White paper uncovers occupational fraud risk
13 May, 2022 | Supplied by: SAP Concur Technologies ( Australia) Pty LtdANZ organisations face an increased risk of occupational fraud due to the combined factors of the shift to remote work and sustained political and economic volatility, according to a new SAP Concur white paper.
New threats to data and critical infrastructure
13 May, 2022 by Garett Paton, Director Data Protection Solutions at Dell Technologies | Supplied by: Dell TechnologiesOrganisations are being forced to confront the evolving threat landscape and respond quickly to avoid data breaches, fraud and ransomware attacks.
Why zero trust is no longer optional
11 May, 2022 by Ilan Rubin, Managing Director, Wavelink | Supplied by: WavelinkNetwork architectures that assume all users inside the perimeter are inherently trustworthy are no longer sufficient — it’s time to deploy zero trust.
Google, Apple, Microsoft commit to extending FIDO support
11 May, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingApple, Microsoft and Google have all committed to offering extended support to the FIDO Alliance's passwordless sign-in standards.
Outdated security no match for modern threats
06 May, 2022A new report from Vectra highlights how organisations are continuing to fail by tackling complex, modern cyber threats using outdated methods.
Australia facing huge spike in WAF attacks
29 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttackers are redoubling their efforts to disrupt the Australian market with web application firewall (WAF) multi-vector and DDoS attacks.
70% of Australian orgs expect a breach in 2022
27 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSeven in 10 Australian organisations expect to be hit by a successful cyber attack in 2022, with 76% having already been breached in the preceding 12 months.
Why zero trust is the gold standard in secure hybrid work
26 April, 2022 by Martin Creighan, Managing Director, Citrix Australia and New Zealand | Supplied by: Citrix Systems Asia Pacific Pty LtdDigital workspaces have created opportunity and also highlighted a new set of challenges — a tension between effective security and employee experience.
A/NZ IT leaders would sacrifice security for performance
20 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than half of IT leaders from Australia and New Zealand polled by F5 Networks admit that they would turn off security features to improve performance.
Immuta announces A/NZ expansion
20 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingData security company Immuta has appointed Anthony Farr to lead the company's expansion into Australia and New Zealand.
Cybersecurity a boardroom blindspot
19 April, 2022The third edition 'Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan' report reveals a lack of boardroom awareness around cybersecurity in Australia.
New TDS attempted malware delivery to 600,000 users
12 April, 2022Threat researchers at Avast have discovered a new malicious Traffic Direction System that has infected web servers hosting more than 16,500 websites.
Australians lost $300m to scams in 2021
06 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralians lost over $300 million to scams last year, with investment scams being the biggest culprits, according to a new report from Savvy.
ACCC takes action against Meta Platforms
24 March, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC has taken Facebook's Meta to court alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from scam crypto ads spoofing Australian public figures.
Australian security teams inundated with inaccurate alerts
23 March, 2022A new report says Australian IT teams are being inundated with inaccurate cloud security alerts.
