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Cyber Security threats are escalating in Perth, with Australia recording 47 million data breaches in 2024, making cybersecurity for businesses more critical than ever. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reported 527 data breach notifications in just six months—the highest in over three years. To protect against attacks, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) urges businesses to implement the Essential Eight framework, a proven cybersecurity strategy. Perth businesses need managed IT services and cybersecurity solutions to safeguard their data, ensure compliance, and stay resilient against evolving threats.
The Essential Eight comprises the following strategies:
Application Control: Restricting the execution of unauthorized applications to prevent malicious software from running.
Patch Applications: Regularly updating applications to address security vulnerabilities.
Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings: Limiting the use of macros to trusted sources to prevent malicious code execution.
User Application Hardening: Disabling unnecessary features in applications to reduce exploit opportunities.
Restrict Administrative Privileges: Minimizing administrative access to limit the impact of security breaches.
Patch Operating Systems: Keeping operating systems up to date to mitigate security flaws.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Implementing MFA to enhance user authentication security.
Regular Backups: Performing regular backups to ensure data recovery in case of incidents.
The ACSC emphasises that adopting the Essential Eight is one of the most effective defenses against cyber threats.
Despite this, a 2023 audit revealed that many organisations had not fully implemented these strategies, leaving them vulnerable to attacks.
ABS Institute partnered with Epic IT over 7 years ago to receive high quality Managed IT, ICT strategy and Cyber Security services to help grow their very successful business training and coaching organisation in Perth. To continue their growth and success story, ABS Institute required to meet new RFFR (Right Fit for Risk) compliance standards as directed by the Department of Education, Skills and Employments (DESE).
Read on to learn how Epic IT delivered the cyber security service that enabled ABS Institute to attain the required compliance. Click to read more.
One of the most critical aspects of business operations in the modern environment is Cyber Security. To maintain business continuity, meet privacy principles and keep information secure it requires the support of professional IT Management solutions. In addition to this, our organisation could not meet the contractual and legislative requirements of our clients without engaging a specialist in this field like Epic IT. Their input, implementation and management of our IT infrastructure and systems ensured we were able to achieve the level of compliance and security required to successfully meet performance outcomes where we could gain new business and meet our client needs.
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