Alastair MacGibbon
@macgibbon
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Chief Strategy Officer, CyberCX. Former National Cyber Security Adviser & Head of Australian Cyber Security Centre.
Joined February 2009
Join CyberCX's Alastair @MacGibbon & @KMansted as they unpack the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy - an ambitious vision for how we can make Australia a world leader in #cybersecurity over the next seven years. Register for the webinar: https://t.co/SFGO4Np7CS
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Some 232,000 children up to the age of 18 (216,000 Jews, 11,000 Roma, at least 3,000 Poles, over 1,000 Belarusians & some Russians, Ukrainians & others) were deported to the camp. Learn about their fate from our online lesson: https://t.co/GQq6fgU9sZ
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Speaking to @abcnews Breakfast this morning, CyberCX's Alastair @MacGibbon says Microsoft's $5 billion investment in Australia is recognition at scale that the only way Australia can defeat the cyber threats it faces is by government and industry working together.
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On @cpaaustralia's podcast, INTHEBLACK, CyberCX's Alastair @MacGibbon shared his insights on man in the middle attacks (payment redirection or invoice fraud), which are devastating, highly profitable, growing & evolving. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode at https://t.co/gddFz8OQDE
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Hi, I'm doing The Push-Up Challenge to push for better mental health. Donations I get TODAY will be DOUBLED from 10am AEST until matched funds run out. Please help me double my impact with a donation: https://t.co/LypZL45tGP Thank you
thepushupchallenge.com.au
3,214 push-ups in 23 days. 4-26 June 2025. Level up your physical and mental fitness while making a difference to the mental health of all Australians.
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Hello twitter friends. I’m doing the push-up challenge in June: 3144 pushups in 23 days. Funds raised will go towards improving critical mental health and suicide prevention services and programs in Australia.
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CW: Domestic violence. It's in our control to end coercive control. We can start by educating ourselves about what that means and & it looks like. For support, please reach out to @1800RESPECT. #DVFPM2023
#EndDFV #EndCoerciveControl
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With the recent surge in cyber attacks, CyberCX's Alastair @MacGibbon told 730 it's vital to respond to the urgent need for more #cybersecurity workers, and industry needed to recruit a wide range of Australians to help fight cybercrime. 📺 Full story at https://t.co/IdXLxieuB2
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This 👇 is a significant crime affecting young men online and I urge parents to talk to their kids to help avoid it happening and to be their for them if it does: criminals rely on our kids being too embarrassed to talk in order to monetise their crime. Let’s not let them succeed
A 14-year-old boy, Jack*, is messaged by a woman named Sandra Kate on Instagram and begins engaging in general conversation. Read the full story in the Autumn/Winter 2023 edition of Police Life ➡ https://t.co/GgIdqZIVr5
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Join us for the the annual CyberCX Privacy by Design Awards, where we recognise Australian brands leading their peers and following the global #Privacy by Design principles 🏆 On Thursday 4th May, CyberCX will host a dinner ceremony at the stunning new https://t.co/qKkpwy475Y
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Total Fire Bans will be in place tomorrow, Thursday 16 March 2023 for the Central Ranges, Southern Ranges, Southern Slopes and Lower Central West Plains. Know your fire risk and what you'll do if fire threatens. Report all unattended fires to Triple 000. https://t.co/3oLxWuzOvz
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Writing for the @FinancialReview today, CyberCX’s Alastair @macgibbon reflects on the government’s latest announcements on cyber security - and the path toward a more cyber secure Australia. Read Alastair’s opinion piece here:
afr.com
Business will still have to do the heavy lifting on cyber resilience, and government must think carefully about how it steps in without creating the wrong impression.
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Thank you to all who today joined the start of NS23, our first-ever national security program for parliamentarians. This is a major evolution in the mission of @NSC_ANU , and I appreciate support across the aisle, with vital sponsorship from @SenatorWong and @Birmo
Our democracy and our country are more robust if all parliamentarians are better informed. Advancing the national interest is a shared responsibility. Thanks to @NSC_ANU for their first briefing of parliamentarians which @birmo and I attended this morning.
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Citrix has released security updates for workspace apps, virtual apps and desktops. More at: https://t.co/Ej6noiKKu0
#Cybersecurity #InfoSec
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This 👇 in vitally important to know.
Just because a message appears in the same SMS thread as other genuine messages, doesn’t mean it’s real. Scammers use alpha tags of trusted businesses like banks to trick you. Don’t respond. Verify with your bank in person, via app or online contact details.
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@Austal 🇦🇺 has successfully launched the fifth Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat for the @Australian_Navy; the future #ADVCapeWoolamai was launched at the Henderson, WA shipyard following approx 12 months construction and only 4 months after the last ECCPB, in Sept 2022... 1/2
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CyberCX is committed to securing our communities & protecting the people we interact with online and in the real world every day 🧑🏽💻🫱🏽🫲🏾 We're proud to support the important work of @eSafetyOffice & @safeinternetday, celebrating 20 years in 2023 🎉 https://t.co/XSAKUEDxJz
#SID2023
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🚨Scam Alert! Scammers are sending emails asking for a PayPal payment for a Google Pixel phone (or other goods) you never purchased. The invoice contains the scammer's phone number. Don’t open the link or call the number, just delete the email.
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Discussing intel from Cyber Adviser, CyberCX's flagship monthly intelligence report, @KMansted spoke to @FinancialReview about sophisticated phishing & impersonation scams detected by CyberCX, with attacks harder to recognise as hackers become more adept. https://t.co/uTFXIOo3bh
afr.com
Criminals looking for new ways to steal data have begun targeting trusted third-party providers such as online education companies.
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