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How to Develop an AI Strategy: A Practical Guide
Building an AI Strategy That Works This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to adopt AI in a…
AI Adoption: Turning Strategy into Execution
The foundations that turn AI ambition into business value This is the third article in a series on what it…
The Three Objectives of a Practical AI Strategy
Turning AI ambition into practical, measurable business value This is the second article in a series on what it…
The Data Warehouse Performance Review Your Team Probably Hasn’t Done Yet
What data leaders should actually be examining and why most organisations are looking in the wrong place. When data warehouse…
AI Adoption: Treat It Like Transformation, Not Tool Deployment
What digital transformation can teach us about adopting AI properly This is the first article in a series on…
Building a Trusted Data Foundation: Medallion Architecture in Microsoft Fabric
Is your data platform helping people make better decisions – or just giving them faster access to the same old mess? There is…
What Most Organisations Get Wrong When Buying a Managed Service
Most organisations do not discover the gaps in their managed service contracts during the sales process. They discover them at…
Why Most AI Projects Fail
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation. Yet despite significant investment, most organisations are still stuck in what can only be…
Why Australian BFSI Can’t Treat MDR as “Nice to Have” Anymore
Australian banking, insurance, wealth and superannuation organisations sit in a unique position: high-value targets, strict regulatory expectations, and zero tolerance…
Why Adversary Intelligence Is No Longer Optional
Threats Are Moving Faster Than You Are In cyber security speed is everything! Threat actors are evolving rapidly, employing increasingly sophisticated tactics,…
Building Your First GRC Bot with Copilot Studio
In my last post, AI in GRC: A Transformative Force in Cybersecurity, I talked about the “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” problem, which…
Agentic AI : Rewriting the Rules of Enterprise Risk Management
As artificial intelligence evolves from passive tool to autonomous agent, we are entering a new era of enterprise technology. Agentic…
AI and Threat Hunting: The Future of MDR
The days of traditional perimeter defence are long gone. Today, cyber adversaries don’t knock, they pick the lock, sneak in…
How to Capture Chatbot Feedback in Microsoft Copilot Studio with Adaptive Cards
As conversational AI becomes central to user engagement, capturing granular feedback is crucial for continuous improvement. Microsoft Copilot Studio…
AI in Enterprise Architecture: Innovation or Instability?
What happens when the systems designed to protect your enterprise become the source of its next big vulnerability? That’s…
Cyber Security Project Management in the age of AI
In today’s world of artificial intelligence and evolving cyber threats, cyber security project managers have found themselves at a crossroads.…
AI in GRC : A Transformative Force in Cyber Security
When the tools get smart, the rules must too! Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved from a futuristic concept…
Understanding Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
2FA : The Types, Advantages and Best-Use Scenarios Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is an essential security measure that adds an…
Agentic AI : The Next Frontier for Data-Driven Enterprises
Your Next Teammate Might Be an AI Agent We’ve all heard the promises of AI – faster insights, better…
Data Enrichment with Spark DataFrames
Is Your Data Telling the Full Story? You’ve got the data. But is it really giving you the full…
Skillfield Company Announcement 2025
Skillfield Wins Elastic’s Top Services Partner Award for ANZ. Sydney, Australia, 6th March 2025 – Skillfield, an Australian-based IT services…
Why Gen AI Development must be customised
Off-the-shelf Models Won’t Cut It! Generative AI (Gen AI) has taken the business world by storm, promising automation, efficiency and…
The Rise of AI in Cyber Crime: How Hackers are using AI to enhance scams
This blog is part of Skillfield’s blog series on Security & AI. Our previous blogs in this series have…
How AI is improving Security Team Productivity
AI is a transformative force reshaping our world, and it’s here to stay! Industries across the globe are leveraging…
Why every business needs an AI Strategy
Many organisations already use AI tools such as customer service chatbots, AI-powered analytics, and automation. However, these initiatives…
How AI can be used in Cyber Security Threat Detection, Investigation and Response
AI is far more than just plugging in ChatGPT. When implemented correctly, it’s a game-changer in how we can…
ISO 42001: A Vital Tool for Australian Businesses Navigating the AI Revolution
The 21st century is witnessing a rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) across industries. From predicting diseases to powering…
Skillfield Triumphs at AGL AI Hackathon with Two Major Awards
Company Announcement We are proud to announce that Skillfield was among just five companies selected to participate…
Power BI vs. Tableau: Which Data Modelling Tool is Right for You
As BI Developers, we often have the choice between working with Tableau or Power BI. Fortunately, I’ve had the opportunity…
