Thoma Bravo bids $5.6bn for Sophos
15 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe board of UK-based security company Sophos will unanimously recommend a US$3.82bn takeover offer from US private equity company Thoma Bravo.
Penten, Data61 to advance cyber decoy research
03 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCanberra-based Penten and the CSIRO's Data61 will collaborate to support research and development on cyber decoy and cyber trap capabilities.
ANU outlines "shockingly sophisticated" cyber attack
03 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ANU has published a forensic investigation into what VC Brian Schmidt has called a "shockingly sophisticated" targeted cyber attack on its systems.
Akamai opens DDoS scrubbing centre in Melbourne
21 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCDN and cloud service provider Akamai has opened a new DDoS attack traffic scrubbing centre in Melbourne to complement its existing facility in Sydney.
US govt urged to "build the wall" of cybersecurity
05 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Association of IT Asset Management has urged the US government to act on a report finding pervasive cybersecurity failures across US federal agencies.
ACSC urges network owners to sign up for AISI
04 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFollowing reports of preventable incidents, the Australian Cyber Security Centre is urging network operators to sign up to the free Australian Internet Security Initiative.
Huawei devices pose a high security risk: report
02 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn analysis of Huawei firmware claims to have found potential backdoors in more than half of the vendor's devices.
Huawei challenging US restrictions in court
30 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHuawei has filed a motion for summary judgement in a US lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law restricting US companies from doing business with the vendor.
A guide to choosing the best antivirus solution for your business
22 May, 2019Choosing the right antivirus solution for your business is an important decision that can save your business money, reputation and stability in the long-term.
Coalition makes $156m cybersecurity pledge
30 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government has announced a wide-ranging $156 million investment in cybersecurity as an election promise.
Russian state actors fastest at infiltrating networks
20 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRussian state-sponsored actors are on average able to infiltrate a target's network in under 19 minutes after compromising the first system, CrowdStrike said.
Increasing demand for VPNs in Australia
01 February, 2019Interest in virtual private network (VPN) services in Australia has been steadily growing, according to Surfshark.
UK to back R&D for 'designing out' cyber threats
30 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK will invest up to $184.8m towards 'designing out' cyber threats facing businesses by baking security into the design of hardware and smart systems.
Nearly 2 in 3 DDoS attacks target CSPs
23 January, 2019A new distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack pattern has emerged, targeting communications service providers (CSPs).
Hivint acquisition strengthens Optus's security play
09 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus's acquisition of cybersecurity consultant Hivint will help the company grow its security business in Australia and potentially the wider APAC region.