants will need to charge to get an acceptable return on investment, and how they may extract this amount of money from th
Robert Salier
Dec 4, 20247 min read
Deepfake scams are rapidly approaching the mainstream
Beware of deepfake scams, as they are rapidly approaching the mainstream. This article headline is about a USA Senator being initially...
Robert Salier
Oct 1, 20241 min read
I fear we may have created a monster - part 2
In the first of this two-part article , I discussed how the Internet, a tool that we conceived to bring so much good to the world, is...
Robert Salier
Aug 30, 20244 min read
I fear we may have created a monster
I'm one of the many many thousands of people who helped create the Internet as we know it today. When I started working for Hewlett...
Robert Salier
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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