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Human-centric Cybersecurity: The First Line of Defence

Human-centric Cybersecurity: The First Line of Defence

Introduction Australian organisations face an array of cybersecurity challenges that didn’t exist half a decade ago. And yet the reliance on traditional security and legacy systems is largely the status quo – often falling short in addressing the nuanced interplay between human behaviour and technological vulnerabilities. A New Approach Enter ...
Keeping the Public Safe From Festive Scams

Keeping the Public Safe From Festive Scams

"While the festive season should be a period of joy and goodwill, hackers are particularly active in Australia and have the ability to employ new, sophisticated tactics on consumers. One emerging trend we're seeing is the use of AI-powered tools, with deepfake technologies allowing hackers to create convincing face-swapped videos and the ability to ...
When Post-Quantum cryptography Is No Longer Post-Quantum

When Post-Quantum cryptography Is No Longer Post-Quantum

As quantum computing advances, the standards for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) are evolving rapidly, with governments like Australia phasing out even selected PQC algorithms like ML-KEM-768 and ML-DSA-65 to maintain robust security. This article explores the challenges businesses face in adapting to these shifting standards, from resource demands to ...
The Cisco Live 2024 Rundown Featuring Splunk

The Cisco Live 2024 Rundown Featuring Splunk

At the hustling and bustling Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 2024 edition of Cisco Live commenced with discussions on the future of cybersecurity and data management. With industry heavyweights like Tom Gillis, AJ Shipley, and Tom Casey at the helm, the event promises to redefine the paradigms of network security, artificial ...
Modernising Privileged Access Management to Combat Advanced ID-Based Cyber Threats

Modernising Privileged Access Management to Combat Advanced ID-Based Cyber Threats

While identity-related threats are increasingly challenging, a well-implemented PAM strategy can transform security postures. By securing paths to privilege, businesses reduce their attack surfaces, making it harder for cybercriminals to exploit identities.
Proactive Measures for Businesses to Achieve Effective Cyber Hygiene Practices

Proactive Measures for Businesses to Achieve Effective Cyber Hygiene Practices

Cybercrime rates in Australia have surged, with online attacks averaging out to one every six minutes, according to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).(1) For organisations, one of the most common attacks is email compromise, which involves manipulating individuals into unauthorised financial transactions or the disclosure of sensitive company ...
Antifragility – the Essential Strategy for Modern Cyber Defense

Antifragility – the Essential Strategy for Modern Cyber Defense

Agnidipta Sarkar, VP CISO Advisory, explores how Nassim Taleb's concept of antifragility enhances cyber defense strategies.
The Five Step Journey to Securing Australia’s Most Important Data Assets

The Five Step Journey to Securing Australia’s Most Important Data Assets

Securing information assets to be resilient against a broad spectrum of threats is a journey many Australian organisations find themselves on. A steady stream of data breach disclosures - and a desire not to join that list - is keeping them motivated to stay the course. For banks and other financial entities, there’s additional motivation in the form ...
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New Malicious Npm Package Highlights the Speed at Which Supply Chain Risks Propagate

New Malicious Npm Package Highlights the Speed at Which Supply Chain Risks Propagate

Tenable Research investigated a malicious package in the npm public registry named “amber-src” that underscores the rapid nature of modern supply chain attacks. The package, which was downloaded approximately 50,000 times before its removal, was designed to mimic a popular package “ember-source”, to infect developers’ systems across Windows, macOS, and ...
WatchGuard Marks 30 Years of Setting the MSP Security Standard

WatchGuard Marks 30 Years of Setting the MSP Security Standard

Cybersecurity leader has helped MSPs reduce complexity, scale protection, and profitably grow through every market shift  SYDNEY – February 25, 2026 — WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), celebrates 30 years this month of helping MSPs protect businesses through every era of threat ...
Firmus Technologies Group Selects VAST AI Operating System to Power Sovereign, Energy-Efficient AI Factories in Asia Pacific

Firmus Technologies Group Selects VAST AI Operating System to Power Sovereign, Energy-Efficient AI Factories in Asia Pacific

VAST Data today announced that Firmus Technologies Group, an AI infrastructure specialist founded in Australia with operations across Asia Pacific, has selected the VAST AI Operating System as a foundational data layer for its next generation of sovereign, energy-efficient AI factories.   Firmus, a NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), is building ...
2026 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: AI Accelerates Adversaries and Reshapes the Attack Surface

2026 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: AI Accelerates Adversaries and Reshapes the Attack Surface

AI-enabled attacks surge 89% as breakout time falls to 29 minutes; AI tools and development platforms are actively exploited
Exabeam Research: AI Accountability Becomes the New Mandate as Cybersecurity Economics Shift

Exabeam Research: AI Accountability Becomes the New Mandate as Cybersecurity Economics Shift

95% of organisations are increasing cybersecurity budgets in 2026 with AI as the top spending driver despite being the hardest investment to justify BROOMFIELD, Colo. – February 24, 2026 – Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations, today announced the findings of its new multinational report, From Adoption ...
Appointment: Zepto Creates New Chief Business Resilience Officer Role to Lead Security and Risk

Appointment: Zepto Creates New Chief Business Resilience Officer Role to Lead Security and Risk

Zepto appoints Mariana Paun as Chief Business Resilience Officer. The newly created role will unify teams to strengthen security, risk and compliance under Paun’s leadership.
Sophos Active Adversary Report Finds Identity Attacks Dominate as Threat Groups Proliferate

Sophos Active Adversary Report Finds Identity Attacks Dominate as Threat Groups Proliferate

Sophos has released the 2026 Sophos Active Adversary Report, which reveals that 67% of all incidents investigated by Sophos Incident Response (IR) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) teams last year were rooted in identity-related attacks. The findings highlight how attackers continue to exploit compromised credentials, weak or missing multifactor ...
Armis Launches Developer Portal to Help Global Organisations Operationalise Asset Intelligence

Armis Launches Developer Portal to Help Global Organisations Operationalise Asset Intelligence

“The Armis Developer Portal provides more than just documentation; we are giving the developer and security community direct access to the world’s most robust asset intelligence. This empowers them to move beyond simple monitoring to an intelligent, proactive security posture.”
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