Hackenomics
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The growth of cyber-crime is considered to be the biggest challenge facing Australian businesses. Collectively cyber-attacks cost the economy $42 billion dollars last year, with ransomware the most disruptive type of hack, costing $3 billion. So what is the government doing? And what can organisations do, both to lower their risk of attack, and if the hackers succeed in accessing their systems? Guests Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic, Security Fanatics Dr Jay Jeong, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Dr David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, Griffith University David Cullen, National Director of Advocacy, CISO Lens Abi Bradshaw, Head of the Australian Signals Directorates Cyber Security Centre
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