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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, ...
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Vet to Vendor Visionary

Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Vet to Vendor Visionary

Tech giant, Microsoft, is heavily focused on building long-term trust with customers and re-establishing how cybersecurity leaders engage with the company. Mick Dunne, Chief Security Adviser for Asia Pacific at Microsoft, shared insights into the newly established Customer Security Officer (CSO) team, a strategic initiative. Dunne, who transitioned ...
How Organisations Can Achieve Secure-By-Design By 2030

How Organisations Can Achieve Secure-By-Design By 2030

Secure-by-design is no longer a futuristic ideal - it is an imperative for organisations aiming to fortify their cybersecurity defences by 2030. Achieving this transformation requires leadership commitment, developer education, and a shift in corporate culture.
Teachers Need to Focus on Teaching – AI’s Role in Classrooms

Teachers Need to Focus on Teaching – AI’s Role in Classrooms

At the Microsoft AI Tour 2024, Leigh Williams, Chief Information Officer and IT Executive at Brisbane Catholic Education, shared her opinion on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the education arena. From reducing administrative burdens on teachers to enabling hyper-personalised learning, AI is assisting the way students engage with their ...
AI is No Longer an Option – It’s Essential According to the AFP

AI is No Longer an Option – It’s Essential According to the AFP

Introduction The Australian Federal Police (AFP) shared at the Microsoft AI Tour 2024, how artificial intelligence (AI) is remoulding crime prevention, particularly in handling large amounts of data and countering cyber threats. Ben Lamont, Chief Data Officer at AFP, and Helen Schneider, leader of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation ...
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Extortion and Ransomware Drive Over Half of Cyberattacks

Extortion and Ransomware Drive Over Half of Cyberattacks

In the first half of 2025, Microsoft data showed Australia ranked 10th globally among countries where customers were most frequently impacted by cyber activity.
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
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