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Is Your Conveyancing Practice Secure From Hacking?

Is Your Conveyancing Practice Secure From Hacking?

The recent media reports of fraud against conveyancing practices suggest that professionals should be taking measures for protecting their businesses from cyber attacks. Cybercriminals primarily rely on an email-based attack known as phishing to help commit payment redirection fraud. A recent Telstra Security Report found that the most common ...
Cheap Shots Are Taking Creep Shots of Women

Cheap Shots Are Taking Creep Shots of Women

Do you ever get that feeling that’s someone is watching you, or you are being followed? It freaks me out. Now, how do you feel when some random person has taken a photo of you? Well, sometimes you can never be too sure about what the case is. But, what happens when the creep shots take cheap shots? Yep, a whole new level we are heading to. What Is ...
Australian Companies Urged to Consider Pros and Cons of Paying a Ransom

Australian Companies Urged to Consider Pros and Cons of Paying a Ransom

The conversation is becoming more commonplace about whether companies should pay in a ransomware attack. Unfortunately, these crippling cyber-assaults are taking place too frequently across the globe, with targets and outcomes getting more consequential and more threatening for our workforce and communities. Cyber-criminals and other nefarious actors ...
A Scam Which Preys on Vulnerable People (and Works!)

A Scam Which Preys on Vulnerable People (and Works!)

This phishing campaign is a prime example of how heartless cybercriminals prey on vulnerable people. Our experts have been made aware of a new email extortion scheme targeting Australians. The email suggests that a backdoor has been installed on the victim's computer and the user was caught red-handed while pleasuring him or herself. The scammers then ...

Email Impersonation Scams: What You or Your IT Staff Can Do to Protect Your Business

A major cyber threat to Australian businesses is email-based impersonation scams targeting key personnel. The scheme involves cybercriminals mimicking business owners and executives through the use of phishing emails. Criminals typically pose as personnel in positions of authority and ask victims to perform money transfers, pay invoices, or to send the ...

Businesses Require New Techniques to Combat Phishing

The Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report provides valuable insights into emerging phishing threats. CISOs, IT managers and cybersecurity consultants should be aware of new phishing techniques this report raises in order to better manage the associated risk they bring. The most exciting finding in this year's report is the increased ...
Is the Cybersecurity of Your Business PEXA Ready?

Is the Cybersecurity of Your Business PEXA Ready?

You may have read about the highly publicised PEXA fraud which was reported whereby a Melbourne family was left homeless. As it transpired, the family’s conveyancer had their email hijacked by a cybercriminal. This lead to the conveyancer’s PEXA account being compromised and ultimately the theft of $250,000 by the criminal misdirecting settlement ...
Cybersecurity Tips for Conveyancers and Solicitors Using PEXA

Cybersecurity Tips for Conveyancers and Solicitors Using PEXA

You may have heard of the recent cybercrime perpetrated against the Australian e-conveyancing platform PEXA. A former MasterChef finalist and her family had $250,000 stolen from a property purchase transaction on the platform at settlement. In the following article, we explain the likely ways the fraud occurred and what practical things you can do ...
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Trend Micro and Google Cloud Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI-Driven Cybersecurity and Sovereign Cloud Solutions

Trend Micro and Google Cloud Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI-Driven Cybersecurity and Sovereign Cloud Solutions

Advancing proactive security across cloud environments and fighting online scams with AI
Supporting FIPS and CJIS for Secure IT Support: BeyondTrust Remote Support Remains Compliance-Ready as Standards Evolve

Supporting FIPS and CJIS for Secure IT Support: BeyondTrust Remote Support Remains Compliance-Ready as Standards Evolve

IT teams and support desks replacing non-compliant remote access tools are turning to BeyondTrust to help them meet modern security and compliance standards. BeyondTrust Remote Support is compliance-ready, with built-in capabilities to help IT teams align with FIPS, CJIS, FedRamp, and other key security and compliance mandates without added complexity ...
Tenable Unveils AI-Powered Breakthrough in Vulnerability Prioritisation – New Vulnerability Priority Rating Delivers Precise and Actionable Insights on the Risks That Matter Most

Tenable Unveils AI-Powered Breakthrough in Vulnerability Prioritisation – New Vulnerability Priority Rating Delivers Precise and Actionable Insights on the Risks That Matter Most

Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced the next evolution of its industry-leading Tenable Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) to sharpen precision and focus on risks that pose the greatest threat. Powered by generative AI, enriched threat intelligence and context-aware scoring, Tenable VPR enables organisations to quickly understand ...
Oracle Helps Customers Boost Supply Chain Efficiency With New Advanced Inventory Management Solution

Oracle Helps Customers Boost Supply Chain Efficiency With New Advanced Inventory Management Solution

New capabilities within Oracle Cloud SCM help organisations streamline warehouse operations, simplify inventory transactions, and accelerate order fulfilment
FICO Survey: 7 in 10 APAC Bank Leaders Say Scams and Mule Accounts Are Now the Dominant Fraud Concern

FICO Survey: 7 in 10 APAC Bank Leaders Say Scams and Mule Accounts Are Now the Dominant Fraud Concern

Industry poll reveals social media as key scam channel, while data silos hinder bank response
Ericsson Powers Telstra’s 5G Evolution With Automated Carrier Aggregation on Commercial Network

Ericsson Powers Telstra’s 5G Evolution With Automated Carrier Aggregation on Commercial Network

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has marked an industry milestone by deploying Automated Carrier Aggregation in more than 50 of Telstra’s live commercial 5G Advanced sites across North Sydney, making Telstra the first operator to use this feature in a live commercial network environment. The innovative software capability, part of Ericsson 5G Advanced ...
NEW REPORT: 2025 Global Practitioner Survey

NEW REPORT: 2025 Global Practitioner Survey

While AI adoption is accelerating and delivering substantial returns, a new report from Workiva uncovered alarming gaps in data quality, AI governance, and role-specific training for Australian companies. The report summarises the results of an independent global survey of 2,300 finance, sustainability, audit, and risk professionals responsible for ...
Tenable Comment for System Administrator Appreciation Day

Tenable Comment for System Administrator Appreciation Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day on 25 July 2025 is a timely reminder of the critical and often invisible role sysadmins play in keeping the digital world running smoothly. While their work might not always make headlines, it forms the basis for every aspect of modern business operations, from system uptime and network stability to data security ...
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