How would you describe your company’s organisational risk culture? Before you answer… Cast your mind over recent publicly prominent investigations that have raised organisational risk management failings, with ever-increasing scrutiny […]
How well are you safeguarding critical client data?
How would you describe your company’s organisational risk culture? Before you answer… Cast your mind over recent publicly prominent investigations that have raised organisational risk management failings, with ever-increasing scrutiny […]
In a month where billionaire entrepreneurs are reaching for the stars (or at least the edge of space), we thought it was timely to share our research and recent experiences […]
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has updated its Essential Eight (8) Maturity Model in July 2021 to counter the sophistication of different levels of adversaries rather than just being […]
Mishandling complaints and allegations, particularly whistleblower disclosures, can harm the individuals involved in them and damage your organisation’s reputation. Organisations may also be subject to financial penalties of up to […]
Current challenges for CFOs Most Chief Financial Officers are under time pressure – having to do more with less. Not only does the CFO have to ensure the controls over […]
The buzz term of recent years in local government has been ‘smart cities’ – a pretty exciting concept for those people working at the heart of delivery services in our […]
Cash transactions are slowly dwindling in Australia. The Reserve Bank’s 2019 Consumer Payments Survey found that only 32% of in-person transactions are conducted in cash, with the fall in small […]
Privacy Awareness Week is a global campaign that highlights the importance of maintaining privacy and raises awareness for public sector agencies about how to protect the personal information of the […]
By 31 August 2021, agencies must submit a report to their cluster CISO, or Cyber Security NSW. This includes an assessment against the mandatory requirements of the CSP and a maturity assessment against the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) Essential 8.
Amongst all the doom and uncertainty associated with Covid-19, there was one tangible benefit that emerged for most organisations. That was that they were compelled to review the currency and efficacy of their Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework and implement (in real-time) their Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
Pen tests are frequently mentioned in the media, yet when they are reported, their results are never released. That keeps the results confidential and secure – and ensure hackers can’t decompile them for their own further nefarious uses. However, for the external viewer, there is always an element of mystery and IT technical complexity surrounding these tests.
The provisions of the NSW Local Government Act 1993 require that all Councils review their full suite of Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) documents within nine months of the election.