Extracting Tableau Metadata using GraphiQL
In the world of data analytics, metadata is the unsung hero that provides clarity and context to the seemingly chaotic…
How Microsoft Fabric is Revolutionising Data Analytics
In my 18 years in the data analytics field, I’ve seen many innovations, but nothing as transformative as Microsoft Fabric.…
Skillfield Company Announcement
Skillfield Wins ANZ Partner of the Year Award in the Top Services Partner category at Elastic ANZ Partner Awards. Sydney,…
When Machines Become Customers: Navigating the Next Frontier
As technology leaps forward, the once speculative idea of machines as customers is becoming a palpable reality. A Gartner report…
AI Strategy: Maximising Business Value through Strategic Planning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape. Organisations worldwide are recognising its potential…
Empowering Climate Action: Data and AI’s Role in a Climate-Challenged World
Every person, across every country on every continent, will be impacted by climate change. The climate crisis we face is…
Database Systems: Working with Multiple Buckets in Couchbase
Working with multiple buckets in Couchbase Couchbase is a popular NoSQL database often used in enterprise applications. It provides a…
Implementing SOAR: Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
Imagine you’re out at sea, enjoying a peaceful sail, when all of a sudden, you notice water seeping into your…
Data Migration from Legacy Systems: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies
In the digital age, where technology evolves at breakneck speed, businesses find themselves at a critical juncture. They are challenged…
How AI-Driven Software Development is Changing the Landscape of Tech
This article will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionises software development. We’ll discuss its advantages, tools, challenges, ethical considerations, and…
Role Hierarchies in Snowflake: Effective Data Access Management
In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern big data management, one data management system that has grown in popularity is…
A Comprehensive Guide to Level of Detail (LOD) Expressions in Tableau
In today’s data-driven world, Tableau has become synonymous with powerful data visualisation and analytics. Whether you’re a seasoned data analyst…
Uncorking Success: Demystifying the CRISP-DM Data Mining Framework through a theoretical Winemaking Use-Case
This blog steps through a process for tackling a data mining and analysis problem using a sample business case and…
Unlocking the Power of Alteryx: Mastering its Features and Expert Tips for Success
In today’s World, where data is being produced at unprecedented levels, organisations are seeking efficient tools to manage and process…
How Much is Poor Quality Data Really Costing your Business?
According to Gartner, “Every year, poor data quality costs organisations an average of $12.9 million.” Data quality is essential for…
Meet Mouaz Alnouri: A Finalist for Cyber Security Executive of the Year
About Mouaz Mouaz Alnouri, as the Managing Director of Skillfield, embodies an unwavering commitment to serving the cyber security community…
Proactive Alert Monitoring and Cyber Threat Detection Made Easy with PagerDuty!
Alerting is a critical part of the monitoring system. It’s important for Ops teams to keep an eye on their…
Stay Ahead of the Game: Master Your Cyber Security Obligations and Regulatory Requirements
I am often asked as a cyber security professional about the legal obligations and regulatory requirements concerning cyber security. This…
Data Expert Shares Tips for Preparing Your Computer for Coding Success
As a beginner, the task of preparing one’s computer for coding can seem daunting and overwhelming. However, with the proper…
Mirai Botnet Malware & Its Impact On The IoT
Recent statistics show that the number of connected devices worldwide is expected to reach 30.9 billion units by 2025 .…
How to Set Up Elastic Cloud Security – A Detailed Guide
Identity compromise is a primary concern for any business operating in the cloud. The problem has become more blatant over…
5 Cyber Security Governance Principles for Australian Businesses
The Director Sentiment Index’ surveys reported that Australian directors consistently rank cyber security and data theft as the number one…
Cloud Data Breaches
Years ago, a breach that compromised the data of a few million people would have been few and far between.…
The ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report – Summary
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued the Annual Cyber Threat Report for the 2021-2022 financial year. It’s the ACSC’s…
What is DevSecOps?
What is DevSecOps? Let’s break it down. “DevSecOps is actually a combination of three disciplines. Development, Security and Operations.” Back…
The Deakin University Cyber Attack
It can happen to any of us … Inside the Deakin University Cyber Attack I am a cyber security…
Social Media Cyber Security
Enjoying Your Social Media Account? So are the Cyber Artifices! How would you feel if social media didn’t exist? If…
Kafka Data Processing in Motion
Why doesn’t Netflix crash? . . . Data Processing in Motion It’s that time! Our favourite web series has…
Data Vault 2.0 Modelling in Data Warehousing
Data modelling is one of the most important steps in any analytical project, so it’s important to get it right!…
Is my code vulnerable?
