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Stories by Joseph Carson

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Change Your Password Day: Embracing stronger cybersecurity across Australia
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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On Change Your Password Day, Australians are encouraged to bolster their digital security by adopting longer, unique passphrases and using multi-factor authentication.
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AI-driven cyberattacks and defences to create a battle of algorithms in 2024
Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
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cloud security
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In 2024, it’s clear that cybersecurity will remain a top priority for organisations and governments worldwide.
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Digital DNA theft could be coming in 2023
Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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With the increasing use of artificial intelligence, and quantum computing expected to soon become a reality, the cyber threatscape is changing more than ever.
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Securing shadow IT – May the force be with you!
Mon, 11th Jul 2022
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Shadow IT is increasing in organizations, making their cyber attack surfaces bigger than they realize. Here's how to bring it under control.
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Legislative compliance requires privileged access management
Mon, 11th Apr 2022
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Australia's Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021, extends cybersecurity provisions to data, finance, water, energy, and more.
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Vale 2021, hello 2022: on the brink of full-out cyberwar
Mon, 6th Dec 2021
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2022 could be the year of a full-out cyberwar, with governments gearing up to strike back against cybercriminals.
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Zero Trust means strong, frictionless PAM and other controls
Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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pam
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Imagine an organisation’s information infrastructure as something like a bank’s safe deposit box service, with security guards on the door.
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Secure cloud migration with privileged access management
Wed, 13th Oct 2021
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PAM can offer insight into risks that may be adjusted depending on the threat landscape, writes ThycoticCentrify chief security scientist Joseph Carson.
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Protecting endpoints (and users) that have left the office
Fri, 30th Apr 2021
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To access work emails, it may suffice to use with multi-factor authentication. But if users want to access customer data, that security control isn’t enough.
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How do you make cybersecurity tech buying decisions? Here’s what your peers say
Wed, 10th Feb 2021
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cybersecurity
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Over half of IT security decision-makers plan to increase security budgets, but 37% of proposals for cybersecurity investment are turned down.
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Thycotic debunks top Privileged Access Management myths
Tue, 23rd Apr 2019
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Privileged Access encompasses access to computers, networks and network devices, software applications, digital documents and other digital assets.