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Two-thirds of email malware delivered via PDF

09 June, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42's latest report has highlighted the evolving vectors attackers are using to target victims with malware.


eSafety's decision to reject online safety codes welcomed

06 June, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

International Justice Mission Australia has endorsed the eSafety Commissioner's decision to reject as inadequate two industry-created online safety codes.


Mitigating the rise of double extortion ransomware

22 May, 2023 by Brian Grant, ANZ Regional Director, Thales Cloud Security

Ransomware perpetrators have evolved their business model to include a second catastrophic phase — double extortion ransomware.


Cybercriminals can steal your voice in three seconds

08 May, 2023

Using AI tools, it's easy to manipulate images, videos and — perhaps most disturbingly — the voices of friends and family members.


Cybercriminals used over 500 attack tools in 2022

03 May, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The expanding range of attack tools and techniques being utilised by cyber attackers are leaving defenders with few gaps to exploit, according to Sophos.


Organisations underestimate ransomware threat

02 May, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

While 78% of respondents to a Fortinet survey reported feeling prepared for ransomware attacks, half still fell victim to an attack.


Australian CISOs feel unsupported

28 April, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Nearly all Australian CISOs report struggling to get the organisational support required to ensure their organisation is resilient against cyber threats.


Attackers extorting victims with fake ransomware claims

19 April, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A new cybercrime email campaign uncovered by Avast attempts to fool victims into thinking they have been the victim of a ransomware or data extortion attack.


Cybercrime sets the gender equality bar

17 April, 2023 by Mayra Rosario Fuentes, Senior Threat Researcher, Trend Micro

The cybercrime underground is becoming a bastion of equal opportunity from a gender perspective, with participants judged on their skills not their pronouns.


Australians falling for bank impersonation scams

04 April, 2023

The ACCC's Scamwatch received over 14,000 reports about bank impersonation scams last year, with consumers losing more than $20 million in savings.


Australian businesses becoming ransomware repeat victims

04 April, 2023

A new report shows that Australian organisations are increasingly falling prey to successful ransomware attacks — in many cases, multiple times.


Activism has gone cyber: the rise of hacktivism

29 March, 2023 by Hamish Armati, Director of Technical Services, APJ

Much like activism, hacktivist groups are formed by groups of cybercriminals sharing the same political and social beliefs coming together to promote an agenda.


Skills gaps leaving orgs exposed to more cyber risk

24 March, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Some 68% of organisations worldwide are facing additional cyber risks due to the ongoing cybersecurity skills shortage, according to Fortinet.


Attackers capitalise on GPT-4 hype with crypto scam

24 March, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Tenable has provided details of a phishing campaign designed to lure in victims using the hype over the launch of OpenAI's GPT-4.


Sophos explores using ChatGPT to tackle cyberthreats

22 March, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Research from Sophos indicates that the generative AI technology behind ChatGPT can be used to combat, as well as merely augment, cyber attacks.


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