Recent Posts
Special Feature – 10th Anniversary
Editor-in-Chief Kim Chandler McDonald Co-Founder and CEO of 3 Steps Data Global VP at CyAN An award-winning author and advocate for cybersecurity, compliance, and digital sovereignty. Kim drives global conversations on data governance and user empowerment. Author Saba Bagheri, PhD Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at …
Welcome New Member – Samira Marquaille from France
Please welcome our newest member from France, Samira Marquaille Samira Marquaille is an IT Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience across both public and private sectors, with a strong focus on data privacy. She is skilled at uniting teams and fostering collaboration …
Welcome New Member – Andrew Pedroso from Australia
Please welcome our newest member from the Australia, Andrew Pedroso Andrew Pedroso has committed over a decade to business technology research, advisory, data, and consulting. Now, he has returned to his passion for cybersecurity and zero trust strategy. With deep expertise across key industries including BFSI, …
Welcome Back – Michael McDonald from Australia
CyAN is thrilled to welcome back Michael McDonald, an internationally respected Senior Solution Architect, startup CTO, and technical visionary whose career spans three decades, five continents, and some of the most complex, high-stakes environments in industry and government. Michael brings rare breadth and depth across …
Play, Pay, Repeat: Why Australia Needs to Stop Chasing Encryption Backdoors and Start Getting Serious About Kids, Games,and Digital Safety
Over the weekend, I read an article by Jackson Ryan in The Guardian that stopped me in my tracks. It asked a pointed question — “Does video game monetisation harm children, and what is Australia doing about it?” — and its answers were far from …
Welcome New Member – Caroline Humer from US
Please welcome our newest member from the United States, Caroline Humer As an international digital safety advocate, Caroline Humer is dynamic and motivated, with a track record of successfully fostering cross-industry engagement. Growing up in numerous global settings has honed her ability to lead global …
Week-19 – A critical security vulnerability in the OpenCTI Platform
05 – 11 May 2025 A critical security vulnerability has been identified in the OpenCTI Platform which is designed to structure, store, organize and visualize technical and non-technical information about cyber threats. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24977 is our new CVEofTheWeek with an assigned CVSS …