In the first episode of 2025, Sam speaks about cybercrime.

Cybercrime is on the rise in Australia, with small businesses often targeted due to limited resources and security measures.

In this podcast, Sam explores the tactics cybercriminals use and provides actionable tips to protect your business interspersed with some real-life examples.

There will also be mentions of podcasts and reports that were of interest.

Check the transcript & show notes below for the links.

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Show notes;

Data

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/who-is-using-your-data-/102315204?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Breaches

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable-data-breaches

Reports

https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/annual-cyber-threat-report-2023-2024

Cyber security

https://www.cyber.gov.au/learn-basics/explore-basics/passphrases

The Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) is the Australian Government's lead agency for cyber security. Their role is to protect Australians from cyber threats.

Small business cyber security guide ( see summary below )

https://www.cyber.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-03/ACSC_Small_Business_Cyber_Security_Guide_V6.pdf

Emails and websites

https://www.cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/web-hardening/implementing-certificates-tls-https-and-opportunistic-tls