A Case Study on Chinese Espionage

On 19/05/2023

Securing the Future: Managing Security Risks in the Face of Chinese Espionage Introduction In an interconnected world, where digital landscapes and global economies thrive, the need for effective security risk management is paramount. One of the most pressing challenges in this realm is the persistent threat of Chinese espionage. As China continues to expand its...

Security Clearances

On 06/07/2019

What Is Security Clearance & Vetting? With some exceptions, security clearances are issued by the Australian Security Government Vetting Agency (AGSVA), representing the Australian Government, to personnel whose duty involves accessing sensitive official information. Personnel working within, or for a Government agency that receives, processes, and sends such information, requires a security clearance (including in...

What’s in a Good Security Risk Assessment?

On 04/07/2019

If you’ve ever undertaken a security risk assessment (SRA) yourself, you may have wondered whether it was as comprehensive as it could be and if could it withstand serious scrutiny. Part of the notion of completing a diligent risk assessment is to first understand where the rest of the industry is at, so that we...

Risk Assessment Matrix

On 01/07/2019

What Is a Risk Assessment Matrix? A risk assessment matrix is the basis for measuring potential risks based on two intersecting factors: the likelihood (or probability) of a security risk-based event occurring, and the consequence (or impact) of its impact to an entity if it did. The matrix completes the risk assessment template and is...

Risk Assessment Templates

On 27/06/2019

What is a Risk Assessment Template? Risk assessment templates are tools that used to document the systematic analysis of types of security risks that exist within the scope/area of an assessment, the likelihood and consequence of those risks being realised, and the recommended control measures to reduce risk to acceptable levels. A risk assessment template...

Best practice security risk software

On 08/12/2014

Industry Risk recently launched its signature security risk management platform for live beta testing. A web-based/SaaS (software as a service) platform, SECTARA enables security managers and consultants to perform and then manage / export (to MS Word) advanced security risk assessments of any description. The security software system is hosted within an Australian Amazon Web Services...