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Battling Cyber Scams: Traditional Algorithms Wonโ€™t Cut it

Battling Cyber Scams: Traditional Algorithms Wonโ€™t Cut it

Australians have experienced a surge in scams, with losses amounting to a staggering $3.1 billion in the past year alone. From a cybersecurity perspective, traditional anti-fraud analytics wonโ€™t stem the rising tide of scams. FICO's Vaile Mexted shares five key considerations for the finance sector as it faces an urgent imperative to fortify defences ...
Building Bridges: Developing Cybersecurity Skills And Elevating Talent

Building Bridges: Developing Cybersecurity Skills And Elevating Talent

The cybersecurity sector is at a crossroads, grappling with what can only be described as an existential crisis. The gap in cybersecurity skills has grown to alarming proportions with Australia boasting a shortage of 25,000 to 30,000 cybersecurity professionals in 2022. The escalating complexity of cyber threats, showcased by the 95% increase in ...
Legal Privilege – For Cyber Incidents

Legal Privilege – For Cyber Incidents

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the telecommunications company Optus by former and current customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach. The lawsuit, representing millions of customers, alleges that Optus failed to protect customer information, breached privacy and telecommunication laws, and did not take proper steps ...
2024 Cybersecurity Predictions from CyberArk

2024 Cybersecurity Predictions from CyberArk

Over 2023, weโ€™ve seen what I like to call the โ€˜verticalisation of cybersecurityโ€™ taking effect, in that cybersecurity has finally taken centre stage in business discussions. cybersecurityโ€™s impact on business is now recognised across all industries. It has become both a business concern and a disruptive force and has consequently become an integral ...
2024 Cybersecurity Predictions by Qualys

2024 Cybersecurity Predictions by Qualys

Reflecting on the past year, we've witnessed a notable transformation in how organisations perceive and prioritise their cybersecurity strategies, largely driven by evolving perspectives on its significance, impact and value it has from a business perspective, compounded by the influence of government-led legislations that emphasize compliance. ...
A Skills Shortage Should Not Define An Organisationโ€™s Cybersecurity Posture

A Skills Shortage Should Not Define An Organisationโ€™s Cybersecurity Posture

Australia remains in the midst of a skills shortage, with slow hiring conditions occurring across the nation. Topping the most desired positions are cybersecurity professionals, according to recruiter Haysโ€™ Salary Guide. With the increasing significance cybersecurity has within organisations this doesnโ€™t come as a surprise, however business leaders ...
Phishing-Resistant MFA Helps Businesses Reduce Risk And Costs In The Face Of A Rapidly Changing Cyber Insurance Landscape

Phishing-Resistant MFA Helps Businesses Reduce Risk And Costs In The Face Of A Rapidly Changing Cyber Insurance Landscape

With the escalating rate of cyber incidents taking place, businesses are no doubt assessing cyber insurance protection. Yubico's Josh Cigna provides insights into how phishing-resistant MFA helps businesses reduce risk and costs in the face of a rapidly changing cyber insurance landscape.
Nozomi Networks Predicts Major A/NZ Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Uplift in 2024

Nozomi Networks Predicts Major A/NZ Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Uplift in 2024

Experts in Australia and New Zealand predict critical infrastructure owners will enhance operational technology security as legislative changes take shape, but skills shortages and visibility over networks remain key issues.

In The News

ExtraHopยฎ Named 2024 CrowdStrike Ecosystem Innovator of the Year

ExtraHopยฎ Named 2024 CrowdStrike Ecosystem Innovator of the Year

LAS VEGAS โ€“ September 17, 2024 โ€“ ExtraHopยฎ, a leader in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), announced today at CrowdStrikeโ€™s Global Partner Summit at Fal.Con 2024 that it has been named the 2024 CrowdStrike Ecosystem Innovator of the Year. Earlier this year, ExtraHop announced its integration with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, ...
Arctic Wolf Security Operations Report Reveals Threat Landscape Intensifies, Almost Half of Security Incidents Occur After Hours

Arctic Wolf Security Operations Report Reveals Threat Landscape Intensifies, Almost Half of Security Incidents Occur After Hours

Technology companies drastically trail other industries in overall security posture
SentinelOne and Lenovo Collaborate to Protect Lenovo PCs with Embedded AI Security

SentinelOne and Lenovo Collaborate to Protect Lenovo PCs with Embedded AI Security

Multi-year deal will bring SentinelOneโ€™s Singularity Platform and Purple AI to millions of new Lenovo PCs
Tenable Comment On OAIC Report

Tenable Comment On OAIC Report

The Notifiable Data Breaches Report from the OAIC continues to underscore just how prevalent malicious or criminal attacks are when it comes to data breaches, accounting for 67% of breaches in Australia from January through June 2024. Human Error, which accounted for nearly a third (30%) is another major contributor to data breaches across the board ...
Quorum Cyber Accelerates Growth with Strategic Acquisition of Difenda

Quorum Cyber Accelerates Growth with Strategic Acquisition of Difenda

The announcement underscores Quorum Cyber's global momentum and strengthens its position as a leader of Microsoft Security services.
Tenable Research Discovers Critical RCE Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform, Potentially Compromising Millions of Servers

Tenable Research Discovers Critical RCE Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform, Potentially Compromising Millions of Servers

Tenable, the exposure management company has disclosed that its Tenable Research team has discovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, dubbed CloudImposer, that could have allowed malicious attackers to execute code on potentially millions of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) servers and their customers' systems. This vulnerability ...
Tecala Appointed as Netskope Managed Services Partner

Tecala Appointed as Netskope Managed Services Partner

SYDNEY โ€“ September 16, 2024: Leading technology service provider Tecala today announced its expanded partnership with Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), with the appointment to Netskopeโ€™s Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program. The Netskope MSP Program is a specialisation within the companyโ€™s Evolve Partner Program for partners ...
Most Educational Organisations Paid More Than the Original Ransom Demand, Says Sophos Survey

Most Educational Organisations Paid More Than the Original Ransom Demand, Says Sophos Survey

Sophos today released findings from its annual sector survey report, โ€œThe State of Ransomware in Education 2024.โ€ According to the report, the median ransom payment was $6.6 million for lower education and $4.4 million for higher education organisations. In addition, the survey states that 55% of lower education respondents and 67% of higher education ...

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