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03 Dec, 2012

BAE Systems Detica expands its Asia Pacific business

Sydney, Australia – BAE Systems Detica announced today it is expanding its Asia Pacific business. BAE Systems Detica specialises in delivering information intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers and is part of BAE Systems, a global defence and security company with over 100,000 employees worldwide. READ MORE

03 Dec, 2012

BAE Systems Detica appoints Richard Watson as Managing Director Asia Pacific and Middle East

Sydney- Australia, BAE Systems Detica has appointed Richard Watson as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Middle East. Richard is responsible for all client management, including business development, services and products delivery in Australia, South East Asia, India and the Middle East. He will focus on executing the company’s growth strategy in the region and will be based in Sydney, Australia. Richard has over 15 years' experience in consulting, systems integration and managed services and has specialised in business intelligence, enterprise security and complex technology implementation programs. BAE Systems Detica, Managing Director - Martin Sutherland said “We are confident Richard will grow the BAE Systems Detica business in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. This appointment reinforces our continued commitment to being a truly global cyber security organisation.” Prior to his current role, Richard ran Detica’s Commercial Client Group in the UK, with a focus on telecommunications and media, financial services, energy and utilities and aerospace and defence industries. He joined Detica in 2006 after more than ten years in the professional services industry, working at Accenture and Arthur Andersen. BAE Systems Detica has over 40 years’ experience working in the government, national security and commercial sectors to help its clients deliver effective and security services to citizens and customers. BAE Systems Detica’s products and services protect companies and governments from cyber-attack. Tackling financial crime and enabling compliance, we support law enforcement around the world. READ MORE

03 Dec, 2012

Cyber security recruitment drive set to launch in 2013 as BAE Systems Detica eyes Malaysia as regional hub.

Kuala Lumpur - Global cyber security company BAE Systems Detica sees Malaysia as the hub from which it will deliver cyber security solutions across the Asia Pacific. That means jobs for Malaysia’s growing number of cyber security specialists and the search for talent begins soon according to newly appointed regional Managing Director - Richard Watson.   READ MORE

06 Nov, 2012

BAE Systems cyber-security team scoops major innovation award at KL World Forum

KL Sentral-based, BAE Systems Stratsec, now part of BAE Systems Detica, was officially lauded as Malaysia’s ‘Most Innovative Information Security Company’ during an innovation awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur. READ MORE

16 Oct, 2012

BAE Systems Stratsec wins 'Employer of the Year'

BAE Systems Stratsec was awaded 'Employer of the Year' at the inaugural AISA Awards READ MORE

31 Aug, 2012

Security in Government Conference 2012

Many of the Stratsec team will be supporting this important conference by attending. If you are there, watch out for us and be sure to say hello. READ MORE

15 Aug, 2012

Peter Lilley wins ISC2 Information Security Leadership Award

(ISC)² recognized 27 honorees and announced three distinguished workforce initiatives and a community service star special recognition led by the most outstanding honorees at the Gala Dinner and Ceremony on July 17, 2012, in Tokyo, Japan. READ MORE

08 Aug, 2012

Stratsec employs new Head of Strategic Programs

We are pleased to announce the appointment of David Owen to the role of Head of Strategic Programs - Managed Security Services. READ MORE

03 Aug, 2012

DEF CON 20

Stratsec Melbourne principal consultant Renaud Feil was at DEF CON 20 to compete in the Annual Capture the Flag competition. www.defcon.org READ MORE

28 Jul, 2012

Stratsec at Black Hat

Stratsec was well represented at Black Hat and DEF CON this year. READ MORE

30 Jun, 2012

Steven Seeley on the Ghost in Windows Allocator

  Softpedia publishes an exclusive interview with Steven Seeley on the “Ghost” in Windows Allocator. This interview came about as a result of Steven's talk at the Hack in the Box conference held in Amsterdam.To see the full interview, click on this link - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Softpedia-Exclusive-Interview-Steven-Seeley-on-the-Ghost-in-Windows-Allocator-278411.shtml READ MORE

28 Jun, 2012

Dynamic Business website published an article on Stratsec

 Dynamic Business website publishes an article called  "Surviving setbacks: How one Aussie start-up achieved international success". In it, Peter Lilley (Stratsec CEO) is interviewed about how Stratsec has grown and matured to become Australia's biggest pure play security conultancy.To see the full article, go to this address http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/entrepreneur-profile/surviving-setbacks-how-one-aussie-start-up-achieved-international-success-28062012.html READ MORE

02 Jun, 2012

Active Collab - Multiple Vulnerabilities

 Stratsec security researchers Andrew Horton, Steven Seeley and Pedram Hayati have identified a number of high risk security vulnerabilities including remote code execution, remote command execution, SQL injection, authentication bypass, XQuery injection, username enumeration and cross-site scripting (reflective and persistent) in ActiveCollab 2.3.4 and its modules. The latest fully patched version of the application was used at the time of discovery.http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/ActiveCollab-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-(SS-2012-005 READ MORE

30 May, 2012

How did everyone miss Flame?

