Almost 98% of businesses in Australia are small businesses, accounting for one third of GDP. Despite the importance of small businesses to the economy, this sector remains largely vulnerable to cyber-criminals. There have been proposals over many years, by government and others, to help small businesses improve their cyber security and protect their own and their customer’s data. But these efforts consistently fail to bring about a meaningful change, and the outcome is a small business sector hopelessly outgunned in the fight against cybercrime.

Last week's Optus outage was a real 'poor bugger' moment for all who have worked on the telco frontline Are there lessons to be learnt for infrastructure resilience planning for the nation?

"This scam really tipped her into a much darker place...". The impact of being scammed stretches far beyond the loss of money and the sense of violation. For older and more vulnerable Australians, the impacts can reach into all aspects of life. They can erode confidence, and break our fragile relationship with technology, exacerbating isolation and feelings of helplessness. This victim impact statement has been shared with the hope that it will encourage stakeholders to come together to explore a framework of accountability and responsibility that supports these victims of crime.`