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CyberCX's Alastair MacGibbon says when you strip back the US government's concerns around Chinese-made EVs, it's not about whether something is manufactured in China, but whether it requires a constant connection with China to function.   "China is a surveillance state that conducts information gathering on people and organisations outside of China to advance its own interests," he told The Sydney Morning Herald. "China has form in this area – last year the UK government discovered a tracking device in a Chinese-made component of a government vehicle."   Alastair said the Australian government has been more forward-leaning on technology in critical infrastructure and used by government, but we haven’t had a mature conversation about threats in consumer devices. "China’s dominance in connected consumer technology like electric vehicles will only grow, and we will be on the wrong side of history as a country if we don’t act now," he continued.   Read more in the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/dB7BzcxK

Electric vehicles going haywire in a time of conflict? CyberCX's Alastair MacGibbon says the idea may not be that far-fetched, with the real risk coming from China.    "They are full of cameras and they are full of microphones," he told 10 News First. "They are a software-driven device that just happens to have wheels."    As the Biden administration looks to ban all Chinese-made vehicles that connect to the internet over national security concerns, Alastair says "we have sleep-walked into this as the West by thinking that there is no distinction between made in China and controlled by China."

Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), CyberCX’s Alastair MacGibbon says that the Biden administration’s concerns over Chinese electric vehicles are not unfounded as questions are raised about how Australia might respond to a ban in the US on national security grounds.   "We led the world when it came to 5G security," Alastair said. “We were kind of mocked for it originally, and then pretty much every free-thinking nation followed.”   "We've, frankly, in the last seven or eight years, done almost nothing when it comes to device security, not where a device is manufactured, but where it's controlled from."   You can read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gcDZJssU

Writing in the The Australian Financial Review today, CyberCX Chief Strategy Officer Alastair MacGibbon says that the US government is banning Chinese-made EVs with internet connections for fear they will be used for surveillance or sabotage and that Australia will need to step up too. “When you strip back the concerns of the US government, this is not about whether something is manufactured in China. It’s about whether it requires a constant connection with China to function” Alastair writes. “Our decision to ban Huawei from Australia’s 5G networks fundamentally hinged on whether a government in a country like China could direct information to be gathered, or more importantly, disrupt telecommunications – and everything that relies on connectivity – in a time of conflict.” “As the policy conversation shifts from industrial to consumer technology, the risk remains twofold: there is the immediate risk of surveillance and espionage, and the future risk of disruption, degradation and sabotage.” You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gZ8XrYzX

CyberCX has partnered with Rugby Australia to become the official cyber security partner to the Wallabies and Wallaroos. Under the two-year agreement, CyberCX will help improve Rugby Australia’s cyber security defences through cyber incident simulation exercises for executives, organisational risk assessments, and penetration testing to identify and fix vulnerabilities in Rugby Australia’s systems. CyberCX Chief Financial Officer Kevin O'Sullivan said: “It’s important that sporting organisations are strengthening their defence not only on the field, but also off the field where we see sports teams increasingly viewed as an attractive target for cyber criminals.” Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh said: “CyberCX will utilise their expertise as Australia’s leading cyber security company to help safeguard our organisation, and in turn our players, staff and supporters.” The Wallabies and Wallaroos join an impressive field of Australian sporting brands that are partnering with CyberCX, including the Collingwood Football Club and Tennis Australia. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/gHAFC7N5

CyberCX is partnering with 6clicks on Thursday 19 September for a live webinar discussion to help businesses understand how to reduce the cost and complexity of governance risk and compliance. Join Andrew Robinson, CISO & Co-Founder of 6clicks, and Belinda Edwards, Manager - Governance, Risk, and Compliance at CyberCX as they discuss: 🔹 Proactive vs. reactive approaches 🔹 Risk-based compliance strategies 🔹 Utilising threat intelligence for better risk management 🔹 AI’s role in optimising GRC processes 🔹 Reducing manual efforts with continuous control monitoring Register now to attend live or receive the recording: https://hubs.li/Q02PNS8K0 

Speaking to NBR - National Business Review, CyberCX Global Advisory Board member and UK Chair Ciaran Martin said that New Zealand performs well when it comes to the approach of bringing government and industry closer together to manage cybersecurity threats. “If you try and overthink which bit of risk belongs to the state and which bit of risk belongs to an individual company, reality just punches you in the face,” Ciaran said. “It’s a shared risk, and you have to work together.” However, Ciaran said that there was an element of good fortune to New Zealand’s success and warned against the risk of complacency. “It’s true that perhaps, comparatively, New Zealand has suffered fewer high-profile, major cyber incidents" Ciaran said, "that’s true until someday it isn’t.” You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gYMMVeRt

Don't let your ISO 27001 certification lapse ⚠ Our webinar on 12 September will cover recent changes and what actions your organisation should take for a successful transition. Join veteran ISO expert David Simpson, Senior Client Director at CyberCX, to learn about: 🔹 Key control changes in the new version 🔹 Implications of non-compliance 🔹 Key steps in the migration journey 🔹 Insights into common challenges 🔹 Pitfalls to avoid and proactive steps to ensure a smooth transition Register for this free online event now: https://lnkd.in/dXycGTHt

CyberCX's Alex Hoffmann says with more companies outsourcing key parts of their business processes and relying on third party companies, the reality is, all of this connectivity creates risk.   “We know that third party data breaches are something more and more companies are grappling with." Alex encourages organisations to ask themselves: 🔹 What data on our organisation, our staff, our customers do our third party relationships hold?  🔹 Is someone in our organisation actively monitoring this?  🔹 What protections and processes do we have in place to ensure this data is deleted when it's no longer required? "Simply put, whenever an organisation stores information, that information can be vulnerable to criminals," he warns. Read the full article in Club Management here: https://lnkd.in/dRdrvVVM

In our latest blog, CyberCX's Dustin Perkins shares some of the most notable changes to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework - a set of principals and best practices developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).   The NIST CSF provides companies with a framework to make it easier to understand cyber risks and improve their defences. The latest iteration, rebranded as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, represents a significant overhaul, enhancing and improving the maturity of an already well established and widely adopted cyber risk management framework.    Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dTJtxmNS