66% of Aust organisations plan to use GenAI to enhance security: study
09 July, 2024A 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, AkamaiWith 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-EmblingThe 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-EmblingData 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-EmblingThe 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, 2024According 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-EmblingTenable 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, ClouderaRapid 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 TechnologiesAn 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-EmblingA 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-EmblingA new report from Mimecast found that ransomware threat actors are evolving their attacks to focus on double and even triple extortion strategies.
Visa using AI to protect Australians from payment fraud
19 February, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVisa's AI-based real-time payment fraud monitoring solution has helped Australian financial institutions prevent $714 million in fraud in just one year.
Bad business: the rise of the cybercriminal enterprise
23 January, 2024 by Mark Thomas, Director, Security Services – ANZ at Arctic WolfCybercrime has become a new entrepreneurial playground.
Cybercrooks targeting enterprise genAI use
15 January, 2024 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe rapid growth in adoption of generative AI apps has made them an attractive target for criminal and nation-state cyber threat actors, according to Netskope.
