Disrupting Entire Organisation

Increasing power, inter-linkages & scope of systems increases the chance of disrupting an entire organisation rather than just one system

White House Twitter hoax (April 23, 2013) - a hacked Twitter account of Associated Press falsely reported 2 explosions at the White House and that Pres. Barack Obama had been injured. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 150 points. This wiped US $136.5b from the US Equity market in 3 minutes

- NotPetya ransomware (June 2017) (fraudulent software update on the popular Ukrainian accounting software package. The entire network of shipping giant Maersk was infected. As a result, it had to replace 45,000 PCs, 4,000 servers and 2,500 applications at a estimated cost of around US$ 300 m. (Emma Connors, 2018)

- WannaCry ransomware (May 2017) (spread to 150 countries, paralysing industries from healthcare to hospitality) (Emma Connors, 2018)

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Bill Synnot is one of Australia's leading specialists in organisational change management, executive coaching, facilitation, team development, creative thinking and organisational reviews.

He has 30+ years experience in management and consulting, both in Australia and internationally, in the public, private, co-operative, professional, educational and not-for-profit sectors.

In addition to acting as a consultant/trainer, Bill's experience comes from his senior management positions as a change catalyst. His approach is very practical and is based on hands-on experience.

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Bill Synnot and Associates
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Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia

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