by Matias Madou | Feb 3, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence
Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become widely used by software developers. According to research by the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources[1], 35% of small and mid-sized businesses...
by Wai King Wong | Feb 3, 2025 | Physical Security
As the security sector evolves, the trends and technologies shaping our industry also advance at an unprecedented pace. From hybrid solutions to artificial intelligence (AI) and new ways to use your security hardware, the emerging trends are not just reshaping the...
by Dr. Renee Burton | Jan 31, 2025 | Network Security
In the security industry, we rarely tell a story from the victim’s perspective. Instead, we focus on a malicious actor’s perspective: their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). So, I decided to take a turn as a victim and see what happened after visiting a...
by Vilas Madan | Jan 31, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence
By Vilas Madan, Senior VP and Growth Leader of APAC, EXL Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly revolutionising almost every industry, and banking is no exception. AI offers a host of opportunities and tools that can be used to deliver faster services, more...
by Richard Seiersen | Jan 31, 2025 | AWARDS & RECOGNITION, BUSINESS, IWD, Leadership, Reports & Predictions, SMB, Uncategorized
In today’s digital age, CISOs face increasing pressure to protect their organisations from a barrage of cyber threats. In fact, the latest statistics from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) show the number of data breaches notified to the...
by Gary Savarino | Jan 28, 2025 | Security Awareness
On Data Privacy Day, I want to emphasise the critical need for organisations to fundamentally shift their approach to cybersecurity as technology and AI continue to evolve. With most cyber incidents originating from compromised credentials, it is clear that...
by Reuben Koh | Jan 28, 2025 | Application Security
Australia’s banking and financial services sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation amidst a growing consumer appetite for convenient, fast and secure interactions and the emergence of open banking. A report by the Australian Banking Association revealed...
by Christiaan Beek | Jan 28, 2025 | Threat Intelligence
By Christiaan Beek, Rapid7’s Senior Director, Threat Analytics. The ransomware landscape in 2024 continued to evolve at a rapid pace, outgrowing many of the trends we saw in 2023. Threat actors remained relentless and innovative, targeting organisations of all sizes...
by Nadir Izrael | Jan 23, 2025 | Secure Communications, Threat Intelligence
We live in uncertain times. When we consider the “known unknowns” – like war, financial crises, and of course, cyber disruptions – as events that we can conceive, the likelihood and severity of them remain shrouded in uncertainty. The realm of cybersecurity, like many...
by Sam Salehi | Jan 23, 2025 | Security Awareness
On Data Privacy Day, we are reminded of the critical importance of safeguarding personal information and empowering organisations to protect their digital assets. In an era where data is a key currency, it’s vital to prioritise transparency, trust, and the responsible...
by The Production Team | Jan 23, 2025 | Security Awareness, SMB, Threat Intelligence
Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) provides attackers with advanced toolsets and templates that enable them to quickly deploy phishing campaigns. The rapid rise and evolution of PhaaS is driving a fundamental change in the phishing ecosystem, making the threat increasingly...
by Olly Stimpson | Jan 23, 2025 | Security Awareness
As Data Privacy Day approaches, discussions often lean toward pessimism, with increased cyber threats and exposed data dominating the narrative. However, it’s important to recognise the positive strides made in Australia throughout 2024, building the right foundations...
by Greg Sullivan | Jan 22, 2025 | Cyber Resilience, Reports & Predictions, Secure Communications
In 2025, there will be a shift in cybersecurity focus as companies examine how they address the operational demands involving the ever-present threats from bad actors. Many companies will renew their emphasis on organizational resilience and prioritize it over...
by Liat Hayun | Jan 21, 2025 | Cloud Security
Introduction Cloud environments, while offering unparalleled agility and scalability, are also a major source of risk exposure for organisations worldwide, with breaches ranging from misconfigurations to advanced cyberattacks. According to Tenable’s 2024 Cloud...
by Kash Sharma | Jan 17, 2025 | Security Awareness, Security Operations, Social Engineering, Supply Chain
Introduction Every year, more and more Australian companies are confronted with website and email spoofing worldwide. The recent Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 revealed that the Australian Signals Directorate’s Domain Takedown Service made more than 189,000...
by Sam Mackenzie | Jan 15, 2025 | Compliance & Legal, Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Resilience, Governance & Risk, OT Security
At the Art of Play with my youngest some time back, I was reminded how covering things up only masks the problem. It got me thinking about the art of mastering cyber risk. Disconnected governance, incomplete controls or sheer technology complexity can mask the risk...
