Australia
Why more Australians are taking Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) Training!
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Why EC-Council has seen a dramatic increase in training requests
Australian businesses lose millions to hacking scams
According to a report published by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), 21 businesses lost a total of $1.7 million related to computer hacking scams in 2016.
Close to $300 million was lost in 2016 to scams with more than 200,000 complaints related to scams being reported to the ACCC and to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN).
ACORN is a cybercrime initiative of the Australian Government launched in 2014. ACORN is a national online system that allows the public to report instances of cybercrime.
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Australia creates military cyber unit to expand hacking attacks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has created its first military cyber division, a government minister said on Friday, seeking to expand hacking attacks on foreign enemies including Islamic State.
“This is a result of the changing character of contemporary conflict,” Dan Tehan, the minister assisting the prime minister on cyber security, told reporters in Melbourne.
The new unit, known as the information warfare division, will allow Australia to increase the sort of cyber attacks made on Islamic State that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said last year were making valuable contributions to efforts to loosen the militant group’s hold in Syria and Iraq.
Read MoreAustralians lost $260k to phishing in 2017
As reported on CRN (Connecting the Australian Channel) Australians have reported more than 11,000 cases of phishing scams of individuals pretending to be from well-known businesses and government departments through The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said this has so far cost Australians $260,000, since the beginning of 2017.
The scammers are trying to convince people to give away personal information and money.
Phishing scams are 63 percent higher than the second most reported issue, identity theft. ACCC’s statistics also show that older Australians aged 65 and over, are particularly vulnerable to phishing scams.
Click to zoom in. Source: CRN.
ACCC acting chair Delia Rickard said: “The vast majority come either via the phone or email. The scammers will pretend to be representatives of well-known organisations, like a bank, phone company or government department like Centrelink or the Australian Tax Office to give them the air of legitimacy.”
Many victims reporting to Scamwatch said they noticed a large increase in spam emails after phishing scammers obtained some of their personal information.
Whether you are looking to help your company protect its data in your current role
or to simply improve your cyber security career,
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iWeek, Live, Online
This solution is gaining popularity among Canadian cyber security professionals who still like to be in a a live course. This course is instructor-led and gives you the feel of a live course without the additional cost of travel. iWeek comes with a certification exam voucher and extended access to EC-Council’s iLabs*
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Due to its reduced cost and flexibility, iLearn is by far the most requested by Canadian cyber security professionals. iLearn is an asynchronous, self-study environment that delivers EC-Council’s IT Security training courses in a streaming video format. All lectures are delivered by a professional practitioner to assure a real-world perspective on the course concepts.
iLearn Base Package:
- Instructor led training modules (1 year access)
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- iLabs access (6 Months Access) (Not applicable to CCISO)
- Certificate of Completion for each course
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