The Essential 8 and You

This talk covers the Australian Signal Directorate's Essential 8 Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents and will discuss how the E8 applies to Apple computers and devices and problems and solutions that arise from using a largely Windows based strategy. The Essential 8 was created by the Australian Signals Directorate as a way of increasing the cyber maturity of both Australian government departments and Australian organisations. It was developed both with reference to other IT security frameworks and also the ASD's own experience in protecting and compromising organisations. The E8 was written for controlled and standardised environments, assuming that endpoints will be Windows computers or servers and the organisation will have total control (and ownership) of the device. This talk will explore who the E8 really applies to and how we can make Apple computers and devices work with the E8 along with other impediments such as BYOD and developers :).

About the presenter

Jon Rhoades is the IT and Cyber Security Manager for St Vincent's Insitute of Research in Melbourne. He almost has a Master of Cyber Security from Charles Sturt University and is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). He is also a prolific XWorld speaker, having presented at most X Worlds over the past 10 years.

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