by Pieter Danhieux | Jan 15, 2025 | Innovation
In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, experts are increasingly advocating for Secure-by-Design principles to address the accelerating challenges of today’s digital world. The concept emphasises embedding security into software from the beginning of the...
by Nam Lam | Jan 15, 2025 | Identity & Access Management
Australia is leading the charge in digital payments, with mobile wallet transactions skyrocketing to $126 billion in 2023—a staggering 169-fold increase since 2018, according to the Australian Banking Association (ABA). But as the relentless wave of digitisation...
by Ashwin Ram | Jan 15, 2025 | Continuous Business, Cyber Resilience
By Ashwin Ram, Evangelist, Office of the CTO, Check Point Software Technologies Australia & New Zealand The latest report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reveals a troubling trend that boards can no longer afford to ignore: 527...
by Shane Maher | Jan 13, 2025 | Cloud Security
The dominant workplace issue of 2024 was the return to the office with some of the world’s most powerful chief executives shifting millions of workers back into the office. But for chief technology officers, the situation will not get materially simpler. A critical...
by Richard Seiersen | Jan 8, 2025 | Cyber Resilience
1. Prediction: The increasing use of AI will not alter the basics of cybersecurity strategies “While several enterprises are looking for the next best AI solution in an effort to fight fire with fire, I am reminded of the famous Alphonse Karr quote, “The more things...
by Thomas Fikentscher | Jan 8, 2025 | Identity & Access Management
The cybersecurity landscape is poised for transformative shifts in 2025 driven by technological innovation and evolving threats. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, organisations must stay ahead by proactively adopting strategies that prioritise identity...
by Rajesh Khazanchi | Jan 8, 2025 | Continuous Business, Cyber Resilience
Let me start by wishing everyone Happy Holidays and a great new 2025 ahead. As we exit 2024, I am equally hopeful and worried about the year ahead. While I am concerned that even increased spending on cybersecurity has not slowed down cyberattacks, with increased...
by John Penn | Dec 23, 2024 | Security Awareness, Security Operations
Introduction Australian organisations face an array of cybersecurity challenges that didn’t exist half a decade ago. And yet the reliance on traditional security and legacy systems is largely the status quo – often falling short in addressing the nuanced interplay...
by Lee Barney | Dec 20, 2024 | Critical Infrastructure, SMB
“While the festive season should be a period of joy and goodwill, hackers are particularly active in Australia and have the ability to employ new, sophisticated tactics on consumers. One emerging trend we’re seeing is the use of AI-powered tools, with...
by Scott Hesford | Dec 16, 2024 | Identity & Access Management
As cybersecurity threats become more sophisticated, businesses find themselves facing attackers who exploit increasingly complex identity trusts. The proliferation of digital transformation, accelerated by cloud adoption and remote work trends, has expanded...
by Robert Haist | Dec 13, 2024 | AWARDS & RECOGNITION, Cyber Resilience, IWD, Leadership, Reports & Predictions, Security Awareness, Security Operations, SMB, Uncategorized
Cybercrime rates in Australia have surged, with online attacks averaging out to one every six minutes, according to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).(1) For organisations, one of the most common attacks is email compromise, which involves manipulating...
by Agnidipta Sarkar | Dec 12, 2024 | Cyber Resilience, Microsegmentation, Threat Intelligence
This blog is dedicated to one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era: mathematical genius, statistician, former options trader, risk analyst, and aphorist Nassim Nicholas Taleb. His noteworthy work, which addresses fundamental issues of randomness,...
by Morey Haber | Dec 11, 2024 | Banking & Finance
Financial institutions are leading the way in their pursuit of adaptive protections against evolving information-stealing threats. Securing information assets to be resilient against a broad spectrum of threats is a journey many Australian organisations find...
by Simon Berglund | Dec 11, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Governance & Risk
Introduction Corporate governance is on the brink of a major transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI), which is already reshaping the way organisations operate. As we move deeper into the Fifth Industrial Revolution, AI is no longer a distant concept, but...
by Pieter Danhieux | Dec 11, 2024 | Product Development
Concerted multilateral efforts are underway to influence and change developer behaviour when it comes to secure software creation. The idea of baking security into software right from the start of the development lifecycle is going from strength to strength, having...
by Bitdefender | Dec 5, 2024 | Security Awareness, Threat Intelligence
As Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals continue throughout the holiday season, millions of consumers will log on to snag the best offers of the year. But they aren’t the only ones on the hunt for seasonal discounts. Cybercriminals, too, flock to dark markets, browsing...
