Security

Greaves honoured at Australian Women in IT Security awards

21 October, 2022

Castlepoint Systems co-founder and CEO Rachael Greaves has been recognised as Australia's Most Outstanding Woman in IT Security.


Global losses from scams grew 15.7% in 2021

20 October, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Global losses from scams grew 15.7% in 2021, with Australians alone losing well over $2 billion, a new report from GASA and ScamAdvisor estimates.


A new approach to cybersecurity

20 October, 2022 by Peter Philipp, ANZ general manager at Neo4j | Supplied by: Neo4j

Cybercriminals view a network like a graph, believing they only need to access one node to exploit a weakness. It's time to think the same way.


Vectra launches new security AI technology

20 October, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Vectra's new Attack Signal Intelligence has been designed to automate threat detection and prioritisation for over-stressed SOC teams.


Report: Consumers paying the price for data breaches

19 October, 2022 | Supplied by: IBM Australia Limited

IBM Security has released the annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing costlier and higher-impact data breaches than ever before.


How can you prepare for ransomware attacks?

19 October, 2022 by Darren Reid, Director of the Security Business Unit, VMware, ANZ | Supplied by: VMware Global Inc

If the last weeks have taught security practitioners anything, it's that no organisation is immune to ransomware or other cyber attacks.


Australia lags in cybersecurity maturity

17 October, 2022

New research from Proofpoint suggests that Australian board-level buy-in to prioritising cybersecurity lags well behind global counterparts.


Aust cybersecurity professionals ill-equipped for incident increase

13 October, 2022

A new approach is needed to empower SecOps teams to detect, respond and remediate attacks in real time, according to a new report.


Regulations spell danger for Australia's cybersecurity

12 October, 2022 by Nikki Saunders, cybersecurity EcoSystem Program Manager, Pacific, Schneider Electric | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

While the intention of the new cybersecurity framework is to better protect Australia's critical infrastructure, it could do the opposite.


New Android malware family uncovered

11 October, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Mobile security platform provider Zimperium has discovered a new Android spyware family being distributed by Iranian hacking group AppMilad.


New platform to enhance security for Australian horse racing

11 October, 2022

CGI and Rise racing have joined forces to create a new digital ID platform. Drivers, trainers and owners can automate ID checks and ensure secure check-in.


Emotet back on top as nastiest malware

11 October, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

OpenText Security Solutions has named the Emotet botnet the nastiest malware group in existence for 2022, with the malware having survived last year's takedown.


Telco breaches a warning to small business

11 October, 2022 by Vijay Sundaram, Chief Strategy Officer, Zoho | Supplied by: Zoho Corporation Pte Ltd

If two of our largest, best-resourced organisations can fall victim to a breach, anyone can. This should be a warning for Australia's 2.5m small businesses.


Australian orgs losing revenue to security breaches

11 October, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Around 85% of Australian organisations admit to having lost up to 10% of their revenue due to security incidents over the past 12 months, a Trellix survey found.


SMEs: how to move from naivety to cyber resilience

10 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Sophos Pty Ltd

As ransomware attacks continue to grow in prevalence, the complexity and strategy behind each attack is on the rise.


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