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Port shutdown shows importance of maritime security

13 November, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The cyber attack that shut down ports in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth is a reminder of the importance of maritime cybersecurity, an expert has noted.


AI to transform cybersecurity landscape in 2024

07 November, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Tesserent security experts have warned that A/NZ organisations are likely to face increasingly sophisticated AI-powered cyber attacks in 2024.


Australian small businesses cutting security spend

07 November, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Despite more and more Australian small businesses being targeted with cyber attacks, business leaders are cutting back on security budgets due to cost pressures.


Why we should rename October 'Cyber Resilience Month'

02 November, 2023 by Sandeep Parande, Director, Security & Resilience Practice, Kyndryl ANZ

Kyndryl's Sandeep Parande calls time on Cyber Awareness Month. Attacks are inevitable, so organisations must prepare for effective response and recovery.


Australian orgs failing to prevent 42% of attacks

02 November, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian organisations have been unable to prevent 42% of cyber attacks targeting them in the past two years, research from Tenable suggests.


RaaS now weapon of choice

27 October, 2023

OpenText has announced the Nastiest Malware of 2023, an annual ranking of the year's biggest threats, showing RaaS is now the preferred business model.


To err is human: the role of AI in cybersecurity

26 October, 2023 by Wai Kit Cheah, senior director of APAC Products and Practices at Lumen Technologies

The truth is that most cyber incidents are not the result of complex code or impenetrable firewalls being breached; rather, they are caused by human error.


HR-related emails continue to dominate attacks

25 October, 2023

KnowBe4's Q3 2023 top-clicked phishing results are in, showing that HR business-related messages continue to pique the interest of employees.


Banning ransomware payments is a bandaid solution

24 October, 2023 by Andrew Kay, Director Systems Engineering, APJ at Illumio

Banning payments may help reduce the threat of ransomware, but it isn't a silver bullet and cyber attacks will break in one way or another.


Criminal groups focus on Australia and US

20 October, 2023

A new threat report shows a significant number of criminal adversaries are attempting to infiltrate customer environments.


Crypto scam uses conflict to plunder donations

19 October, 2023

Bitdefender has released findings on a series of scams that surfaced 13 October, running off the back of the Israel–Gaza conflict.


Data weaponisation: a new era of cybercrime

18 October, 2023 by Scott Jarkoff, Director of Intelligence Strategy, APJ and META, CrowdStrike

As cybercrime has evolved, it was inevitable that adversaries would professionalise further, finding new and more efficient ways to extort victims. 


Trustwave details financial sector cyberthreats

17 October, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A new report from Trustwave finds that one group is responsible for 39% of the ransomware attacks on the global financial services sector.


Bitdefender shines light on YouTube channel hijacking

11 October, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

In a new report, Bitdefender reveals it has identified a recent rapid uptick in the prevalence of YouTube stream-jacking attacks.


AI could soon defeat most cybersecurity measures

11 October, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Three in four cybersecurity pros believe there could soon be an offensive AI powerful enough to bypass most current security measures.


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