Introduction It is highly unlikely that a company with an online presence won’t own a piece of code (programme) in…
Cyber Crime Smart Startups
What are cyber crime startups? What are cyber crime smart startups and how are they affecting the industry? Today, cyberspace…
Could a cyberwar be officially declared soon?
The world is watching closely the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began on 24 February 2022 by air,…
Quantum Computing and Cyber Security
Quantum threat: Why you need to consider it now? What’s a quantum computer (in plain language)? A quantum computer uses…
IoT Security
IoT Security – Subject of Research and Concern In late 2019, Security experts from CheckPoint uncovered a security flaw in…
How to use MITRE framework and APT19
A community superpower-MITRE APT19 How you can leverage a community superpower-The MITRE framework to combat cyber threats Introduction Cybercrime…
Does anyone actually care in business these days?
Do your service providers really care about you? Does it even matter if they do? I believe it does and…
What is the Essential 8 ?
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) developed the Essential Eight Maturity Model, known widely as the Essential 8. The ACSC…
The Australian Education Sector and Cyber Attacks
Alert! The Australian Education Sector is under Attack The recent Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) threat report has revealed…
Is Monitoring Security Detection important?
Have you ever wondered why security detection is so important? Here is a practical example. A few months ago,…
Cyber Security Training
You don’t know what you don’t know . . .so who is responsible for teaching us? I was browsing…
Are you prepared for a security incident?
Introduction In February 2021, an Australian university was hit with a ransomware attack. The university quickly shut down its network…
Defending against ransomware attacks
Introduction “Freeze, I’m Ma Baker. Put your hands in the air and give me all your money!” This snarling from…
Is your MacOS Safe?
Macs are safer, but… We often hear that Mac users are less likely to be targeted by cybercriminals. This statement…
Privileged Access Management (PAM)- A must have today!
Most of the recent cyber security breaches have been related to compromised privileged accounts in one way or another.…
Defending Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS)
Introduction Have you heard of cybercrime as a Service? Australians have started the race to have 80% of the adult…
One Weird Gotcha of Self-signing Public Keypairs with OpenSSL
Generating self-signed public keypairs is a staple of many involved in DevOps, system admin, network administration and other roles.…
The Arcane Art of Attribution
“Home and office routers come under attack by China state hackers, France warns” – Ars Technica headline. This story…
Easier Security Detections with Elasticsearch Machine Learning
In this blog, we will show how Elastic Stack through machine learning, can help to quickly create detections to…
Cyber Security – Where do you start?
Not a day goes by without a cyber security incident reported in our news feed. Organisations are increasingly concerned…
Monitoring Kubernetes and Docker Container Logs
When building containerized applications, logging is definitely one of the most important things to get right from a DevOps…
Why privacy still matters
The death of information privacy has been heralded by the tech industry for over two decades. Then Sun Microsystems…
Elasticsearch Machine Learning and Spam Email Identification
Well-known as a powerful search engine, Elasticsearch can help users collect and transform data in real-time. However, its capabilities of…
Design Thinking: A human-centered approach for better cybersecurity solutions
Over the last few decades, privacy and data security have become crucial to the reputation and success of organizations. The…
Elasticsearch and IoT: Match Made in Heaven?
With a mushroom-like growth in the implementation of IoT practical use cases, there has been much thought about how…
What is Cloud Security Monitoring? Insights With Real-world Examples
What You Don’t See Might Hurt You We now live in a time when data flows like water. Data streams…
SOAR -ing with TheHive
Introduction SOAR stands for Security Orchestration, Automation and Response, referring to a solution that is used in the threat landscape…
Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Using Elastic
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organisations face increasing challenges in protecting their networks from sophisticated cyber threats. As…
Using Elasticsearch to Trigger Alerts in TheHive
In today’s dynamic and interconnected digital landscape, organisations face an ever-increasing number of cyber security threats. Whether it’s a sophisticated…
AIOps: How AI Transforming Operations
Artificial Intelligence is an approach that makes a computer, a robot, or a product able to think smart as a…
The Delivery Mechanism of Continuous Deployment
In today’s market; every company has its own software that is being used either internally, by staff, or externally by…
What should the cyber security committees report to the boards of directors?
Gartner predicts that by 2025, 40% of boards will have dedicated cyber security committees. So what information should be reported…