by Johan Fantenberg | Dec 5, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Secure Communications, Security Awareness, Social Engineering
Introduction Australia has seen an increasing procession of deepfakes causing real-world concern. An Australian man lost $80,000 in cryptocurrency after viewing a deepfake video of a public figure encouraging an investment that was in fact a scam – a common...
by Gareth Cox | Dec 5, 2024 | Security Operations
There is a rising appetite for SOC modernisation and transformation among Australian companies, driven by a desire to enhance security maturity, improve resilience against cyberattacks, and reduce risk in a digitally-driven world. SOCs today are challenged by a...
by Craig Stockdale | Dec 5, 2024 | Cloud Security
Rising cybercrime rates in Australia and New Zealand are an escalating concern as cybercriminals aren’t necessarily improving their methods but are taking advantage of cybersecurity gaps. The rise in ransomware attacks stems not from advanced techniques but from...
by Mohan Veloo | Dec 5, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence
AI is transforming industries worldwide, and Australia is no exception. Australia, despite previously lagging in adoption of AI technologies, is now charging ahead. But as Australian organisations navigate this AI-driven revolution, they face an intricate balancing...
by William Glasson | Dec 2, 2024 | Physical Security
Businesses thrive on periods of sustained growth, but it’s important to have systems and security settings that can keep up with the requirements of an expanding physical and geographical footprint. When organisations enter a high-growth phase, regardless of whether...
by Leon Poggioli | Nov 28, 2024 | Critical Infrastructure, Identity & Access Management, OT Security, Reports & Predictions
The use of cyberattacks in executing modern warfare, which is already happening, will enter public awareness A major cyberattack will be executed on critical infrastructure as part of a wartime scenario and this will enter mainstream news, as world leaders recognise...
by Alyssa Blackburn | Nov 28, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Governance & Risk, Leadership
Introduction As humans, we all walk through the world with a certain level of uncious bias. It makes sense then that anything we ‘invent’ is inherently riddled with this bias whether we think so or not. It’s no surprise that the development of AI has come with a...
by Jeff Wallace | Nov 26, 2024 | Identity & Access Management
To help organisations achieve phishing-resistance at scale, we recently announced the general availability of Yubico Enrollment Suite – a set of offerings that includes Yubico FIDO Pre-reg and the brand new YubiEnroll – which delivers choice to enterprises in how they...
by Hank Clark | Nov 26, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence
Cyber teams are currently stretched, and cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and frequent. There’s a compelling need to better leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities in cyber: automating threat detection, analysing vast amounts of data...
by Wayne Dorris | Nov 26, 2024 | ANZ
Robust cybersecurity has never been more important as cyberattacks continue to increase. In fact, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), there were over 76,000 reported cyber incidents in 2022-2023, marking a rise in cyber activity across all...
by Simon Howe | Nov 26, 2024 | Risk Management
Containing an incident often means disconnecting whole environments, but technology is giving IR teams more optimal choices. A recent survey found 63% of Australians had been caught up in a cyber attack or data breach in the past year, with half finding themselves in...
by Morey Haber | Nov 26, 2024 | Identity & Access Management
With Australian and international authorities calling out lateral movement incidents multiple times this year, it’s clearly an area where improvements are being urgently sought. A key trend to gain momentum this year was the issuance of multi-country-led advisories...
by Terry Tolbert | Nov 26, 2024 | Microsegmentation
Microsegmentation is increasingly becoming a priority for organizations looking to combat rising cyber threats, especially in complex, cloud-based, hybrid, and operational technology (OT) environments. Although its adoption was initially slow due to various...
by Cornelius Mare | Nov 22, 2024 | Security Operations
Managing modern cyber threats is becoming tougher for security operations (SecOps) teams. Attack surfaces are expanding, and threats are becoming more sophisticated. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation provide the speed, precision, and efficiency...
by Satyen Desai | Nov 19, 2024 | Cyber Resilience, Microsegmentation, Zero Trust
The Rise of Breach Readiness in Modern Cybersecurity Businesses today are navigating an increasingly complex digital environment where cyber threats evolve relentlessly. In recent years, cybersecurity has transformed from a niche technical concern to a strategic...
by The Production Team | Nov 18, 2024 | BUSINESS
KBI Media is bringing you a preview of presentations from the upcoming Australian Cyber Security Conference in Melbourne. On 28 November 2024, Dr Ivano Bongiovanni, General Manager, AUSCERT will be unveiling insights from cutting edge research to unpack how decisions...
