Why You Need to Test How Secure Your IoT Devices Are
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By 2020 the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices installed across the world will be more than twice the figure for 2017, according to analyst firm Gartner. There are already around 8.4 billion connected devices today and Gartner says there will be 20.4 billion IoT devices deployed by 2020.
Unfortunately, these devices don't just pose risks to their owners, because attackers have now learned how to compromise IoT devices and effectively weaponise them to use against others.
IoT devices are now deployed in a wide variety of ways and most organisations use them for various monitoring tasks, including environmental control systems, access control and monitoring including CCTV cameras and webcams, inventory tracking and automation, appliance sensors, wearable devices, as well as connected vehicle and fleet management GPS trackers.
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Why would Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Affect My Business?
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In May 2018, the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. It's the most comprehensive piece of privacy legislation developed by any jurisdiction to date and goes way beyond the requirements of Australia's current privacy regulations.
What you may be wondering though is whether it affects Australian businesses? The short answer is that any Australian company that holds, controls or processes personal data of any EU residents, whether they are customers or employees, needs to be aware of it and be compliant by the May deadline.
The penalties for non-compliance are steep, starting with fines of €20 million (AU$31.2 million) and going as high as four per cent of global revenue, as well as sanctions including the power to stop a company trading in the EU.
There will be statutory obligations that include implementing technical and organisational security measures and indirect stipulations, such as deploying a due diligence process when on‑boarding a supplier, ongoing monitoring and exit management.
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30 Days until Mandatory Data Breach Notification Becomes Law
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Australia has recently enacted new legislation on the federal level to bring its data security practices in line with nations like the United States. This was initiated with the intent of streamlining international cooperation concerning data storage on a corporate level and was enacted following numerous well-documented data breaches from companies as varied as Adobe to the American credit reporting agency Equifax(1).
On February 23, 2018, the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 goes into effect requiring all businesses in Australia to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and any impacted clients about any “data breach” under threat of severe penalty and public shaming(2). Here’s everything you need to know about this law and how it may impact your current business operations.
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What’s the point of penetration testing?
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With Australia’s recent introduction of a mandatory data breach notification regime, it’s more important than ever to invest in cyber security. If an organisation has grounds to believe that there has been an eligible data breach, it must notify customers and the public. Failure to comply with this new law could result in fines of up to $1.8 million. One of the best ways to protect against potential breaches is through penetration testing, otherwise known as pen testing.
Penetration testing involves testing a computer system network or Web application for vulnerabilities. Any vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers, resulting in potentially huge breaches of security. As a result, pen testing is an essential component of an organisation’s security program and it should not be overlooked.
Virtual Instruments Partners with PlexNet
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Expands VAR Program in Australia
PlexNet Will Offer Award-Winning App-Centric Infrastructure Performance Management Solutions to Australian IT Organisations & Service Providers
October 10, 2017 – Virtual Instruments, the leader in application-centric infrastructure performance management, today announced its sales expansion into Australia with the appointment of PlexNet, a specialist in networking, application, infrastructure and security testing and analysis, as its newest value-added reseller (VAR) and professional services partner.
PlexNet specialises in bringing advanced storage and network testing technology from around the globe to the Australian market, and will have full distribution rights for all of Virtual Instruments’ app-centric infrastructure performance management solutions, including the VirtualWisdom infrastructure performance monitoring platform and the Load DynamiX Enterprise storage performance testing and validation platform. PlexNet will provide its customers the opportunity to more easily measure and guarantee performance-based service level agreements (SLAs) and increase the overall value of their infrastructure.
First 10GBASE-T TAP on the market
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Full access to your 10G copper network
The networking industry is starting to migrate to higher network speeds, such as 10G on copper networks.
That's why PlexNet is is proud to introduce the first 10GBASE-T TAP in the industry from ProfiTap. This TAP gives access to all information on a 10G copper line, making your monitoring equipment perform at its full potential.
It seamlessly integrates with existing copper networks, and is a secure device with a permanent network link guaranteed. Moreover, the TAP bypasses data in case of power failure.
