ASIC sues FIIG Securities for allegedly breaching its licence & a slew of #GRC standards ie failure to meet AFSL obligations, contravening APRA CPS 234 (cybersecurity controls), APP #privacy law violations, ignoring #Essential8 (firewalls, patching, privileges), & CDR non-compliance. #cybersecurity

... Well done BoM .. as a Federal Australian Govt. funded service, it's only taken you 15 years to achieve what is the standard for 99% of legitimate internet facing webpages, (even then, just a "Beta" web site) that are capable of delivering weather information to Australians, that use .. *gasp!* ... transport layer security ...

* Slow Clap * and a belated welcome to the rest of the internet...

My private suspicion is that that cyber.gov.au finally beat them over the head with the "Essential 8" stick ... as opposed to just showing them it exists.

#BOM #BureauOfMeteorology #Weather #Australia #Essential8 #SSL #TLS

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#acsc #passphrases #maliciousactors #essential8 #educateyour

We’re doing cyber security all year round… we think you should too!

This Cyber Security Awareness Month, keep an eye out for plenty of tips and info to help you stay secure.

For more, visit https://www.cyber.gov.au

#CyberMonth2023 #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth2023 #FVEYSCyber #becyberwise #staysecureonline #acscpartner #essential8 #educateyourfrontline

"Huge swathes of people spend their days performing tasks they secretly believe do not really need to be performed” https://earthly.dev/blog/bullshit-software-projects/
Sometimes I wish the Essential Eight for Linux was actually called the Essential (some other number), and that it was written purely to provide great Linux guidance, with Linux security at its honest core.
@riskybusiness
#securityTheatre #essential8 #linux #notWindows