Security > Cybercrime

Mimecast unveils Human Risk Management Platform

24 July, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Mimecast's new Human Risk Management Platform can help enterprises assess and mitigate employee security-related risk on a granular level.


Cysurance to offer cyber insurance to Sophos customers

11 July, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian Sophos customers will be able to take advantage of discounted cyber insurance provided by Cysurance under a new partnership between the companies.


The true cost of cyber attacks

11 July, 2024 by Matt Caffrey, Senior Solutions Architect, Barracuda Networks

The average annual expense of recovering and dealing with cyber attacks has surpassed AU$4.1 million.


66% of Aust organisations plan to use GenAI to enhance security: study

09 July, 2024

A study by Tenable shows companies plan to use GenAI to enhance security measures and align IT objectives, but only 11% exhibit high confidence in implementation.


Beware of EOFY scams and breaches: how Aussie businesses can stay safe

26 June, 2024 by Reuben Koh, Director, Security Technology & Strategy APJ, Akamai

With the end of financial year approaching, we can anticipate seeing an increase in financial scams.


IMT sector was Australia's most targeted in 2023: report

17 May, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The information, media and technology sector has been the Australian industry most targeted by threat actors in 2023 in a report from Ensign InfoSecurity.


Australian ransomware payments average at $9.27 million

03 May, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Data from Sophos suggests that Australian businesses falling victim to a ransomware attack coughed up an average of nearly $10 million in 2023.


Bolstering AI-powered cybersecurity in the face of increasing threats

15 April, 2024 by Chris Fisher*

The escalation of complex cyber risks is becoming a pressing issue for those in business leadership roles.


AI adoption surging in the enterprise

03 April, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The use of generative AI and other tools within the enterprise is rapidly increasing, which is exposing organisations to new cyberthreats, according to Zscaler.


IT decision-makers believe AI is key to protect against cyber threats: report

20 March, 2024

According to reseach, 40% of Australian IT decision-makers believe the use of AI will help them protect their organisation from cyber attacks.


Tenable introduces new GenAI capabilities

18 March, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Tenable is using generative AI to help its customers discover, learn about and close attack paths that are exposing their organisation to cyber risk.


Combating financial crime with AI

06 March, 2024 by Keir Garrett, Regional VP for ANZ, Cloudera

Rapid digital transformation across Australia and New Zealand has provided cybercriminals with numerous new entry points.


Learning from the LockBit takedown

23 February, 2024 by Dean Houari, Director of Security Technology and Strategy, APJ at Akamai Technologies

An international taskforce has seized the darknet sites run by LockBit, but relying on law enforcement to take down ransomware gangs is not an effective security strategy.


China-linked attackers exploiting trusted relationships

22 February, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A new report from CrowdStrike finds that China-nexus adversaries are increasingly exploiting trusted third-party relationships to compromise their targets.


Ransomware attacks are evolving: Mimecast

21 February, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A new report from Mimecast found that ransomware threat actors are evolving their attacks to focus on double and even triple extortion strategies.


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