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  • US Govt Agencies Told to Patch Vulnerabilities, While Aussie Govt Agencies Ignore Cybersecurity Targets

    The US's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a compulsory directive to federal agencies, stating that all vulnerabilities needed to be patched ASAP. At the same time, government departments in Australia are not meeting cybersecurity targets, including vulnerability patching, set out for them.

    Published November 9, 2021

  • What is an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV)?

    An Approved Scanning Vendor is needed to attain PCI compliance. But what are they and how do you find one?

    Published November 4, 2021

  • To Pay or Not to Pay: Why Meeting Ransomware Demands Can Be The Best Option

    With more than 80% of businesses paying ransomware demands, find out why paying a ransom might be the best option.

    Published October 26, 2021

  • How Do I Find a QSA For My PCI Audit?

    If you need a QSA for your PCI compliance but am unsure what a QSA does, let us explain what they are and what they do ...

    Published October 19, 2021

  • Ransomware: On the Rise and What You Can Do to Prevent Attacks

    Ransomware attacks are on the rise, to the point where even the White House is taking measures to tackle it. Read what you can do to prevent a ransomware attack.

    Published October 14, 2021

  • The Worst Data Breaches of 2021 ... so far

    Cyber attacks are now an unfortunate part of life and 2021 has had some of the biggest breaches yet seen. We've listed several of the worst breaches here ...

    Published September 27, 2021

  • PCI Compliance: What it is and Why You Might Need it as Part of Your Cybersecurity

    PCI compliance is an integral part of any business that processes, stores or transmits credit cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data. We outline what it is and why you need it.

    Published September 19, 2021

  • Oil and Gas Industry Becoming Aware of the Message Concerning Cybersecurity

    Thanks to the likes of the Colonial pipeline cyber attack and directives from authorities, the oil and gas industry is fast becoming aware of the need to take cybersecurity seriously.

    Published August 24, 2021

  • Top Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2020 and 2021

    A Joint Cybersecurity Advisory, coauthored by agencies from the US, Australia and UK have released the

    Published August 5, 2021

  • The Many Little Journeys Taken By SecAlerts

    SecAlerts has taken on a life of its own since launching, with many surprising twists and turns.

    Published July 15, 2021

  • The Diverse Range of Businesses Using SecAlerts

    In the two years since SecAlerts launched, we've noted a diverse range of businesses - big and small - using our service.

    Published June 5, 2021

  • Tips To Ensure Your Cybersecurity Is More Secure

    Two-factor authentication, secure personal data, software vulnerability patches, avoiding Wi-Fi ... some of the preventative methods to ensure your cybersecurity is more secure.

    Published December 23, 2020

  • Australian Government Fails Cybersecurity Targets as Prime Minister Warns Nation of Cyber Threat

    Despite the Australian Prime Minister's warning on June 19 that the nation was under cyber attack, official records reveal that in recent years numerous Australian government departments and entities have been found wanting in their cybersecurity due diligence.

    Published October 22, 2020

  • The CVE Turns 21: The Story of How it Made it This Far

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) turns 21 this year and, just like any 21-year-old, there have been growing pains along the way. This is the story of how it made it this far.

    Published July 15, 2020

  • One Line Explanations of Cyber Security Terms

    One line explanations of cyber security terms such as CVE, vulnerability, CVE ID, CVSS, CNA, bug bounty program, and zero-day vulnerability.

    Published February 11, 2020

  • What is a Candidate Naming Authority?

    A concise explanation of the term 'Candidate Naming Authority'.

    Published February 10, 2020

  • What is CVE?

    A concise explanation of the term 'CVE'.

    Published December 17, 2019

  • What is a CVSS?

    A concise explanation of the term 'CVSS'.

    Published December 15, 2019

  • What is a CVE ID?

    A concise explanation of the term 'CVE ID'.

    Published December 13, 2019

  • What is a CVE?

    A concise explanation of the term 'CVE'.

    Published December 11, 2019

  • What is a bug bounty program?

    A concise explanation of the term 'bug bounty program'.

    Published December 11, 2019

  • What is a CNA?

    A concise explanation of the term 'CNA'.

    Published December 11, 2019

  • What is a zero-day?

    A concise explanation of the term 'zero-day'.

    Published December 11, 2019

  • What is a vulnerability?

    A concise explanation of the term 'vulnerability'.

    Published December 11, 2019

  • Building a Web Vulnerability Scanner

    The Security Audit Tool is a web based vulnerability scanner that looks for the last 6 months of vulnerabilities that may affect a given URL.

    Published October 23, 2019

  • Using the World’s Time Zones to Help Your Startup Succeed

    Managing a startup involves a balancing act of the world's time zones in order to maximise online exposure.

    Published September 13, 2019

  • Analysis of CVE-2019-13602: VLC Media Player Integer Underflow

    CVE-2019-13602 reveals an Integer Underflow in the MP4 file format of the VLC Media Player

    Published August 2, 2019

  • From 0 to 200 users

    It has taken 8 weeks to go from 0 to 200 users, and as of writing this post we are at 237.

    Published June 18, 2019

  • 100 Users!

    It took 6 weeks to get the first 50 users and 6 days to get the next 50.

    Published June 10, 2019

  • Built it, scrapped it, built it again.

    We learned a lot from building something in a vacuum, one of them was to not build something in a vacuum.

    Published May 14, 2019

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