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AI First, Human Second: The New Cybersecurity Command Structure

AI First, Human Second: The New Cybersecurity Command Structure

"Man is the measure of all things." ― Protagora - pre-Socratic Greek philosopher It’s an ancient idea, yet it feels more relevant than ever as machines start making decisions that were once left to human minds. In today’s high-stakes cybersecurity landscape, artificial intelligence is no longer a future wager; it’s a frontline asset. AI systems detect ...
Data Management – It’s A High-stakes Game

Data Management – It’s A High-stakes Game

This article explores the security risks associated with poorly managed data, and details how regulations from OAIC and APRA are raising the stakes for both professionals and organisations alike.
Account Takeover Attacks on Social Media: A Rising Threat for Content Creators and Influencers

Account Takeover Attacks on Social Media: A Rising Threat for Content Creators and Influencers

In 2024 and continuing into 2025, social media platforms were prime targets for cybercriminals, with content creators facing the brunt of the malicious attacks, including a surge in account takeovers, malicious live streams, and sophisticated phishing campaigns. Bitdefender Labs has been at the forefront in analysing these threats, and the numbers ...
The Growing Nexus of Cyber Security and Financial Warfare – An Australian’s Perspective

The Growing Nexus of Cyber Security and Financial Warfare – An Australian’s Perspective

Opening Remarks Sadly, it has become an undeniable reality that the traditional boundaries between conventional warfare and economic statecraft are rapidly dissolving. Cyber security and financial warfare have evolved into critical instruments of geopolitical influence and power projection, with significant implications for nations like Australia. The ...
Security Is An Arms Race, and The Bad Guys Are Two Steps Ahead

Security Is An Arms Race, and The Bad Guys Are Two Steps Ahead

Cloud environments are a notorious ransomware attack hot spot. It’s a calculated strategy on the part of the cybercriminals. As the old adage goes, ‘follow the money’, and that’s exactly what they’re doing. Predictions suggest cloud infrastructure spend will reach over US$135 billion in 2026, accounting for over 67 per cent of total compute and ...
The Challenges of Underfunding Data Teams: How Data Drives AI and Security

The Challenges of Underfunding Data Teams: How Data Drives AI and Security

This article delves into the critical role of data teams in supporting AI and security initiatives within organisations. It highlights the challenges that arise from underfunding these teams, emphasising the importance of data quality, governance, and management. The piece explores the imbalance in budget allocation, potential risks, and inefficiencies ...
Google’s Acquisition of Wiz Signals a Shift in Cloud Security

Google’s Acquisition of Wiz Signals a Shift in Cloud Security

The cloud security landscape is facing a seismic shift. With Google’s recent acquisition of Wiz, one of the industry’s most prominent cloud security providers, many in the industry are considering the implications of cloud providers also serving as vendors. Organisations operating in multi-cloud and hybrid environments must carefully evaluate how these ...
Super Fund Hacks: Are We Seeing Warning Signs or the Full Crisis?

Super Fund Hacks: Are We Seeing Warning Signs or the Full Crisis?

Australia faces another significant cybersecurity breach, this time targeting superannuation funds managing trillions in retirement savings. This attack highlights a severe erosion of public trust and underscores the gap between Australia's ambitious cybersecurity goals and actual readiness. Discover how lax security protocols, regulatory shortcomings, ...
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BeyondTrust Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management

BeyondTrust Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management

BeyondTrust positioned highest for Ability to Execute, combined with its Completeness of Vision, contributed to its position as a Leader in this year’s report We believe placement in the Leaders Quadrant reflects BeyondTrust’s identity-first approach to protecting Paths to Privilege™ across hybrid, multicloud, and AI-driven environments
CyberArk Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management

CyberArk Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in identity security, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management1. Recognised as a Leader for the seventh consecutive time, CyberArk is positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision which, from the company's standpoint, reflects CyberArk's ...
Semperis Announces Midnight In The War Room: A Groundbreaking Cyberwar Documentary Featuring The World’s Leading Defenders And Reformed Hackers

Semperis Announces Midnight In The War Room: A Groundbreaking Cyberwar Documentary Featuring The World’s Leading Defenders And Reformed Hackers

The first-of-its-kind feature film delves into the high-stakes conflict between cyber attackers and defenders, revealing untold stories of CISOs - their heroism, resilience, and the human cost of cyber war.
Threat Spotlight: Barracuda unpacks a stealthy new phishing kit targeting Microsoft 365

Threat Spotlight: Barracuda unpacks a stealthy new phishing kit targeting Microsoft 365

SYDNEY, Australia - 16 October 2025 - An emerging, stealthy and persistent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit is stealing credentials and authentication tokens from Microsoft 365 users, according to new research from Barracuda. Barracuda threat analysts have been tracking the new and rapidly evolving PhaaS since July 2025 and have named it Whisper ...
Trend Micro Named a Leader in Network Analysis and Visibility

Trend Micro Named a Leader in Network Analysis and Visibility

SYDNEY, October 16, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) announced today that it has been named a Leader in Network Analysis and Visibility (NAV) solutions by Forrester. The analyst firm’s independent market evaluation scores the flagship Trend Vision One™ platform highest among all 12 evaluated solutions in the “current offering” ...
Banking scams up 65% globally in last year

Banking scams up 65% globally in last year

SMS text-based phishing (smishing) surges by a factor of 10
ROCon Houston 2025: Qualys Expands Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) with Built-in Agentic AI Fabric to Include Identity Security, Industry-Specific Threat Prioritisation, and Exploit Validation

ROCon Houston 2025: Qualys Expands Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) with Built-in Agentic AI Fabric to Include Identity Security, Industry-Specific Threat Prioritisation, and Exploit Validation

Enhancements to Qualys ETM platform with integrated remediation help predict and prevent emerging threats to enable provable risk reduction for organisations
Bitdefender announces global availability of GravityZone PHASR as a standalone solution, defining pre-emptive endpoint security protection

Bitdefender announces global availability of GravityZone PHASR as a standalone solution, defining pre-emptive endpoint security protection

Bitdefender today announced the worldwide availability of GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR) as a standalone solution, making its groundbreaking pre-emptive security technology available to all organisations regardless of their existing endpoint protection (EPP) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms they ...
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