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Wanneroo workshop teaches businesses how to respond to cyber attacks

Laura PondWanneroo Times

PEOPLE learned how to respond to a cyber attack during a recent workshop in Wanneroo.

Run by Cyber8Lab, the Wanneroo Business Association and Australian Women in Security Network Perth chapter, the Cyber Attack-Response Drill program was attended by people from various sectors including academia, cyber security, food industries, healthcare and media.

Held at the Hybrid 935, the exercise focused on post-incident investigations and analysis of different types of cyber attacks such as phishing, wireless intrusion and web defacement.

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Cyber8Lab founder Daisy Sinclair said the three organisations collaborated to deliver the program for the first time in WA.

“Together we have successfully brought in the most sought-after, hands-on skills and knowledge based on real-life cyber attack scenarios into this market,” she said.

Association business liaison officer Lauren McGee said it was particularly beneficial for small-business owners.

“Cyber security is something that Wanneroo Business Association cannot stress enough to small businesses; the importance of being prepared and aware is invaluable to any business,” she said.

It also gave women an insight into a cyber security career, according to Samantha Moody, head of the network’s Perth chapter.

The program will run again early next year.