One take-home message

In anticipation of the Australian Cyber, Fraud and Risk Summit, I wrote this blog as an introduction to the way we think about insider threat. While I wanted to cover a veritable blizzard of ideas, I decided to try to stick to a single point, one take-home message. So here it is: if you only do one thing to improve your risk management of fraud, ensure your managers have high integrity and are excellent with people. The problem with this take-home message is that it is not very sexy. I’m not an advocating a new piece of technology, a two-day training package or three-step...

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The future of AI lies in your hands

I have a bit of a confession to make (and I am probably the only one in my generation to have held out on this) I hadn’t bought a single thing online before producing the Retail Tech Summit. For research sake, I thought I’d better go on a bit of a virtual shopping spree (very enjoyable project I assigned myself!) The whole process was impressive – from very relevant product recommendations, to the information provided right up till my once intangible products were magically in my hands. I have to be honest though, if I hadn’t consciously stopped myself with all these...

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Why mental health needs a bigger focus in Australia’s prisons and detention centres

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are outrageously over represented in Australia’s justice system. According to the Human Rights Watch Report 2018, Indigenous children and youth are 25 times more likely to end up in the juvenile justice system compared to non-Indigenous youth. About one quarter of Australia’s prison population is made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. However, Indigenous people only make up three per cent of Australia’s total population. The Human Rights Watch Report also reports that over half of Australia’s prison population has...

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Payment Diversion Fraud - A disturbing new hacking trend hitting corporate Australia

When Sydney business owner, Mr Tony Davies (not his real name), hit the send button on the $175,000 payment to Malaysia in October 2017, he had a bad feeling about the payment. His gut instinct told him something was wrong but he needed the shipment of products urgently to satisfy his customers in Australia. He had met his Chinese supplier, Mr Jack Sim (not his real name), in person some months previously. Mr Sim was a reputable Chinese building product supplier who manufactured products from his factory in Fujian province. Mr Sim’s office girl, Tammi, dealt with all financial matters...

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Can technology put the elderly at the centre of their care?

Technology and the elderly may seem like a coupling comparable to water and electricity, but new initiatives in the sector are seeing innovation with the consumer in mind. In a world-first, Silver Chain is piloting ‘holoportation’ to deliver remote consultations. Doctors will be able to appear in real-time as holograms via a holographic computer which is worn as a headset.  This will eliminate the time-consuming and often exhausting experience for elderly residents of being physically taken to a healthcare facility. The development of a smart robotic companion, capable...

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How to Be One of Our Best Speakers – Winning Over the Hearts (and Minds) of Your Audience

Having watched countless presentations ranging from piling and deep foundations to Artificial Intelligence, read volumes of feedback across almost every industry event, and spent countless hours networking and researching, it’s pretty clear what makes the most compelling presentation. As a rough guestimate, I would have seen around 400 presenters over 22 events. And regardless of audience feedback, I’m a person with only surface knowledge of the topics we cover, so to be engaged by a speaker from an industry which is pretty foreign to me is a big ask. ***Full disclaimer –...

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