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Whitepaper: Reducing your data security risks using decentralisation

04 Sep 2018

Read our decentralisation whitepaper to learn more about the problems with central stores of data; how decentralisation of private data works; why rolling key encryption makes data safer; and ways to improve the user access experience.

Whitepaper: what’s wrong with passwords?

28 Aug 2018

Read our Whitepaper: What's wrong with passwords? Inside you'll find out... Why ancient password issues still exist. Are your passwords really safe? How hackers exploit reused passwords. And the problems with mobile authentication.

Haventec at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018

10 Aug 2018

Haventec CEO, Robert Morrish, will be presenting at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 in Sydney on 21 August 2018.

BrisSEC 2018 Securing Business: a new paradigm in sensitive information management

03 Apr 2018

Businesses can improve data security and privacy by adopting decentralised approaches to sensitive information management said Robert Morrish, CEO of Haventec, at the BrisSEC18 Securing Business conference.

FST conference: Future-proofing organisations against threats with decentralised security

23 Mar 2018

Many organisations still rely on the username/password authentication method for their systems developed in the 1960s. This outdated method is causing major problems explained Robert Morrish, CEO of Haventec, at FST Media's Future of Security conference in Sydney.

Indonesia-Australia Digital Forum 2018: Haventec and future proof authentication

13 Feb 2018

Cyber security is an important consideration in all business collaborations noted Robert Morrish, CEO of Haventec, in his presentation on future proof authentication at the Digital Forum in Jakarta.

Smart Buildings Summit 2017: building security in the spotlight

12 Dec 2017

Who is responsible for managing the cyber risks of a smart building? "The short answer: anyone who controls access," explained Robert Morrish, Haventec CEO, during his presentation on cyber security at the Smart Building Summit 2017.

SecurityBriefAU interviews Robert Morrish about decentralised security

16 Nov 2017

Robin Block of SecurityBriefAU sat down with Haventec's Robert Morrish to talk about decentralised security, the implications of Quantum IT, and the market for Haventec's technologies.

Australia-Israel leaders round table on cyber security

16 Nov 2017

Haventec participated in the Australian delegation to the Leaders’ Roundtable on Cyber Security in Jerusalem, Israel, on 30 October 2017 along with government, academia and industry representatives from Australia and Israel.

Risky Business podcast: “Haventec’s solution is a bit more out there”

07 Nov 2017

Popular security podcast Risky Business coined a novel description for Haventec's Sanctum product during its 6 November 2017 show: 'distributed "crypto magic" credit card storage'.

Quantum Computing’s impact on security: special report

26 Oct 2017

Get up to date on the latest advances in quantum computing and its ramifications for cyber security in a special report from Haventec co-founder and inventor Ric Richardson.

Real estate data can now be protected by bullet-proof cybersecurity

20 Jun 2017

GlobeSt.com | 16 June 2017 A collaboration between Haventec and AMP Technologies will deliver cybersecurity and an integrated data platform in one, reports real estate industry publication GlobeSt.com

Protecting real estate from cyber threats: Rob Morrish at Realcomm 2017

14 Jun 2017

"Data is the most valuable byproduct of digitisation in the world. Now you face a paradox: you need to secure this valuable data while servicing the demand for open access," explains Rob Morrish, CEO of Haventec, during his presentation on cybersecurity innovation at Realcomm 2017's Cybersecurity Forum.

Prime Minister agrees more collaboration needed for nation’s cyber security strategy

02 May 2017

Haventec’s CEO Rob Morrish met with PM Malcolm Turnbull as part of a round table to review Australia’s cyber security strategy a year since it was launched. “Trust and confidence through cyber security is becoming economic and security currency for Australia,” says the PM.

Sanctum decentralises private transactions

02 May 2017

We’re pleased to announce Haventec is making one-click transactions safer and easier with our Sanctum product. Haventec Sanctum is a revolution in the handling of critical data such as personal credit information (PCI), personal health information and other forms of personally identifiable information.

Authenticate safe ID and access control

02 May 2017

Authenticate is built on our concept of properly decentralising data security so that organisations can offer safer identity and access control while protecting users’ privacy.

