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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.
Nozomi Networks Predicts Major A/NZ Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Uplift in 2024

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.
Australian Government Launches Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect National Economy

Australian Government Launches Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect National Economy

The Australian government has recently unveiled a new cybersecurity strategy designed to bolster the nation's cyber capabilities and protect the economy and its citizens from cyber threats. The policy, led by Minister Clare O'Neil, seeks to make Australian entities harder targets, and to enable faster recovery from cyber attacks. The government aims ...
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In The News

Cisco Appoints Ben Dawson as New SVP for APJC Sales and APJC President

Cisco Appoints Ben Dawson as New SVP for APJC Sales and APJC President

Singapore, July 9, 2025 – Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, today announced the appointment of Ben Dawson as the new President for its Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) business, succeeding Dave West. He will report to Oliver Tuszik, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Chief Sales Officer, effective Monday, July 28, ...
Sophos Managed Risk Expands Capabilities with Internal Attack Surface Management (IASM) to Identify and Guide Organisations to Mitigate Internal Vulnerabilities

Sophos Managed Risk Expands Capabilities with Internal Attack Surface Management (IASM) to Identify and Guide Organisations to Mitigate Internal Vulnerabilities

Expands Visibility of Internal Exposures within an Organisation’s Environment
Excite Technology Services Closes More Than $3 million In June, Continuing Growth Momentum

Excite Technology Services Closes More Than $3 million In June, Continuing Growth Momentum

Excite Technology Services has closed out the financial year with its strongest monthly performance to date, securing more than $3 million through June in new deals across its cyber security, digital forensics, and training service lines. 
Wavelink Signs Distribution Agreement with Cloudian to Support Growing Demand for Artificial Intelligence-ready, Cloud-native Storage Solutions

Wavelink Signs Distribution Agreement with Cloudian to Support Growing Demand for Artificial Intelligence-ready, Cloud-native Storage Solutions

July 08, 2025 – Wavelink, an Infinigate Group company and leader in technology distribution, services, and business development in Australia and New Zealand, has signed a distribution agreement with Cloudian, a global leader in S3-compatible file and object storage. Under the agreement, Wavelink will distribute Cloudian’s portfolio throughout ...
Wild Tech Strengthens Asia Pacific Presence With Appointment of Tiffany Ong As Head of Microsoft in Singapore

Wild Tech Strengthens Asia Pacific Presence With Appointment of Tiffany Ong As Head of Microsoft in Singapore

Wild Tech has appointed Tiffany Ong as its new Head of Microsoft in Singapore, strengthening the company’s APAC leadership bench as it accelerates digital transformation for enterprise and small-to-mid-market (SMC) organisations. With more than a decade of experience in ERP consulting and enterprise cloud sales, Ong brings deep product fluency ...
Elastic Security Scores 100% in AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

Elastic Security Scores 100% in AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

Sole participant among 17 vendors to achieve a perfect score in both the Real-World Protection and Malware Protection Tests
Macquarie Cloud Services and CareSuper Join Forces to Drive Cloud Innovation and Efficiency

Macquarie Cloud Services and CareSuper Join Forces to Drive Cloud Innovation and Efficiency

Macquarie Cloud Services has been appointed by CareSuper to lead a major cloud transformation program, marking a high-profile shift away from VMware Cloud on AWS and toward a more modern, cost-efficient, and agile Azure environment. The agreement is seeing Macquarie Cloud migrate and recalibrate CareSuper’s VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) environment – ...

KnowBe4 Urges Organisations to Recognise Social Engineering’s Critical Role in Ransomware Surge

Amidst rising ransomware-related attacks, KnowBe4 shares five pivotal tips to reduce human risk this Ransomware Awareness Month
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