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Chief Information Officer (CIO)

A Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a high ranking senior executive responsible for overall technology strategy, digital transformation, and information management within an organization. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the company's technology infrastructure aligns with its business goals and objectives. As technology continues to evolve and become [...]

2024-11-06T16:01:42+00:00March 7th, 2023|

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a senior executive responsible for overseeing an organization's information security strategy, policies, and programs. With cyberthreats evolving to become more sophisticated and frequent, the CISO plays a critical role in safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization's data and IT infrastructure. As businesses increasingly rely [...]

2024-11-07T11:06:26+00:00March 7th, 2023|

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is a executive leader who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities and challenges within the business, managing and driving value from technology. Key Responsibilities of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) The role of a CTO can vary widely depending on the size, industry, and specific needs of an [...]

2024-11-07T12:05:35+00:00March 7th, 2023|

CIA Triad

The CIA Triad is a foundational concept in cybersecurity that serves as a model for securing information and ensuring the integrity of systems. The acronym CIA stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, which are considered the three core principles of information security. These principles guide the development and implementation of security policies, strategies, and [...]

2024-11-07T12:36:19+00:00July 5th, 2023|

Clickjacking

Clickjacking is a malicious technique used by cybercriminals to deceive users into interacting with something different from what they perceive on their screens. This attack typically occurs through a seemingly harmless webpage, where an invisible or disguised element is placed over a legitimate button, link, or interface. When a user clicks on what they [...]

2024-11-07T12:41:34+00:00September 21st, 2022|

Cloud

The Cloud refers to a system of delivering computing services—including storage, processing power, networking, databases, and software—over the internet, rather than from a local server or personal device. The term "cloud" is a metaphor for the internet, where data and applications are hosted on remote servers rather than being stored on a physical machine [...]

2024-11-07T12:47:00+00:00July 5th, 2023|

Consumer Data Right (CDR) Australia

The Australian Government has introduced Consumer Data Right in Australia. Consumer Data Right will give consumers, including individuals and business, a secure way to control which businesses have access to their data.

2022-09-23T21:50:15+01:00July 19th, 2022|

Cookies

Cookies are text files with small pieces of data from a website, used to identify your computer, that is stored within a web browser and can be retrieved by the website at a later time. Cookies play a key role in enhancing the user experience by remembering certain information about the user and their [...]

2024-11-07T13:42:41+00:00July 6th, 2023|

Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)

According to the National Proactive Security Authority, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) is those critical elements of infrastructure (namely assets, facilities, systems, networks or processes and the essential workers that operate and facilitate them), the loss or compromise of which could result in: a) Major detrimental impact on the availability, integrity or delivery of essential [...]

2024-11-07T13:56:17+00:00July 5th, 2023|