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Cybersecurity Challenges and the Need for a Mindset Shift

Cybersecurity Challenges and the Need for a Mindset Shift

In a recent interview with cybersecurity expert, Corien Vermaak, Head of Cybersecurity from Cisco ANZ, was a discussion about the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and the challenges posed by breaches and the shortage of skilled practitioners shed light on the urgent need for a value mind shift in understanding the importance of personal data ...
Navigating the Cyber Battlefield: AI-Driven Attacks and Strategies for Defense

Navigating the Cyber Battlefield: AI-Driven Attacks and Strategies for Defense

In the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has marked the advent of a new era defined by both innovation and vulnerability. It’s a ‘double-edged sword’ for cyber security experts: AI holds great promise for enhanced security (improving processes and ensuring fewer gaps in security controls), but it ...
Australia’s New Defence Technology Law: A Strategic Move or a Threat to Global Collaboration?

Australia’s New Defence Technology Law: A Strategic Move or a Threat to Global Collaboration?

Australia is poised to enact a new law that imposes stringent regulations on sharing defence technology with foreign entities, with the notable exception of its AUKUS partners, Britain and the United States. This significant move is designed to align with U.S. export controls on defence technology, a critical component of the AUKUS plan to construct ...
Insights from Cisco Live: What’s Cooking?

Insights from Cisco Live: What’s Cooking?

The recent Cisco Live event in Melbourne 2023, provided a platform for industry leaders to discuss the critical cybersecurity challenges facing our industry. The noted event included prominent figures from Cisco and other industry experts, shedding light on the complexities, innovations, and pressing issues within the cybersecurity sphere. A ...
Communication Is Key to IT Security

Communication Is Key to IT Security

The growing scope and severity of cyber threats targeting Australian businesses this past year has put a spotlight on the need for greater security measures. With more attention and support, now is the time for companies of all sizes to bolster their preparedness against emerging threats – and opening up internal dialogues across the business will be ...
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Partnerships in the Cybersecurity Industry

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Partnerships in the Cybersecurity Industry

Partnerships play a vital role in meeting customer demands and driving success for organisations. In a recent episode of the KBKast podcast, host Karissa Breen sat down with Raj Sharma, from Palo Alto Networks, to discuss the importance of strategic partnerships and the changing dynamics of the reseller ecosystem. From the rise of direct ...
The Growing Need For Company Board Directors And Non-Executive Directors To Play A Proactive Role In Cybersecurity

The Growing Need For Company Board Directors And Non-Executive Directors To Play A Proactive Role In Cybersecurity

Following a spate of high-profile cyber-attacks, the Federal Government has set a target for Australia to become the most cyber secure nation by 2030. However, according to Apple, Australia is one of the top four countries for cyber-attacks - behind the US, the UK and Canada. With the government playing an increasingly proactive, and prominent role in ...
Robust Physical Security Includes Strong Data Privacy 

Robust Physical Security Includes Strong Data Privacy 

Physical security and data privacy used to co-exist in parallel. But now physical security has evolved away from analogue technologies, towards modern digital infrastructure. At the same time, governments and citizens have become increasingly concerned about privacy implications.
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Latest DigiCert Survey Finds Manual Processes Expose Organisations to Outages, Compliance Failures, and Six-Figure Losses as Certificate Volumes Climb

Latest DigiCert Survey Finds Manual Processes Expose Organisations to Outages, Compliance Failures, and Six-Figure Losses as Certificate Volumes Climb

Research highlights certificate mismanagement is draining enterprise resources and eroding digital trust
Operational Technology Cybersecurity Risk Elevates Within Executive Leadership Ranks

Operational Technology Cybersecurity Risk Elevates Within Executive Leadership Ranks

More than half (52 per cent) of organisations report that the chief information security officer/chief security officer is responsible for operational technology, up from 16 per cent in 2022, while 95 per cent of organisations report that the C-suite is responsible for operational technology, up from 41 per cent in 2022 
Bitdefender Forges Partnership With Creators Guild of America

Bitdefender Forges Partnership With Creators Guild of America

Bitdefender has announced a strategic partnership with the Creators Guild of America to provide digital security solutions tailored for online content creators. The partnership aims to raise awareness of the critical need for creators to protect their digital identities, content, and personal information from increasingly sophisticated and costly cyber ...
Tenable Research Warns of Critical AI Tool Vulnerability That Requires Immediate Attention [CVE-2025-49596]

Tenable Research Warns of Critical AI Tool Vulnerability That Requires Immediate Attention [CVE-2025-49596]

Tenable Research has identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic's widely adopted MCP Inspector, an open-source tool crucial for AI development. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this flaw leverages default, insecure configurations, leaving organisations exposed by design. MCP Inspector is a popular tool with over ...
S&P 500 fetches Datadog

S&P 500 fetches Datadog

NASDAQ-listed monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, Datadog, has announced its inclusion on the S&P 500 Index, effective prior to the opening of trading today. The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities, tracking the stock performance of 500 leading US companies. Datadog’s addition ...

AI-Generated Media Drives Real-World Fraud, Identity Theft, and Business Compromise

Trend Micro uncovers the criminal playbook for deepfake-enabled cybercrime
HID and ASSA ABLOY Recognised with Renowned Red Dot Award for Innovative Biometric eGate Design

HID and ASSA ABLOY Recognised with Renowned Red Dot Award for Innovative Biometric eGate Design

Combining an Aesthetically Appealing Design, Function and Innovation, the BG100 Speedgate Sets New Benchmark for Passenger Experience in Air Travel
State of Data Readiness – Report Suggests Large Gap Between Expectation And Reality

State of Data Readiness – Report Suggests Large Gap Between Expectation And Reality

A new report released by Commvault has revealed a significant gap between perceived and actual cyber readiness among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) organisations—raising alarm bells for boards and business leaders across the region.
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