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Three Reasons Why Now Is The Time To Tackle A SOC Modernisation

Three Reasons Why Now Is The Time To Tackle A SOC Modernisation

The business case for modernisation has never been stronger, as the dynamic nature of IT environments and the evolving threat landscape put security teams under increased pressure.
Fortifying Cloud To Battle The Surge Of Ransomware

Fortifying Cloud To Battle The Surge Of Ransomware

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. One critical vulnerability is cloud security. As businesses increasingly shift to cloud-based systems, they must secure the data they store. Poor encryption, weak ...
Australia’s AI And Security Balancing Act

Australia’s AI And Security Balancing Act

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 act: harnessing AI’s potential while addressing significant security ...
Securing the Underdogs – Kelly Sabo on SMB Cybersecurity Essentials

Securing the Underdogs – Kelly Sabo on SMB Cybersecurity Essentials

Introduction The often overlooked yet backbone for the Australian market - is small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). SMB’s don’t often get spoken about in the media in relation to cybersecurity (perhaps we [KBI.Media] is to blame). But in comes Kelly Sabo, Head of SMB and Mid-Market ANZ at Cisco who shares light on the vulnerabilities and solutions ...
Unified Powerhouse: Cisco and Splunk Together

Unified Powerhouse: Cisco and Splunk Together

Tom Casey Senior Vice President, Products & Technology at Splunk recently presented at Cisco Live in Melbourne about the critical intersection of digital resilience, network assurance, and cloud observability during his keynote on the main stage. Highlighting Cisco's integration with Splunk, Casey laid out a comprehensive vision for the future ...
How Growing Australian Organisations Can Keep Their Physical Security On Lock

How Growing Australian Organisations Can Keep Their Physical Security On Lock

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.
Claroty 2025 Cyber Security Predictions

Claroty 2025 Cyber Security 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 the need to protect their domestic critical infrastructure from being attacked by an ...
AI Ethics: Developing AI models with intent, transparency and diversity

AI Ethics: Developing AI models with intent, transparency and diversity

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 laundry list of ethical concerns.

In The News

Do The CONTEC CMS8000 Patient Monitors Contain A Chinese Backdoor? The Reality Is More Complicated

Do The CONTEC CMS8000 Patient Monitors Contain A Chinese Backdoor? The Reality Is More Complicated

On 30 January, The Cybersecurity Infrastructure & Security Agency (CISA) released an alert, complemented by a notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggesting that the Contec CMS8000 patient monitor and OEM white-label variants contain a backdoor communicating to a Chinese IP address. Team82 investigated the firmware and ...
New Research From Claroty’s Team82 Highlights Urgent Ransomware And Insecure Connectivity Threats To Mission-Critical OT Assets

New Research From Claroty’s Team82 Highlights Urgent Ransomware And Insecure Connectivity Threats To Mission-Critical OT Assets

State of CPS Security 2025: OT Exposures” Reveals the OT Device Exposures Most Coveted for Exploitation by Adversaries SYDNEY, Australia, 5 February 2025 – Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, today released a new report revealing the exposures that are most coveted for exploitation by adversaries in operational technology ...
GitHub Brings Data Residency To Australia With GitHub Enterprise Cloud

GitHub Brings Data Residency To Australia With GitHub Enterprise Cloud

GitHub, the most widely adopted Copilot-powered developer platform, now offers organisations in Australia more control over where their code is stored
Check Point Announces New AI-Powered Innovations To Bolster Unified Security Management For The Infinity Platform

Check Point Announces New AI-Powered Innovations To Bolster Unified Security Management For The Infinity Platform

Six new capabilities reduce complexity, enhance threat prevention, and set the stage for autonomous zero trust across the Infinity Platform Vienna, Austria – February 4, 2025 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced new Infinity Platform capabilities to accelerate ...
SolarWinds Unveils New Features In 2025 Partner Program

SolarWinds Unveils New Features In 2025 Partner Program

SYDNEY, Australia. 5 February 2024. – SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, unveils the next phase of enhancements to the SolarWinds Partner Program. These updates focus on three key areas: increasing partner profitability, partner capabilities, and providing partners with the ...
Informatica CDO Survey Reveals Australian Organisations Face Challenges Moving GenAI Pilots into Production While Optimism Prevails

Informatica CDO Survey Reveals Australian Organisations Face Challenges Moving GenAI Pilots into Production While Optimism Prevails

New report highlights key barriers hindering AI adoption and investment growth
Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Closing of Acquisition for Cylance

Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Closing of Acquisition for Cylance

SYDNEY, Australia - February 4, 2025 – Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX:BB), two global leaders in security software and services, today announced the successful closing of the acquisition of BlackBerry’s Cylance® endpoint security assets by Arctic Wolf. The two companies entered into a definitive agreement on December 15, 2024. “We ...
New Relic Announces the Industry’s Only Observability Integration with DeepSeek to Accelerate AI Adoption and ROI

New Relic Announces the Industry’s Only Observability Integration with DeepSeek to Accelerate AI Adoption and ROI

By combining New Relic's advanced monitoring capabilities with DeepSeek's high-performance, cost-effective models, we are pushing the boundaries of AI innovation. This solution empowers businesses of all sizes to confidently adopt and optimise AI technologies, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.

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