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GUEST OPINION:  Australian parliament recently passed the country’s first standalone Cyber Security Act, which brings in a range of additional legislation and protections around reporting ransomware incidents and sharing of information.

GUEST OPINION: Organisations generally have a good handle on the security of their IT infrastructure, thanks to the hard work of their chief information security officers (CISOs). But Operational Technology (OT) on the other hand can present security teams with many blind spots.

GUEST OPINION: The increasing integration of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) in industrial operations is becoming more and more prominent. This convergence offers numerous benefits, including enhanced automation and improved efficiency. However, it also introduces significant cybersecurity challenges, especially concerning remote access.

GUEST OPINION: The proposed new cyber legislation and Australia’s cyber security strategy of 2030 sets a clear objective for making Australia a leader in cyber safety.

GUEST OPINION: Iranian attackers have compromised a popular device developed by Israeli manufacturer Unitronics and used this to conduct a number of strikes on US companies. The devices in question, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), are widely used by US-based critical infrastructure providers operating in the water, energy, food and beverage, manufacturing and healthcare sectors.