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Unlike every other security source, we don’t get stuck down in the technical weeds. Our remit is to collect breaking news and thought-leadership pieces from experts around the globe at the strategic level – how security technology can improve the experience and risk optimisation for every organisation.
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Trend Micro Ranks #1 in Attack Protection in Rigorous MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations
Delivers standout performance against Turla adversary group with 100% protection rate read more
How purpose-built database security solutions ensure vulnerabilities aren’t overlooked
The perimeters of technological defences are shifting, and—in some cases—disappearing altogether. read more
SentinelOne® achieves 100% prevention and detection in MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation
Singularity™ XDR provides real-time protection with zero delays or configuration changes read more
Article Archive
LogRhythm Announces First Half 2023 Success And Expansions With Product Enhancements That Improve Visibility In The Threats That Matter Most and Reinforce The Company’s Commitment To Being A Trusted Security Partner
LogRhythm, the company helping security teams stop breaches by turning disconnected data and signals into trustworthy insights, has announced its 20-year milestone with a renewed commitment to delivering innovative solutions. READ MORE
More Than Two-Thirds of Manufacturing Companies Hit by Ransomware Had Their Data Encrypted, Sophos Survey Finds
This Is the Highest Rate of Encryption in Three Years READ MORE
IT-OT Security Convergence Key to Optimising Risk Management
Latest report reveals major visibility gaps in operational technology detection and response READ MORE
Enterprises to Spend $12.9B on Private 5G Network Security by 2027
Organisations are looking for solutions that integrate neatly with existing technologies READ MORE
Australians Believe It’s Time for Mobile Development to Step In to Protect them From Data Breaches and Fraud: Appdome Survey
More than a quarter of Australian consumers fear their mobile apps will be breached and need mobile developers to invest more in delivering robust cyber protection in mobile apps, says market research sponsored by Appdome. READ MORE
Generative AI: Putting it to Work to Improve IT Security
Since being unveiled to the public a little over six months ago, the generative AI platform ChatGPT has focused attention on the potential of artificial intelligence. READ MORE
OT:ICEFALL – New Vulnerabilities and Insights on OT Security Design and Patching
In Forescout’s final OT:ICEFALL report, Forescout Vedere Labs presents three new vulnerabilities and concludes the project after one year of research following the original disclosure. READ MORE
The Recap: Risk to Resilience – ANZ
Trend Micro is currently running one of the largest cybersecurity roadshows ever, the ‘Risk to Resilience World Tour’ covering more than 120 locations around the globe. READ MORE
Virtual Patching
Scenario 1:MyBank Pty Ltd has 300+ critical legacy enterprise applications. Almost all of them were built by the then IT-savvy non-developers. They were built with limited or no design considerations. Security was not even a design-criteria back then. These applications continue to run either because they are now too complex, too critical, or the backbone for many dependent systems and hence cannot be substituted. Scenario 2:MyEstore Pty Ltd has had substantial growth within the last decade. It uses many third-party and open-source components for a better user experience. While the application has scaled up in the past couple years, most of the core code remains the same. With their eCommerce site running 24x7, it is simply not feasible to update the core functions to handle ever-evolving attack vectors. Also, the third-party and open-source components have rarely been ... READ MORE
Aligning Cybersecurity to Business Objectives Helps Drive Revenue Growth and Lower Costs of Breaches, Accenture Report Finds
Accenture State of Cyber Resilience 2023 report reveals key traits of “cyber transformers,” who make cybersecurity the cornerstone of their business transformation efforts READ MORE
APJ’s retail, hotel and travel sectors faced over 1.15 billion web attacks in the last year
APJ’s web attacks in these sectors were largely driven by Australia, China and India and ranked second highest globally READ MORE
CyberArk Survey: AI Tool Use, Employee Churn and Geo-Political Tensions Fuel Cyber Jeopardy
91% of Australian respondents experienced at least one ransom attack READ MORE