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Smarttech247, Cybersecurity Trends in 2024

Smarttech247, Cybersecurity Trends in 2024

As we enter 2024, Raluca Saceanu, CEO of Smarttech247, a London-listed company specialising in AI-enhanced cybersecurity services with a focus on automated managed detection and response, offers insights into the evolving threat landscape and the four key global cybersecurity themes for the year ahead. AI's Evolution and Dominance In 2023, ...
Investigating Worldwide SMS Scams, and Tens of Millions of Dollars in Fraud

Investigating Worldwide SMS Scams, and Tens of Millions of Dollars in Fraud

SMS services remain a critical part of telecommunications; they don't require Internet access, and companies use them to inform their customers. This combination of features makes them incredibly useful for criminals who use the technology as a stepping stone in their never-ending campaigns. And if you think that the new RCS messaging standard will ...
Data Privacy Week โ€“ Taking Control of Data

Data Privacy Week โ€“ Taking Control of Data

Jason du Preez, Vice President of Privacy and Security at Informatica, comments on why the companies that collect our data have the power and the responsibility to take control of data and use it for the common good.
Over Half Of Privacy Pros โ€“ 56 Percent In Oceania – Expecting Reduced Budgets In 2024, Sparking Concerns

Over Half Of Privacy Pros โ€“ 56 Percent In Oceania – Expecting Reduced Budgets In 2024, Sparking Concerns

Jo Stewart-Rattray: โ€œIt is paramount that organisations understand what is expected of them in order to devise an effective privacy policy and implement accordingly. Then will they be able to realise the benefits of embedding privacy practices in digital transformation from the outset, including customer loyalty, reputational and financial performance.โ€
People Are An Essential Element In Your Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

People Are An Essential Element In Your Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

Introduction While threat actors lean heavily on technology to execute cyber-attacks, much of their focus is on exploiting individuals. Focused on exfiltrating data and stealing money, criminals manipulate people through deception. Developing a security culture that helps people identify potential threats and encourages behaviours that decrease ...
Navigating Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Your Business Imperative

Navigating Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Your Business Imperative

The severe consequences of recent high-profile breaches, particularly among critical infrastructure industries, demonstrate the clear imperative for enterprises to fortify both their critical infrastructure systems and their cybersecurity posture. Today, almost every business deploys software, which means cyber risk is business risk.ย  However, many ...
Ransomware Attacks: No Sector is Safe

Ransomware Attacks: No Sector is Safe

Ransomware attacks have been spreading like wildfire, infiltrating various sectors and leaving devastation in their wake. While industries like finance, critical infrastructure, and healthcare have long been the prime targets, a recent study reveals that the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is not immune to these cyber threats. In this ...
Prioritising Data Protection: A Conversation with Rad Kanapathipillai on KBKast

Prioritising Data Protection: A Conversation with Rad Kanapathipillai on KBKast

Introduction In a recent episode of KBKast, Host Karissa Breen engaged in an interview with Rad Kanapathipillai, who works in the field of data protection. The episode delved deep into the critical importance of safeguarding sensitive data across all stages of development, shedding light on the challenges organisations face and the strategies needed ...

In The News

AusCERT Launches New Tabletop Exercise Service To Boost Incident Response Readiness

AusCERT Launches New Tabletop Exercise Service To Boost Incident Response Readiness

AUSCERT'S new TTX service enables organisations of all sizes to focus on critical aspects of cyber incident response, business continuity and crisis management and uplift capabilities.ย ย 
Tesserent Highlights Significant Pivot From NIST On Password Advice โ€“ Australian Businesses, Public Sector And Consumers Advised Not To Bother With Complex Passwords

Tesserent Highlights Significant Pivot From NIST On Password Advice โ€“ Australian Businesses, Public Sector And Consumers Advised Not To Bother With Complex Passwords

Tesserent highlights significant pivot from NIST on password advice โ€“ Australian businesses, public sector and consumers advised not to bother with complex passwords
Genetec Retains World Leader Position In Video Management Software, Analysts Confirm

Genetec Retains World Leader Position In Video Management Software, Analysts Confirm

Ongoing innovation, open architecture, and hybrid cloud solutions underpin sustained global market leadership.
Patch Tuesday Commentray from Tenable

Patch Tuesday Commentray from Tenable

This month, Microsoft addresses 117 CVEs with three rated as critical and four zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which were exploited in the wild. Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities accounted for 35.9% of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by elevation of privilege (EOP) vulnerabilities at 23.9%. Please find below a comment from ...
Cythera Achieves ISO 27001 Security Certification And Invests In MDR Services

Cythera Achieves ISO 27001 Security Certification And Invests In MDR Services

Melbourne, 9 October 2024 - Cythera, a leading Australian cybersecurity service provider, today announced it has achieved ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating its commitment to the highest standards of information security management. The company also revealed significant enhancements to its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, offering ...
NinjaOne Appoints Joel Carusone To SVP Of Data And AI And Introduces NinjaOne AI For Patch Sentiment

NinjaOne Appoints Joel Carusone To SVP Of Data And AI And Introduces NinjaOne AI For Patch Sentiment

NinjaOne has announced NinjaOne AI for Patch Sentiment, a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that makes customers more efficient and resilient. The company also announced the appointment of Joel Carusone to Senior Vice President of Data and AI. Carusone will drive innovation and lead NinjaOneโ€™s AI product development. Endpoint growth is ...
AI-Powered Data Breaches A Growing Concern For Businesses In Asia Pacific

AI-Powered Data Breaches A Growing Concern For Businesses In Asia Pacific

New Cloudflare survey reveals 87% of cybersecurity leaders are concerned about AI increasing the sophistication and severity of data breaches Sydney, Australia, October 8, 2024ย โ€”ย Cloudflare, Inc.ย (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today released a new study focused on cybersecurity in Asia Pacific. The report, called โ€œNavigating the ...
New CrowdStrike Partnerships Accelerate Adoption Of Industry-Leading Falcon Threat Intelligence

New CrowdStrike Partnerships Accelerate Adoption Of Industry-Leading Falcon Threat Intelligence

AUSTIN, Texas โ€“ October 8, 2024 โ€”ย CrowdStrikeย (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced new strategic partnerships with CardinalOps, Nagomi Security and Veriti to deliver intelligence-led threat defense across the enterprise. Intelligence-led decision making is crucial to effective cybersecurity. With security teams often using a wide range of solutionsโ€”each ...

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