Stratsec manager for threat research and analysis Sergei Shevchenko speaks to ZDNet Australia about the latest malware to hit the news, "Flame"See the article at http://www.zdnet.com.au/how-did-everyone-miss-flame-339338742.htm READ MORE

25 May, 2012

Hack In The Box Amsterdam 2012 - Steven Seeley's Ghost in the Allocator

At Hack In The Box Amsterdam 2012 - Steven Seeley presented "Ghost in the Allocator" a talk discussing "Abusing the Windows 7 / 8 Low Fragmentation Heap". This talk was reported on the website of the CoreLan Team. See the article here https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2012/05/25/hitb2012ams-day-2-ghost-in-the-allocator/ READ MORE

17 May, 2012

IDS too noisy, too demanding

Shane Biggins of Stratsec was quoted in the CSO website saying that IDS is nearly as ubiquitous as the firewall, yet companies are still suffering intrusions because of failed implementations. See the full article here http://www.cso.com.au/article/424755/auscert_2012_day_1_ids_too_noisy_too_demanding_stratsec/ . READ MORE

16 May, 2012

Raising Awareness of Cybersecurity in Malaysia

Empowering the next generation of Malaysians with practical knowledge in the area of information technology and cybersecurity at the Stratsec Universiti Malaya Student Security Fair 2012 READ MORE

05 May, 2012

Stratsec supports Brucon Conference

Stratsec commits to be a supporting sponsor of the Brucon Security Conference in Ghent, Belgium on 26th and 26th September 2012. http://2012.brucon.org/ READ MORE

27 Apr, 2012

Memorandum of Understanding with Masterplan Consulting Sdn. Bhd

BAE Systems Stratsec, the largest provider of independent information security consulting and testing services in Australia and South East Asia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Masterplan Consulting Sdn. Bhd to explore a strategic collaboration in the area of cyber security.      READ MORE

19 Apr, 2012

Tim Scully quoted in the Australian

In an article entitled "500 firms get aid to ward off cyber foe" in the Australian of 19th April 2012, Tim Scully, Head of BAE Systems Cyber Security was quoted. The article is here http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/firms-get-aid-to-ward-off-cyber-foe/story-e6frgakx-1226332123022 READ MORE

19 Apr, 2012

We are the first Australian member of Microsoft SDL Pro Network

BAE Systems Stratsec is the first Australia-based member of the Microsoft SDL Pro Network. Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), established in 2004 is the industry-leading software security assurance process.  Its purpose is to reduce the number and severity of vulnerabilities in software products. READ MORE

17 Apr, 2012

Stratsec Launches Cyber Security Training

Stratsec has been featured in several online news feeds as a result of the Malaysian launch of our cyber security training. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsbusiness.php?id=659425 READ MORE

03 Apr, 2012

Stratsec Consultant in PenTest Magazine

In the latest PenTest magazine, the Directory Traversal section introduces the topic of the directory traversal fuzzer. Strasec Consultant Sow Ching Shiong, from our Malaysian office,  describes the directory traversal vulnerability itself as a stepping stone that can be used by the compromised server to further attack the internal network.To subscribe to the magazine and see the article, go to this link http://pentestmag.com READ MORE

29 Mar, 2012

Face up to it, hacking is a real risk

An article entitled "Face up to it, hacking is a real risk" co-written by Nick Ellsmore appears on the Australian Financial Reveiw web site today.To see the article, click on this link READ MORE

15 Mar, 2012

Nick Ellsmore quoted in news article

Nick Ellsmore was quoted in a recent article in SC Magazine Australia called "Inside social engineering tests".See the article here READ MORE

12 Mar, 2012

Your supplier may be your enemy: Stratsec

Your supplier may be your enemy: Stratsec By Michael Lee, ZDNet.com.au on March 12th, 2012Businesses should carefully consider who they trust to get their software or hardware from, but, at the same time, shouldn't limit themselves to just the big brands, according to Stratsec chief technology officer Nick Ellsmore.See the full article here READ MORE

12 Mar, 2012

Stratsec named as a board member

The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST) has set up an Australian branch led by former Australian Federal Police High Tech Crime Centre director Alastair MacGibbon. A recent news report notes that Stratsec is on the board.See the article here READ MORE

08 Mar, 2012

BAE Systems Stratsec awarded membership to CS14998

BAE Systems Stratsec has been awarded membership to the WA State Government common use arrangement for Information Security Management Services (CS14998) under all available service categories (ISMS consultancy, auditing and compliance, training awareness and competence, and testing).For details as to how BAE Systems Stratsec can deliver services to your Department under this CUA, please contact our Perth Managing Consultant, Aaron Doggett on 1300 027 001.   READ MORE

09 Feb, 2012

stratsec CEO, Tim Scully, interviewed for the recent SDA report

stratsec CEO, Tim Scully, was interviewed for the recently published SDA report: "Cyber-security: The vexed question of global rules". He is liberally quoted throughout the report. READ MORE

01 Feb, 2012

StratHACK Briefings 2012 Launched

StratHACK is our annual week-long assembly of our smartest, strongest and most respected cyber security professionals, where our team work on innovative projects to advance our cyber security capability through research and collaboration. The briefings are held on the last day of StratHACK, and present our latest research and findings and to provide insight into some of the major cyber security events of 2011. READ MORE