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Russians Buy Fake Employment &Amp; Illness Certificates on Telegram to Avoid Conscription

Russians Buy Fake Employment &Amp; Illness Certificates on Telegram to Avoid Conscription

Since Putin’s mobilization order was announced, Flashpoint has observed a growing number of chatter and advertisements on Russian illicit communities and social media platforms, offering methods or access to avoid the draft.
IoT Software Vulnerability in the IKEA TRÅDFRI Smart Lighting System

IoT Software Vulnerability in the IKEA TRÅDFRI Smart Lighting System

Researchers at the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) have discovered an availability vulnerability in the IKEA TRÅDFRI smart lighting system.
What Is a ‘Denial of Service’ Software Vulnerability and What Impact Could IT Have on You?

What Is a ‘Denial of Service’ Software Vulnerability and What Impact Could IT Have on You?

By Jonathan Knudsen, Head of Global Research, Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center The Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) recently published a vulnerability advisory related to Open5GS, which is full of dense technical detail. But what does it all mean for organizations? What’s the potential impact? To answer that, let’s take a step ...
Why You Should Care About the Optus Breach If You’re a Customer

Why You Should Care About the Optus Breach If You’re a Customer

By now, you’ve likely seen the news about Optus, Australia's second-largest telco, having suffered a serious data breach, and the exposing of the private information of their millions of current and historic users through a malicious cyber-attack. What might not be clear to many, is the implications of the breach, and steps that can be taken toward ...
4 Critical Factors in Software Due Diligence Audits for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

4 Critical Factors in Software Due Diligence Audits for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

The fervor of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is robust in Asia Pacific, according to leading firm EY (source). The pandemic that has ravaged economies and industries worldwide, led to an acceleration of digital transformation across many industries, even traditionally stoic and static ones like hospitality, food, entertainment, aviation, and ...
Why SD-WAN Is Worth the Hype: Transform Your Network

Why SD-WAN Is Worth the Hype: Transform Your Network

Is the hype surrounding software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) worth it? SD-WAN allows IT engineers to centrally and intelligently manage or orchestrate wide-area networks using applications like SD-WAN controllers. As this fast up-and-coming technology continues to evolve, the best way to get the most of it is to understand its value and how it ...
MyCISO Launches in Style

MyCISO Launches in Style

Thursday, 18th August, I was the MC of the MyCISO Launch event hosted at the stunning ‘Shell House’ in Sydney, Australia. The team has been working on the development of the MyCISO product for a number of years, so the launch was a huge milestone for them. The launch opened with guest speaker, Jan Schreuder, Co-Founder of the Cyber Leadership ...

Security Fatigue: How Public Agencies Can Counter This Silent Menace

Every one of us knows one person or colleague who has a Post-it® Note full of passwords stuck to their monitor. Pre-pandemic, this is a one-in-ten case of security malpractice. But with how rapidly organisations have adopted digital solutions for remote work in the past two years, I’m willing to bet remote workers have passwords written down everywhere ...
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Fortinet Expands FortiCloud With Identity, Secure Storage, and Communication Services to Power the Modern Enterprise

Fortinet Expands FortiCloud With Identity, Secure Storage, and Communication Services to Power the Modern Enterprise

New services enhance identity management, secure file storage and recovery, and communication, advancing the Fortinet Security Fabric and global cloud network vision 
Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Celebrates 20 Years of Industry Leadership

Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Celebrates 20 Years of Industry Leadership

Bug bounty program incentivises security research to make customers and industry safer 
Elastic Announces Elastic AI SOC Engine for Exposing Complex, Hidden Threats

Elastic Announces Elastic AI SOC Engine for Exposing Complex, Hidden Threats

Elastic AI SOC Engine (EASE) reduces alert fatigue and investigation time by integrating context-aware AI with existing SIEM and EDR tools
43% of Australian Ransomware Victims Threatened With Physical Harm – New Semperis Report

43% of Australian Ransomware Victims Threatened With Physical Harm – New Semperis Report

Study shows many companies paid multiple ransoms in the past 12 months. Victims also report that hackers have threatened to physically harm executives and file regulatory complaints against their companies.
Pax8 Names Lindsay Zwart as EVP and General Manager of the Asia-Pacific Region at Pax8

Pax8 Names Lindsay Zwart as EVP and General Manager of the Asia-Pacific Region at Pax8

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (August 8, 2025) – Pax8, the leading cloud commerce Marketplace, today announced the appointment of Lindsay Zwart as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Pax8 Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In this role, Zwart will spearhead all aspects of the APAC business for Pax8, driving the company’s ambitious growth strategy by ...
ManageEngine to ‘Bowl Over’ Cyber Threats at Iconic Australian Cricket Grounds

ManageEngine to ‘Bowl Over’ Cyber Threats at Iconic Australian Cricket Grounds

Company announces events that explore the intersection of identity security, Zero Trust, and real-time threat defence in a unique Australian setting
Oracle Helps Customers Achieve Extreme Availability and Performance for Mission-Critical and Agentic AI Applications

Oracle Helps Customers Achieve Extreme Availability and Performance for Mission-Critical and Agentic AI Applications

With Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, customers can run distributed workloads of all types, including agentic AI, analytics, and transactional while lowering costs. Transparent access to data and the industry’s broadest set of data distribution policies help customers address data sovereignty and performance ...
Fortinet Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Fortinet Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Highlights  Revenue grew 14 per cent year over year to US$1.63 billion  Billings grew 15 per cent year over year to US$1.78 billion (1)  Unified secure access service edge (SASE) annual recurring revenue (ARR) up 22 per cent and Security Operations ARR up 35 per cent, year over year (2)  GAAP operating margin of 28 per cent  Non-GAAP operating ...
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