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Managing enterprise risk has outgrown the resources of most teams. The instinct is to commission a big program to catch up, but that’s the trap that assigns risk modernisation to the too-hard basket. By rethinking the approach, you may be much closer than you realise.

From accounting and client management to documents and AI assistants, the browser has become the busiest surface in enterprise work, but the least secure. Work has changed. Controls have not.

Greg McKenna walked into the CEO role at Police Bank on 18 March 2020. By that weekend, Australia was in its first lockdown, and his job looked nothing like he’d expected.

Australia’s 2030 Cyber Security Strategy aims to make us a world leader in cyber security within five years. But as compliance tightens and cyber costs climb, businesses are left to foot the bill – and face fines if they fall short. Is it time for tax and accounting frameworks to catch up?

We’ve seen this movie before. Cars, crypto, cloud, social media – every transformative technology thrives in a period of lawlessness before the rules catch up. AI is in that gap right now. Here’s what history teaches us and how to protect your organisation while the dust settles.

When everything is urgent, nothing is. Relentless cyber noise can make leaders switch off entirely. One voice that cuts through is Mike Burgess, the Director-General of Security at ASIO. And he’s had a lot to say in 2025.
CSO Group’s Executive Leadership Forum brought together senior executives with experience in defence, critical infrastructure, risk advisory and global vendors to examine whether Australia can achieve its 2028 cyber targets. The discussion revealed both progress and hurdles ahead, and what businesses need to prioritise now.

In late 2024, ASIC came out guns blazing with Chairman Joe Longo warning that directors faced strong enforcement action for cyber negligence. At the same time, new privacy laws promised unprecedented penalties plus personal liabilities.

Despite investing in best-of-breed security solutions, organisations often find themselves with many tools operating in isolation, creating more noise than actionable intelligence. 

The security integration trap:
When tools talk but don't listen

Despite investing in best-of-breed security solutions, organisations often find themselves with many tools operating in isolation, creating more noise than actionable intelligence. 

The security integration trap:
When tools talk but don't listen

Despite investing in best-of-breed security solutions, organisations often find themselves with many tools operating in isolation, creating more noise than actionable intelligence.

The security integration trap:
When tools talk but don't listen

Despite investing in best-of-breed security solutions, organisations often find themselves with many tools operating in isolation, creating more noise than actionable intelligence. 

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