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UPDATE: Latitude Financial Hit by Data Breach

UPDATE: Latitude Financial Hit by Data Breach

Last week, ​​consumer finance provider Latitude Financial suffered a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of around 330,000 customers in New Zealand and Australia. Most of the stolen data was copies of driver's licenses or numbers, and only a small percentage were passport numbers or Medicare numbers. The Department of Internal Affairs ...
How to Safeguard Data From ChatGPT’s Security Risks

How to Safeguard Data From ChatGPT’s Security Risks

ChatGPT is now the fastest-growing app in history, hitting 100 million active users in just two months—way faster than the nine months it took previous record-holder TikTok to reach that mark. According to its developer OpenAI, Australia can also expect access to the subscription-based ChatGPT Plus soon.
Palo Alto Networks Leads the Industry to AI-Powered SASE

Palo Alto Networks Leads the Industry to AI-Powered SASE

According to the Gartner® 2022 Roadmap for SASE Convergence report1, by 2025, 80% of enterprises will have adopted a strategy to unify web, cloud services and private application access using a SASE/SSE architecture, up from 20% in 2021.

CrowdStrike Discovers First-Ever Dero Cryptojacking Campaign Targeting Kubernetes

- Benjamin Grap - Manoj Ahuje CrowdStrike has discovered the first-ever Dero cryptojacking operation targeting Kubernetes infrastructure. Dero is a cryptocurrency that claims to offer improved privacy, anonymity and higher and faster monetary rewards compared to Monero, which is a commonly used cryptocurrency in cryptojacking operations. The novel ...
SailPoint unveils ANZ organisations lack a comprehensive identity security framework

SailPoint unveils ANZ organisations lack a comprehensive identity security framework

New Australia and New Zealand study indicates how organisations can solve the zero-trust imperative with cross-functional responsibility and robust identity governance strategies
ASIC Cracks Down on Companies Failing to Uphold Data Protection Standards With Hefty Penalties

ASIC Cracks Down on Companies Failing to Uphold Data Protection Standards With Hefty Penalties

In recent months, the Australian corporate regulator ASIC has warned that it will be seeking record penalties for breaches of market disclosure, and in particular, those related to cyber attacks.
Cyber warfare: how to counter the rising threat

Cyber warfare: how to counter the rising threat

While preventing ransomware attacks and data theft tend to be top priorities for corporate IT security teams, awareness is increasing of the growing threats posed by cyber warfare.
CyberArk Workforce Password Management Delivers Advanced Protections for Enterprise Users

CyberArk Workforce Password Management Delivers Advanced Protections for Enterprise Users

New Capabilities for Securing Access to High-Risk, High-Value Business Applications Help Organisations Improve Security and Reduce Risk

In The News

Unit 42 Research Report Exposes Evolving Cybersecurity Risks Across Critical Industries

Unit 42 Research Report Exposes Evolving Cybersecurity Risks Across Critical Industries

New insight reveals increasing complexity and exposure in attack surfaces driven by AI-generated threats Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, today released its latest report, ‘2024 Unit 42 Attack Surface Threat Report’, revealing the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats. The study, drawn from several petabytes of data ...
Vista Group Boosts Cloud Operations and Secures IT Infrastructure with Support From ManageEngine

Vista Group Boosts Cloud Operations and Secures IT Infrastructure with Support From ManageEngine

New-Zealand-founded Vista Group, a leading global provider of software and technology solutions across the film industry, obtains seamless resource management across multiple environments, proactive issue resolution, and assured compliance with help from ManageEngine. Founded in 1996, Vista Group started when founder Murray Holdaway was tasked by a ...

Tenable Names Cloud Security Expert, Shai Morag, Chief Product Officer

Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced that it has named Shai Morag to the role of chief product officer. Morag will focus on delivering increased momentum and scale across Tenable’s entire portfolio, driving the company’s next era of growth by building security products for a cloud-first world. Morag joined Tenable in 2023 ...
Thales’ 2024 Critical Infrastructure report shows a rise in attacks against critical sectors, and lack of response preparedness

Thales’ 2024 Critical Infrastructure report shows a rise in attacks against critical sectors, and lack of response preparedness

Thales today releases the findings of its 2024 Critical Infrastructure report. Organisations across energy and utilities, telecommunications, transportation and trucking/shipping industries globally (including in Australia) have been surveyed. This comes as Australia’s Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI) will come into effect on August ...
Who Knew? Domain Hijacking Is So Easy

Who Knew? Domain Hijacking Is So Easy

Sydney, 13 August:  Researchers at Infoblox and Eclypsium have discovered that a powerful attack vector in the domain name system (DNS) is being widely exploited across many DNS providers. We have found that over a dozen Russian-nexus cybercriminal actors are using this attack vector to hijack domain names without being noticed. We call this ...
Palo Alto Networks Rolls Out Secure AI by Design Portfolio

Palo Alto Networks Rolls Out Secure AI by Design Portfolio

Availability of industry’s first AI-powered cybersecurity solutions to defend against AI threats, safeguard models, and enable controls and visibility
Palo Alto Networks Hosts Cybersecurity Workshop in Sydney to Tackle Digital Safety

Palo Alto Networks Hosts Cybersecurity Workshop in Sydney to Tackle Digital Safety

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, hosted its first Cyber Safe Kids Family Workshop on Sunday, 11 August. The free interactive workshop for parents and children aged 7-12, brought together families from across Sydney to equip them with the skills and knowledge for navigating the digital world with greater confidence and ...
Optus Launches new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tool to Combat Enterprise Cyber Threats

Optus Launches new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tool to Combat Enterprise Cyber Threats

Optus is the first Managed Service Provider (MSP) in Australia to partner with Devo Inc. Using the Devo Security Data Platform, Optus will achieve real-time visibility of potential and emerging network threats. The platform leverages cutting edge technology including Artificial (AI) Intelligence to identify and detect threats. The new automated ...

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