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A Legal Take On The Cybersecurity Strategy 2023-2030

A Legal Take On The Cybersecurity Strategy 2023-2030

The Cybersecurity Strategy 2023-2030 (the Strategy) is Australia's blueprint for cyber-safety by 2030, with three horizons to get there. The Action Plan for the first horizon (2023-2025) sets the foundations for the rest of the strategy to follow, and unsurprisingly includes a lot of legal and regulatory elements to support horizons two and three. For ...
Battling Cyber Scams: Traditional Algorithms Won’t Cut it

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

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, 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

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

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

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.
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Do The CONTEC CMS8000 Patient Monitors Contain A Chinese Backdoor? The Reality Is More Complicated

Do The CONTEC CMS8000 Patient Monitors Contain A Chinese Backdoor? The Reality Is More Complicated

On 30 January, The Cybersecurity Infrastructure & Security Agency (CISA) released an alert, complemented by a notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggesting that the Contec CMS8000 patient monitor and OEM white-label variants contain a backdoor communicating to a Chinese IP address. Team82 investigated the firmware and ...
New Research From Claroty’s Team82 Highlights Urgent Ransomware And Insecure Connectivity Threats To Mission-Critical OT Assets

New Research From Claroty’s Team82 Highlights Urgent Ransomware And Insecure Connectivity Threats To Mission-Critical OT Assets

State of CPS Security 2025: OT Exposures” Reveals the OT Device Exposures Most Coveted for Exploitation by Adversaries SYDNEY, Australia, 5 February 2025 – Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, today released a new report revealing the exposures that are most coveted for exploitation by adversaries in operational technology ...
GitHub Brings Data Residency To Australia With GitHub Enterprise Cloud

GitHub Brings Data Residency To Australia With GitHub Enterprise Cloud

GitHub, the most widely adopted Copilot-powered developer platform, now offers organisations in Australia more control over where their code is stored
Check Point Announces New AI-Powered Innovations To Bolster Unified Security Management For The Infinity Platform

Check Point Announces New AI-Powered Innovations To Bolster Unified Security Management For The Infinity Platform

Six new capabilities reduce complexity, enhance threat prevention, and set the stage for autonomous zero trust across the Infinity Platform Vienna, Austria – February 4, 2025 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced new Infinity Platform capabilities to accelerate ...
SolarWinds Unveils New Features In 2025 Partner Program

SolarWinds Unveils New Features In 2025 Partner Program

SYDNEY, Australia. 5 February 2024. – SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, unveils the next phase of enhancements to the SolarWinds Partner Program. These updates focus on three key areas: increasing partner profitability, partner capabilities, and providing partners with the ...
Informatica CDO Survey Reveals Australian Organisations Face Challenges Moving GenAI Pilots into Production While Optimism Prevails

Informatica CDO Survey Reveals Australian Organisations Face Challenges Moving GenAI Pilots into Production While Optimism Prevails

New report highlights key barriers hindering AI adoption and investment growth
Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Closing of Acquisition for Cylance

Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Closing of Acquisition for Cylance

SYDNEY, Australia - February 4, 2025 – Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX:BB), two global leaders in security software and services, today announced the successful closing of the acquisition of BlackBerry’s Cylance® endpoint security assets by Arctic Wolf. The two companies entered into a definitive agreement on December 15, 2024. “We ...
New Relic Announces the Industry’s Only Observability Integration with DeepSeek to Accelerate AI Adoption and ROI

New Relic Announces the Industry’s Only Observability Integration with DeepSeek to Accelerate AI Adoption and ROI

By combining New Relic's advanced monitoring capabilities with DeepSeek's high-performance, cost-effective models, we are pushing the boundaries of AI innovation. This solution empowers businesses of all sizes to confidently adopt and optimise AI technologies, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.
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