Shaun Barnett
Blog by Shaun Barnett
A breach took no passwords and no card numbers, only names and contact details. Here is what that actually buys a scammer, and what to do about it.
October is Cyber Security Action Month and the national theme is one second. Why every scam needs you in a hurry, and exactly what to do in the pause.
How can you tell if an email is really from a company? The email was real. That's the problem.
12.09.26 10:39
Scam emails passed every security check because they came from the company's own system. Why checking the sender failed, and the one rule that still works.
Mathspace Data Breach: What Parents Should Do
08.09.26 09:11
Mathspace has notified 1,079,819 people. What was taken, what wasn't, and why you probably don't need to replace your licence over this one. Plain English.
Was your driver's licence in a data breach? You can switch it off. Almost nobody has.
07.09.26 08:49
Australia gets IDLock in 2027. But WA drivers can block their licence at no cost today, and every state has something. What to do now, state by state.