Why making ransomware payments illegal could backfire
06 February, 2023 by Johnny Yeo, Solutions Architect at Zscaler | Supplied by: Zscaler Australia Pty LtdThe government is considering banning ransomware payments — could the move simply embolden cybercriminals?
Afterpay reduces fraud risk with advanced machine learning
03 February, 2023Buy now, pay later (BNPL) business Afterpay is using the Cloudera Data Platform to run analytics for real-time fraud detection on millions of transactions.
MFA is not enough to mitigate identity theft and misuse
30 January, 2023 by Blair Crawford, CEO and Co-Founder, Daltrey | Supplied by: DaltreyIt can be very difficult to completely stop a skilled, motivated and resourced attacker, but robust identity management can make it much harder to initiate.
Slow growth on zero trust implementations
27 January, 2023According to Gartner, while most organisations recognise the role that zero trust plays in overall risk reduction, surprisingly few have managed to complete implementations.
BeyondTrust enhances privilege management platform
24 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBeyondTrust has introduced new capabilities to its BeyondTrust Privilege Management platform including integration with sudo and Elasticsearch.
IT leaders feel increasingly unprotected
23 January, 2023Veeam Software's Data Protection Trends Report has been released and shows that the complexity of hybrid IT environments is presenting ongoing challenges.
Blockchain could hold key to fighting data leaks
20 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUNSW Business School's Dr Eric Lim has called for a rethinking of the management of sensitive customer data with a decentralised, blockchain-based approach.
Half of malware in Australia now delivered by the cloud
19 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew research from Netskope has found that cybercriminals are increasingly turning to cloud applications rather than web traffic to deliver malware payloads.
Radware opens cloud security centres in ANZ
18 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingApplication level security company Radware has expanded its global footprint of cloud security centres with new sites in Melbourne and Auckland.
Search leads to cybercriminal scam creator
17 January, 2023Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has uncovered the likely offender behind an extensive scheme designed to scam cybercriminals.
Omdia names Sophos as XDR leader
16 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch firm Omdia has published a new report naming Sophos as the sole leading vendor for extended cybersecurity threat detection and response.
Australian businesses facing identity-based attacks
22 December, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly all Australian businesses have experienced an identity-based attack in the past 12 months, new research suggests.
New security requirements for My Health Record
21 December, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Digital Health Agency is introducing new security requirements for clinical systems designed to interface with My Health Record.
Staying cyber safe with skeleton staff
19 December, 2022 by John Hines, Verizon Enterprise Solution head of cybersecurity Asia Pacific | Supplied by: Verizon Connect Australia Pty LtdThe cyber threat won't take a break over the holidays. Stay cyber safe even with a skeleton staff or risk returning to unwanted consequences in 2023.
Malicious code that disables security software discovered
16 December, 2022Sophos has revealed discovery of malicious code in multiple drivers signed by legitimate digital certificates.