Introducing Chris Pogue, CISO at Haventec

02 May 2017

Chris Pogue joins Haventec as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with close to 20 years’ experience in cyber security, including working with Haventec’s security partner Nuix. Chris draws interesting parallels with the role of a Chief Information Security Officer in the corporate world and a Warrant Officer in the army.

Australian Cyber Security on show at RSA conference in SF

02 May 2017

When we joined Austrade’s delegation to the RSA Conference in San Francisco mid-February 2017 our aim was mostly to build Haventec’s company profile, as well as making quality connections with potential partners and clients. Listening to questions from new acquaintances as well as ongoing feedback from other members of the delegation was invaluable – pitching our story is simply the best way to refine it.

Cyber security tech trends at RSA conference 2017

02 May 2017

The big technology trends being talked about at the RSA Conference circle some of the challenges in our industry: endpoint security; and artificial Intelligence and machine learning for server log management.

Pitch frenzy at UK Startup Games

02 May 2017

Pitching alongside 50 other Aussie startups Haventec gained plenty of fresh perspectives on how we can sell cyber security innovation.

New data breach notification regulation

02 May 2017

After several years of debate the Federal Government passed a bill early in 2017 that tightens the rules around data breach notifications. Find out what the updated laws mean for your organisation.

Ric Richardson’s insights into designing strong software teams

02 May 2017

Early in 2017 we started arranging our engineering talent at Haventec into three teams, each playing to their personal strengths. Here Ric Richardson explains how those teams run and why proof of concept and minimum viable product teams are very different.

Partnerships: Haventec products in the Fastlane for resilience

06 Dec 2016

Fastlane Solutions has been testing the resilience of Haventec’s products prior to release, with automated load tests that simulated real users’ behaviour, such as peak use and system overload.

Partnerships: Alpha Payments Cloud introduces Haventec to its commerce clients

06 Dec 2016

Alpha Payments Cloud, a global payments integration solution provider with offices in Singapore, Ireland and the United States will serve as Haventec’s preferred integration partner for Authenticate and Sanctum.

Partnerships: AMP secures Commercial Real Estate with Authenticate

06 Dec 2016

US-based commercial real estate management technology provider AMP Technologies has licensed Haventec’s password-less Authenticate as a premium product for clients on its platform.

Tech insights: the power of random numbers

06 Dec 2016

Random numbers generated by software shouldn’t make sense. Whether they’re used in cryptography or to add extra fun to a game, they’re meant to be unsystematic, unpredictable. So what can possibly go wrong?

Ric Richardson’s patently good lessons

06 Dec 2016

Ric Richardson, inventor and co-founder at Haventec shares the patent lessons gained during his Uniloc days: "If you look at the act of filing for a patent, you are actually laying your invention on the line -- and very publicly."

Passwords are an ancient concept

06 Dec 2016

The concept of a password had its roots in armies and secret clubs, but as the inventor of the computer password Prof Fernando Corbato of MIT has admitted: “Unfortunately it’s become kind of a nightmare with the Web."

Haventec earns trust & Fintech Award at Tech23 2016

14 Oct 2016

Tech23 | 11 October 2016 Watch Haventec’s CEO Rob Morrish talk about the future of online security at the Tech23 2016 “Celebrating Australian Innovation” event in Sydney on 11 October 2016.

Aussie security start-up Haventec ponders IPO after big wins

12 Oct 2016

AFR | 10 October 2016 Australian technology company Haventec has signed on Macquarie Group and two major international clients for its innovative password-less cyber security system, and will work towards an ASX IPO.

Inventor Ric Richardson’s one-click payment system could change internet transactions

22 Sep 2016

Sydney Morning Herald | 22 September 2016
Byron Bay inventor Ric Richardson is aiming to revolutionise security in online commerce and possibly other internet transactions with a new one-click payment system.

Microsoft patent victor Ric Richardson working on no-password security breakthrough

22 Apr 2014

Sydney Morning Herald | 22 April 2014
Ric Richardson, the Byron Bay inventor who went toe-to-toe with Microsoft in a massive patent battle and won, is raising funds for a computer security solution he says could be "much bigger" than his last one.