Category Archives: Cybersecurity

AISA Australian Cyber Conference 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 by TribesmanJohn

Over the past week (15-17th October) I attended the Australian Cyber Conference (CyberCon) in Melbourne. This was my first CyberCon, and also my first interstate travel since PAX Australia back in 2019.

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Joining the Ranks of CISSP

Posted on August 15, 2024 by TribesmanJohn

If you had asked me 3 months ago if I could see myself with an industry-recognised certification I may have chuckled and shook my head – far too expensive to obtain. This morning however I became a certified CISSP. The … Continue reading →

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2024 TasICT-AISA Cyber Conference

Posted on August 1, 2024 by TribesmanJohn

Today was the day of the 2024 TasICT-AISA Cyber Conference – the “big” day of the year for the Tasmanian information/cyber security industry. This year had a fantastic lineup of presenters and expo hall vendors, though for some reason CrowdStrike … Continue reading →

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Online Privacy Tools for Australians (2024 Edition)

Posted on January 16, 2024 by TribesmanJohn

Everyone wants your data online these days. Be it an email address for newsletters, a survey for some product/charity/social thing, or even your local shop so they can send you your receipt via SMS, you are asked to provide data … Continue reading →

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Spring 2023 Spear Phishing Campaign

Posted on November 14, 2023 by TribesmanJohn

Towards the end of October and ongoing ever since I have been responding to a sustained spear phishing campaign. Recipients have been particularly susceptible to this campaign as it has involved the use of business email compromises (BEC) which means … Continue reading →

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