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Why Security Vulnerability Management Strategies Need to Evolve

Why Security Vulnerability Management Strategies Need to Evolve

The capabilities offered by business software applications are constantly growing, but unfortunately so too are the number of vulnerabilities. Much of this challenge can be attributed to the rate of change that is occurring within organisations. Determined to improve productivity and reduce operational costs, many are embracing strategies of digital ...
Harassment Surged 20x in Ransomware Cases, New Report From Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Finds

Harassment Surged 20x in Ransomware Cases, New Report From Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Finds

A new report from Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, found that ransomware and extortion actors are utilising more aggressive tactics to pressure organisations, with harassment being involved 20 times more often than in 2021, according to Unit 42™ incident response cases.
Research Highlights Cyber Security’s Underestimated Role as a Business and Revenue-enabler

Research Highlights Cyber Security’s Underestimated Role as a Business and Revenue-enabler

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released new research* revealing that while Australian organisations plan to increase cybersecurity budgets in 2023, business leaders hold conflicting views on the function.
BeyondTrust 10th Annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report Finds Elevation of Privilege Remains #1 Microsoft Vulnerability Category

BeyondTrust 10th Annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report Finds Elevation of Privilege Remains #1 Microsoft Vulnerability Category

BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, today announced the release of the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. This report is the 10th anniversary edition and covers a decade of vulnerability insights, providing valuable information to help organisations see into the past, present, and future of the Microsoft ...
UPDATE: Latitude Financial Hit by Data Breach

UPDATE: Latitude Financial Hit by Data Breach

Last week, ​​consumer finance provider Latitude Financial suffered a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of around 330,000 customers in New Zealand and Australia. Most of the stolen data was copies of driver's licenses or numbers, and only a small percentage were passport numbers or Medicare numbers. The Department of Internal Affairs ...
How to Safeguard Data From ChatGPT’s Security Risks

How to Safeguard Data From ChatGPT’s Security Risks

ChatGPT is now the fastest-growing app in history, hitting 100 million active users in just two months—way faster than the nine months it took previous record-holder TikTok to reach that mark. According to its developer OpenAI, Australia can also expect access to the subscription-based ChatGPT Plus soon.
Palo Alto Networks Leads the Industry to AI-Powered SASE

Palo Alto Networks Leads the Industry to AI-Powered SASE

According to the Gartner® 2022 Roadmap for SASE Convergence report1, by 2025, 80% of enterprises will have adopted a strategy to unify web, cloud services and private application access using a SASE/SSE architecture, up from 20% in 2021.

CrowdStrike Discovers First-Ever Dero cryptojacking Campaign Targeting Kubernetes

- Benjamin Grap - Manoj Ahuje CrowdStrike has discovered the first-ever Dero cryptojacking operation targeting Kubernetes infrastructure. Dero is a cryptocurrency that claims to offer improved privacy, anonymity and higher and faster monetary rewards compared to Monero, which is a commonly used cryptocurrency in cryptojacking operations. The novel ...
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Threat Spotlight: Tycoon Phishing Kit Reveals New Techniques to Hide Malicious Links

Threat Spotlight: Tycoon Phishing Kit Reveals New Techniques to Hide Malicious Links

SYDNEY, Australia – 4 September 2025 – Barracuda threat analysts have published a report on the latest techniques being used by the Tycoon phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit to hide malicious links in emails. The techniques are designed to obscure, muddle and disrupt the structure of links, or URLs, with the aim of confusing automated detection systems ...
Veeam Launches Its First Fully Preconfigured, Software-only Appliance

Veeam Launches Its First Fully Preconfigured, Software-only Appliance

Veeam® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, today announced the availability of its first fully pre-built, pre-hardened software appliance: the new Veeam Software Appliance. Built to give IT teams instant protection without complexity, the appliance eliminates the friction of manual setup, OS patching, and Windows ...
Sophos Endpoint Now Integrated With Taegis MDR and XDR

Sophos Endpoint Now Integrated With Taegis MDR and XDR

Sophos has announced that its endpoint Solution is now natively integrated and automatically included in all Taegis™ Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Taegis Managed Detection and Response (MDR) subscriptions. This milestone gives customers immediate access to combined prevention, detection, and response capabilities in a single platform – ...
BT Enters Agreement With TNS for the Sale of Its Radianz Business

BT Enters Agreement With TNS for the Sale of Its Radianz Business

BT and Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that TNS has agreed to acquire BT’s Radianz business. The transaction is expected to complete during the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearance.
McLaren Racing Announces Trend Micro as an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team 

McLaren Racing Announces Trend Micro as an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team 

Highw-performance alliance built to stay ahead, on track and in cybersecurity
Check Point Software Technologies Appoints David Caspari as Managing Director for Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) to Drive Growth and Cyber Leadership

Check Point Software Technologies Appoints David Caspari as Managing Director for Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) to Drive Growth and Cyber Leadership

Sydney, Australia – September 3, 2025 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced the appointment of industry leader David Caspari as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Caspari will lead Check Point’s business in the region, expanding customer and ...
ACT Cyber Launches to Strengthen Australia’s Microsoft Cloud Security Landscape

ACT Cyber Launches to Strengthen Australia’s Microsoft Cloud Security Landscape

ACT Cyber Launches to Strengthen Australia’s Microsoft Cloud Security Landscape
F5 Recognised as Leader in Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) in the KuppingerCole 2025 Leadership Compass Report

F5 Recognised as Leader in Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) in the KuppingerCole 2025 Leadership Compass Report

F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) showcased as a leader across multiple WAAP categories
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