Report & Surveys – Page 6 – Cyber Law Watch

Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2015 Threat Report

Jul 31 2015

On 29 July 2015, ACSC released its first unclassified ‘Threat Report’ (Report). The Report highlights the increasing number, type and sophistication of cyber security threats in Australia, and is a timely reminder to organisations to re-assess the level of their cyber security.

The key takeaway messages from the Report include:

even organisations that may not think that they hold valuable information, or that they would be of interest to cyber adversaries, could be a target for malicious cyber activities
ensuring a resilient, cyber-secure Australia requires coordination between government and the private sector, with organisations and their users taking greater responsibility for the security of their networks and information.

Westpac Acquires Cyber Security Firm

Jun 16 2015

by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi

Westpac has acquired an 11% stake in cyber security firm QuintessenceLabs.

See the Business Insider article here.

Reports and Surveys Update

May 25 2015

by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi

Tred Micro Q1 2015 Report
Trend Micro Q1 2015 Report finds Australia is the target of increasing ransomware attacks, with Australian holding 6% of the world’s ransomware detections. Australia also ranked second in the world for countries with the highest number of Point of Sale RAM Scraper infections (malware which sources card details) with 10% of the world’s infections, after the United States with 23%.

See a summary of the report here, and the full report here.

Blue Coat Systems Inc
Blue Coat Systems, Inc., released result of a global research study of 1,580 respondents across 11 countries. Results from the survey found that universally, workers visit inappropriate websites while at work despite typically being fully aware of the risks to their companies.

See the media release here.

Australia Cyber Attack Statistics

Apr 01 2015

by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi

New statistics show cyber attacks on Australian businesses increased by 20% in 2014.

See the ABC report here.

European Union Cybersecurity Dashboard Report

Mar 19 2015

by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi

The Business Software Alliance, European Union cybersecurity dashboard: A path to a Secure European Cyberspace published by the BSA. The report aims to allow government officials in each of the EU Member States with an opportunity to evaluate their country’s policies against these metrics, as well as their European neighbours. The report is an interesting read for Australian companies holding, or considering holding, data in Europe.

See the report here.

Reports and Surveys Updates

Feb 15 2015

by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi

The Emergence of Cybersecurity Law Report
The Emergence of Cybersecurity Law report released by Hanover Research outlines trends and strategies in respect of in house counsel’s involvement in companies’ cybersecurity efforts.

See the report here.

Eurobarometer report on cybersecurity
European Commissions publishes special Eurobarometer report on cyber ecurity which shows EU citizens have significant concerns about cybercrime threats.

See the report here.

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