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Battling Cyber Scams: Traditional Algorithms Won’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 won’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
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
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
Over 2023, we’ve seen what I like to call the ‘verticalisation of cybersecurity’ taking effect, in that cybersecurity has finally taken centre stage in business discussions. cybersecurity’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
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 Organisation’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 Hays’ Salary Guide. With the increasing significance cybersecurity has within organisations this doesn’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
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
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
Qualys Cloud Platform Completes IRAP Protected Assessment, Reinforcing Commitment To Cybersecurity Excellence
Qualys, a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today announced that its multi-tenant Qualys Cloud Platform was successfully assessed at the ‘PROTECTED’ level by the Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), an initiative by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). This achievement demonstrates that ...
Hunter Versus Spy: Sophos “Pacific Rim” Report Details its Defensive and Counter-Offensive Operation with Multiple Interlinked Adversaries Based in China
Sophos recently released “Pacific Rim,” a report detailing its defensive and counter-offensive operation over the last five years with multiple interlinked nation-state adversaries based in China targeting perimeter devices, including Sophos Firewalls. The attackers used a series of campaigns with novel exploits and customised malware to embed tools to ...
Trend Micro Celebrates Cybersecurity Excellence With Foodstuffs South Island, Accor, Dole, And Others
New Zealand's leading grocery group, Foodstuffs South Island, has been recognised as a winner of the Customer Innovator Award for integrating security into its digital strategies
SYDNEY, November 1, 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the winners of its 2024 Customer Awards. The ...
Forescout Vedere Labs Unveils Riskiest Connected Medical Devices
Forescout today published the “Unveiling the Persistent Risks of Connected Medical Devices” report. Building on “The Riskiest Connected Devices in 2024” report from June, this research analyses more than 2 million devices across 45 healthcare delivery organisations (HDOs) during the last week of May 2024. The findings reveal a growing risk from ...
ExtraHop® Report Reveals Data Breach Costs Exceed Industry Estimates
SEATTLE – October 29, 2024 – ExtraHop®, a leader in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), today released a new report analysing the short- and long-term financial impacts high-profile data breaches have on publicly traded companies.
According to the findings, a data breach costs an organisation US$677 million on average, millions more ...
Fortinet Delivers AI-Enhanced Data Protection And Insider Risk Management
FortiDLP’s unified approach to data protection enables enterprise organisations to anticipate and prevent accidental and malicious data loss across cloud deployments, applications, and managed and unmanaged devices
Trustwave’s 2024 Retail Report Series Highlights Alarming e-Commerce Threats And Growing Fraud Against Retailers
October 30, 2024 – Trustwave, a leading cybersecurity and managed security services provider, has released a series of reports detailing the threats facing the retail sector, marking the second year of its ongoing research into these critical security issues.
In its annual research, Trustwave SpiderLabs highlights the unique factors at play in ...
TeamViewer Launches New AI-Powered Features Following Research Finding 75 Per Cent Of Global Decision-Makers Find AI Essential For Business Efficiency
61 per cent of decision-makers agree that the AI hype is over, emphasising the need for actionable solutions that deliver business results.
One-quarter of respondents believe that not adopting AI risks falling behind competitors and foresee increased costs due to a lack of automation.
AI helps IT professionals save around 16 hours each month already, ...
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