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banks and critical infrastructure , according to Airlock Digital Co-Founder , David Cottingham , and are implementing proactive measures like Application Control .

“ It is heartening to see leading consumer enterprises pro-actively responding to the heightened risk environment by embracing the Essential Eight and developing a mature , risk-based approach to cybersecurity ,” said Cottingham .

Fitness & Lifestyle Group ( FLG ) is one major consumer enterprise implementing Airlock as a key part of the Essential Eight . FLG operates over 500 gym locations across Australia , New Zealand and South-East Asia , and a range of on-demand digital health and fitness programs .

The Australian cybersecurity pioneer has announced that consumer enterprises are adopting the Airlock allowlisting solution as a key part of the Essential Eight cyber mitigation strategies to protect against ransomware and other cyberattacks .

Airlock implements Application Control – the first of the Australian Cybersecurity Center ( ACSC ) Essential Eight strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents – to prevent execution of unapproved and / or malicious programs like ransomware .

The Essential Eight – which the Australian government is mandating for all noncorporate Commonwealth entities in addition to the already mandatory top four – has become the de facto Australian cybersecurity standard to protect against increasing ransomware and other cyberattacks .

Many other cybersecurity frameworks , including the US Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ( CMMC ), also recommend Application Control .

The ACSC recommends that all Australian organizations implement the Essential Eight mitigation strategies as a baseline to make it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems . This can be more cost-effective in terms of time , money and effort , it says , than having to respond to a large-scale cybersecurity incident .

With the rise of ransomware , consumer enterprises and their customers now face similar cyberthreats to government agencies ,

“ Airlock Digital is proud to assist Fitness & Lifestyle Group implement Application Control , the number one measure in the ACSC Essential Eight , which is particularly effective against ransomware ,” said Cottingham .

“ The protection of our staff and our members ’ data is a priority for our business ,” said Lee Roebig , Head of Information Security at Fitness & Lifestyle Group . “ The ACSC Essential Eight is extremely important to FLG , as it should be for any other global business .

“ While we use multiple endpoint security controls , it is safe to say that Airlock is our most effective solution for protecting endpoints from malicious software-based attacks .

“ Aside from achieving the number one ACSC security control and the associated benefits , we now have a really good grasp of what applications are being used across all our brands and businesses and can now ensure that only authorized programs are running .” p

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