Catharsis

Catharsis Cyber Security is a Sydney cyber security company, certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. We help organisations protect, test and run their technology: managed security, penetration testing, security-first managed IT, secure AI and secure development.

 

18 stories by Catharsis

Is ChatGPT safe for business data? Plus an AI use policy

Whether ChatGPT is safe for business data depends far more on the plan and account than on the brand....

Nov 2 · 9 min read >

What Actually Happens in a Penetration Test?

A penetration test is a planned, authorised attack with rules, a stop button and a report at the end....

Nov 1 · 8 min read >

Vulnerability Scan or Penetration Test? Which You Need and When

A vulnerability scan tells you which known weaknesses might be present. A penetration test tells you which ones an...

Oct 31 · 7 min read >

Is this data breach notifiable? How the NDB scheme works

Not every data breach has to be reported, but the ones that do have firm rules. This guide explains...

Oct 30 · 23 min read >

ASD Cyber Threat Report 2025-26: What It Means for Your Business

ASD's seventh Annual Cyber Threat Report puts the average self-reported cybercrime cost for a medium business at $141,300, up...

Oct 28 · 20 min read >

Switching IT providers? What a good first 30 days covers

Changing IT providers is mostly about access, documentation and a security baseline. Here is the typical order of work...

Oct 25 · 8 min read >

Windows Server 2016 support ends 12 January 2027: what now?

Microsoft's extended support for Windows Server 2016 ends on 12 January 2027. This guide shows how to find every...

Oct 23 · 9 min read >

How Does ISO 27001 Certification Work? Stages, Documents, Audits

ISO/IEC 27001 certification follows a fixed path: build an information security management system, run it, audit it yourself, then...

Oct 21 · 8 min read >

SMB1001 vs ASD Essentials vs ISO 27001: Which Do You Need?

Three frameworks keep turning up in tenders, client questionnaires and insurance forms. They do different jobs: one is a...

Oct 20 · 8 min read >