How cyber criminals are targeting businesses

In this episode, brought to you via Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Security Connect, we explore the latest cyber security trends facing businesses and detail need-to-know intelligence to keep Australian businesses safe.

Robyn Tongol • 27 September 2023 • Podcast

Host Liam Garman is joined by Rapid7 senior director of threat analytics Christiaan Beek to analyse the most common threat vectors exploited by cyber criminals, including unpatched software and old hardware systems, before discussing how businesses can implement strategies to minimise these threats.

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The pair then dive into the world of ransomware, examining the operating model of cyber gangs and how the dark web serves as a marketplace for threat actors, and reflect on how businesses can be breached through downstream attacks and insider threats before wrapping up with some practical security guidance for businesses.

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Laurie Patton Wednesday, 27 September 2023

The increasing number of cyber crimes committed offshore has highlighted the need for a rethink of our criminal laws and the use of extradition treaties. Unless a means is found to block all such activities (hint: it’s not) it will be necessary to improve the detection and prosecution of bad actors using online technologies. The case of Julian Assange provides a case study. Forget whether you think he’s a journalist or just a computer geek with a conscience (hint: it’s the latter). Forget about the charges over publication. A 1971 US Supreme Court ruling in the Pentagon Papers case found that the New York Times could not be gagged even though the material was stolen from the government. Assange is charged with aiding and abetting the theft of US military files by ex-soldier Chelsea Manning who was convicted and gaoled for her actions. The ‘Second Indictment’ maintains that Assange helped, or at least attempted to help. So where is this going? Assange is currently in a UK prison fighting an extradition request from the US Government. His lawyers and a band of politically activist supporters say he should not be prosecuted because he’s not a US citizen and he wasn’t in the US at the time of his alleged criminal activities.

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