Last year, Australia became one of the top five cyber attack source countries across the five most targeted sectors globally. Across Asia-Pacific, Australia was the source of 84 per cent of attacks in the government sector and 66 per cent in the finance sector, according to the latest Global Threat Intelligence Report by NTT Security.
Cybercriminals most likely used compromised resources such as affected networks and infrastructure to launch these assaults.
At a recent lunch in Melbourne, senior technology executives discussed ways of dealing with the increasing size and complexity of global attacks. The event was sponsored by NTT Communications and NTT Security.
According to NTT Communications director, John Jordan, organisations have to decide whether to manage security themselves or engage a service provider to help.
“The complexity factor is forever increasing. Being a subject matter expert in the areas of technology, software, process, threat management and compliance now requires a high level of expertise,” he says.
“There is no right or wrong answer – however, what is…
