Don’t get locked out: school yourself on cybersecurity [Video]

How much do you know about cybersecurity? Enough to spot a dodgy email immediately or do you still use your name and birth date for all your passwords?

Anthony Stitt is the general manager of security for IT and networking giant Cisco Australia and New Zealand. He says that while Australians are becoming more aware of cybersecurity issues, we’re still too naïve about the threat it poses. Considering that Australians are more likely to victims of cybercrime (63%) than physical crime (54%) it’s time we all started taking cyber security seriously.

Cyerberattacks can cripple both people and businesses. Stitt says that the repercussion of cyber attacks can affect people “personally, professionally, financially and emotionally.” For businesses a cyberattack can send them offline for days and cost them thousands in lost productivity and/or ransoms. And please don’t take the stance of “but I’m a poor student what could anyone take from …