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Lessons Learned From the Australian National University Breach with Suthagar Seevaratnam  - Part 2

Lessons Learned From the Australian National University Breach with Suthagar Seevaratnam - Part 2

Update: 2025-11-06
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In Part 2, we discuss how a routine firewall rollout at ANU accidentally severed the attackers’ C2, forcing them into noisy, rushed activity that revealed their tradecraft. Suthagar explains the balance between observing for intel and acting to minimize harm, and how transparent, tightly controlled communications—culminating in a readable public breach report—helped rebuild trust. We also unpack why stolen databases without a data dictionary were hard to weaponize, and close with career advice: resilience, empathy, and people-first communication matter as much as tools.

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Lessons Learned From the Australian National University Breach with Suthagar Seevaratnam  - Part 2

Lessons Learned From the Australian National University Breach with Suthagar Seevaratnam - Part 2

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