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The Evolution of Incident Response: Updating the Classic NIST IRP to the 2026 Framework

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For years, cybersecurity teams followed the traditional NIST Incident Response Process: Preparation, Identification, Containment, Eradication, Recovery, and Lessons Learned. This model shaped how organisations built response capabilities and how students learned incident handling. The threat landscape has shifted dramatically, with cloud‑identity attacks defying linear phases, ransomware spreading before containment can begin, and supply‑chain compromises blurring […]

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Cracked smartphone on a dark table at night displaying a text message notification that says “Hi Dad,” symbolising the start of a scam.

“Hi Dad, I Dropped My Phone”: How a Simple Text Stole $3600 And Why This Scam Is Exploding

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A Real Incident Response Case This wasn’t a hypothetical scenario or a second‑hand story, it was a real incident I handled during an incident response call. These impersonation scams are not targeted attacks; they’re mass‑sent messages blasted out to thousands of numbers at once, hoping that one or two people respond at the wrong moment.

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4 Ways I Got Uni for Free and Got Paid to Study (Without Being a Genius or Gaming the System)

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Most people enter tech with a HECS debt, a personal loan, or a quiet sense of financial dread. I accidentally did the opposite. Every qualification I’ve earned, TAFE, university, under‑grad and post‑grad ended up costing me almost nothing. Not because I’m a genius. Not because I gamed the system. But because I learned one simple

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How to Build a Vulnerability Management Program

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Series: Vulnerability Management This article outlines practical steps for developing a modern vulnerability management program, based on real-world experience, covering free tools, patching, and reporting. Read my previous article in the series: Free Vulnerability Scanning with OpenVAS: Essential Eight. A Real-World Guide A vulnerability scanner alone will not secure your organisation. Effective security requires a

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