News & Perspectives
At Excite Cyber, we have bought together three of the leading names in Australian technology services – VITCS, Brace168 and Excite IT to deliver comprehensive and tailored solutions that meet your business objectives.
As such, some blogs and perspectives may retain their prior branding.
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How Legal SOCs Are Challenged By The Well-Meaning Government “Cyber Shields” Strategy (And What To Do About It)
Recently, the Australian government announced a plan to create six “cyber shields” for layered protection in Australia against the ever-escalating cyber threat that government, organisations
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How cyber security gets in the way of business strategy (and how to prevent that from happening)
For far too many enterprises, leveraging technology to deliver business outcomes is more frustrating than it needs to be. While what follows is more applicable
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Excite Cyber Announcement
We are thrilled to announce the next chapter for Excite IT, Brace168 and VITCS. Our three leading entities have merged to become Excite Cyber. We
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Solution
Covid-19 was a difficult time for all businesses. Its greatest impact was that it forced us to think outside the box and consider new solutions.
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Matter – the new standard in IoT
What’s [the] Matter? Home Automation and IoT has been on the rise in the last few years, and there’s no denying the cool-factor – blinds
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Can we use and trust AI in Cyber Security?
Can we use and trust AI in cyber security? Here at Brace168 we have been having endless discussions on how we could use AI tools
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March 2022 Okta LAPSUS$ security incident
At 2:09pm on the 22nd of March 2022 (AEDT), the advanced persistent threat actor (APT) group “LAPSUS$” released screenshots and claims, on the encrypted messaging app
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TikTok bans: why should other social media get a pass?
While social media can be a powerful marketing tool, it is not risk free. TikTok is the latest in a long line of social media
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Hacks – Cracking web-page authentication
Authentication pages – the first roadblock on a hacker’s route to getting access to your resources. Gone are the days of simply using a username
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Protect your Microsoft O365 tenant
An organisation’s Microsoft 365 tenant is susceptible to many external and insider threats when not properly configured. At every level of licensing there are at
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Why is penetration testing important for your business
Do you believe your data is secure? Do you believe your IT infrastructure is safe? Are your web interfaces hardened? These are just a few
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3 Key Considerations When Creating a Cyber Security Policy
How should your organisation respond if a cyber security incident occurred? What is the current process for your employees when setting up passwords to ensure they follow