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Five Ways to Identify Phishing Emails

Five Ways to Identify Phishing Emails

As phishing emails come in different shapes and formats, there is no silver bullet to identify a phishing email. However, there is a collection of red flags you should be looking for before clicking on a new message. Here is our up-to-date guide to help you recognise the latest email-based scams. What is phishing? Phishing is a cyber-attack typically ...
Why Multi-factor Authentication on the PEXA Platform Leaves Security Concerns

Why Multi-factor Authentication on the PEXA Platform Leaves Security Concerns

We published an article yesterday explaining why we see problems with the newly-introduced multi-factor authentication security measure on the PEXA electronic conveyancing platform. As a response to the growing number of conveyancing scams, such as the highly-publicised case involving the former MasterChef contestant, PEXA decided to introduce 2FA to ...
How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

Iron Bastion’s cybersecurity expert Gabor Szathmari, recently published novel research on abandoned internet domains, and how they are a significant cyber risk which threatens businesses and in particular the Australian legal profession. What Is an Abandoned Domain Name? A domain name is a name you can register to identify your business on the ...
The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

ARNECC, ELN, ELNO, ECNL, PEXA... A recent cyber-attack incident against a property settlement transaction processed through the PEXA network has raised concerns over the transition from the traditional paper-based settlement process to electronic conveyancing. A number of cyber security experts have expressed their concerns about the cyber security ...

Why You Need Professional Email Hosting for Your Business

Your business deserves a reliable, safe and secure email service provider so that you can focus on your clients and not have to worry about cyber attacks. Email is an essential service for every business. However, not all email service providers are created equal. Some email services are more susceptible to hacking and data loss than others. In this ...
How to Prevent Payment Redirection Fraud at Your Conveyancing Practice

How to Prevent Payment Redirection Fraud at Your Conveyancing Practice

Enforcing Two-factor Authentication (2FA) on your email service is a robust security measure that can prevent payment redirection fraud. In the following article, we demonstrate how you can enable this powerful security feature on your corporate email accounts hosted on Office 365 or G Suite. By making this simple change, you can reduce the chances of ...

How to Protect Your Legal Practice From Payment Redirection Fraud

This article is aimed at helping legal professionals who commonly provide payment instructions for trust accounts and other transactions over email. Providing payment instructions over email puts you at risk of payment redirection fraud. In this article, you will learn why Australian legal professionals are high-value targets for cybercriminals and why ...
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 ...
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Fortinet Enhances FortiRecon to Align With Continuous Threat Exposure Management Framework to Help Organisations Stay Ahead of Threats

Fortinet Enhances FortiRecon to Align With Continuous Threat Exposure Management Framework to Help Organisations Stay Ahead of Threats

New features integrate attack surface management, threat intelligence, and security orchestration to help security teams reduce risk faster and more proactively
Genetec Continues to Dominate Video Surveillance Software Market, According to Latest Analyst Reports

Genetec Continues to Dominate Video Surveillance Software Market, According to Latest Analyst Reports

Growing SaaS adoption and customer demand for flexible, open solutions strengthen company’s continued market leadership.
Trend Micro Launches Agentic SIEM to Herald New Era of Proactive Security

Trend Micro Launches Agentic SIEM to Herald New Era of Proactive Security

SYDNEY, August 13, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new agentic AI technology designed to solve the traditional pain points associated with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). When combined with Trend’s digital twin capabilities it will help to transform security ...
Elastic Introduces Logs Essentials: serverless Log Analytics, in a New Low-priced Tier

Elastic Introduces Logs Essentials: serverless Log Analytics, in a New Low-priced Tier

Site reliability engineers and developers gain access to powerful log analytics without the overhead of managing Elastic Stack
New Dragos Report Estimates Over $300 Billion in Potential Global OT Cyber Risk Exposure

New Dragos Report Estimates Over $300 Billion in Potential Global OT Cyber Risk Exposure

A new industry study has quantified the potential global financial impact of operational technology (OT) cyber incidents at up to US $329.5 billion in a severe but plausible scenario, with business interruption losses accounting for more than half that amount.
Rapid7 Access Brokers Report: New Research Reveals Depth of Compromise in Access Broker Deals, With 71% Offering Privileged Access

Rapid7 Access Brokers Report: New Research Reveals Depth of Compromise in Access Broker Deals, With 71% Offering Privileged Access

New research into underground cybercrime markets has revealed that “initial” access sold by brokers often represents a deep compromise, with 71% of listings offering privileged credentials and, in some cases, multiple access vectors bundled together.
Over 90% of Australian Businesses Embrace Agentic AI as Enterprise Automation Accelerates 

Over 90% of Australian Businesses Embrace Agentic AI as Enterprise Automation Accelerates 

A new IDC InfoBrief, “Agentic Automation: Unlocking Seamless Orchestration for the Modern Enterprise”, sponsored by UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a global leader in agentic automation, has revealed 41% of Australian organisations are already using agentic AI and another 50% are planning to use it in the next six months.
CyberArk Recognised as a Leader for Privileged Identity Management in Independent Analyst Report

CyberArk Recognised as a Leader for Privileged Identity Management in Independent Analyst Report

Recognition Cites CyberArk’s Innovation Focus, Platform Capabilities and Bold Vision 
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