Episode 5: Connected infrastructure

Overview

With 76,000 cyber crimes last year, roughly one incident every 7 minutes, Australian boards are struggling to address the social impacts of organisational security breaches in the face of complex inbound critical infrastructure legislation and emerging connected devices.

Chief information security officers’ (CISOs) concerns regarding security gaps are not getting the attention they deserve from board directors overwhelmed by the demands of emerging threat landscapes that cross climate change, modern slavery, and cybersecurity.

“Boards are playing catch up – overwhelmed with often confusing cyber advice and inbound legislation. However, over the next 12 months, they need to adopt a much broader and sustained approach to cyber security, including deeper investments,” said Claire Pales, director of the Secure Board, a consulting company committed to advising executives and boards on security practices.

Ms Pales joined Gary Savarino, the solution engineering manager of SailPoint, in a recent InnovationAus podcast on Connected Infrastructure to discuss threats and opportunities in bridging the cyber divide in Australia.