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International Women in Cyber Day! An opportunity to salute the brilliance of women in who are shaping and supporting the digital world. Thank you all for being an integral part of our success. 🌐👩‍💻
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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ A new scam targeting customers of loyalty points programs with large, well-known Australian companies has been detected by the National Anti-Scam Centre.

The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers about a new text message scam currently targeting Qantas Frequent Flyer, Telstra and Coles loyalty programs' customers, following 209 reports to Scamwatch in the past four months. "While the vast majority of reports to Scamwatch received so far are in relation to Qantas Frequent Flyer, Telstra and Coles loyalty programs, it is important for Australians to be aware that any loyalty program could be referred to in this type of scam," ACCC Deputy Chair Catriona Lowe said.

Scam alert - new scam targets customers of loyalty points programs A new scam targeting customers of loyalty points programs with large, well-known Australian companies has been detected by the National Anti-Scam Centre.

Tonight, ES2 hosted 20+ students from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and North Metropolitan TAFE competing in the annual ES2 capture flag cyber challenge. For two hours these students battled it out. All contestants completed at least two challenges - which is a great result! But at the end of the of the evening, team ‘Send Help’ took the trophy 🏆 home. Special thanks to Michael Ransom and the ES2 team for setting up and managing a great event!

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Yesterday three members of ES2, gave up their Saturday to support the AISA student fair hosted at Curtin University. At this event, Ruman Sarawer and Steve Simpson made a joint presentation on the benefits of certification and the recent changes to the standard.

In 2022, the number of attacks worldwide increased by over 115%. Data also showed that attackers continued to alter their threat vectors by targeting application platforms and cloud-based storage systems within ISPs. This resulted in a greater impact globally as organisations continue to move more of their workloads to the cloud.

Global rise in DDoS attacks threatens digital infrastructure - Help Net Security Although DDoS attack size dropped in 2022, we saw a significant jump in the overall number of attacks, making the need for greater awareness

The Personal Cyber Security: First Steps guide is the first in a series of three guides designed to help everyday Australians understand the basics of cyber security. Learn how you can take action to protect yourself from common cyber threats.

👉 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/es2_personal-cyber-security-first-steps-activity-7077218889465544704-vSvJ

We were honored to be part of the Cyber Panel at today’s along with other fellow industry experts and speakers. Well done to the organising team at REIWA for such a great and insightful event.

Last month we celebrated our CEO Aaron Kelder's one year work anniversary! On the behalf of the ES2 team - Thank you for your leadership and we look forward to another successful and exciting year!

Data leaks, breaches, and - the SaaS security landscape is evolving rapidly. Discover insights from 1K+ security professionals in the Security Survey Report.

The Annual Report: 2024 Plans and Priorities for SaaS Security Data leaks, breaches, ransomware, and more! The SaaS Security Survey Report reveals the types of security incidents organizations are facing.

Welcome to the ES2 Team Sean!

The digital revolution has changed every industry in positive ways, but has also introduced an unprecedented level of cyber security threats. Learn five fundamental questions that can help you determine how to best protect your work environment and organisation.
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