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Harassment Surged 20x in Ransomware Cases, New Report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Finds

Harassment Surged 20x in Ransomware Cases, New Report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Finds

A new report from Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, found that ransomware and extortion actors are utilising more aggressive tactics to pressure organisations, with harassment being involved 20 times more often than in 2021, according to Unit 42™ incident response cases.
Research Highlights Cyber Security’s Underestimated Role as a Business and Revenue-enabler

Research Highlights Cyber Security’s Underestimated Role as a Business and Revenue-enabler

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released new research* revealing that while Australian organisations plan to increase cybersecurity budgets in 2023, business leaders hold conflicting views on the function.
BeyondTrust 10th Annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report Finds Elevation of Privilege Remains #1 Microsoft Vulnerability Category

BeyondTrust 10th Annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report Finds Elevation of Privilege Remains #1 Microsoft Vulnerability Category

BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, today announced the release of the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. This report is the 10th anniversary edition and covers a decade of vulnerability insights, providing valuable information to help organisations see into the past, present, and future of the Microsoft ...
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
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Tenable Commentary: April Patch Tuesday

Tenable Commentary: April Patch Tuesday

Microsoft patched 121 CVEs in its April 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with 11 rated critical and 110 rated as important. Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 40.5% of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by remote code execution vulnerabilities at 25.6%. CVE-2025-29824, an elevation of privilege bug in Windows Common Log File ...
Fastly Unveils DDoS Attack Insights to Strengthen Protection and Security Transparency

Fastly Unveils DDoS Attack Insights to Strengthen Protection and Security Transparency

New capabilities provide deeper visibility into attack mitigation, helping organisations validate the efficacy of their automated DDoS protection
Sophos Names Chris Bell as Senior Vice President of Global Channel, Alliances and Corporate Development to Lead Next Evolution of Global Channel Strategy

Sophos Names Chris Bell as Senior Vice President of Global Channel, Alliances and Corporate Development to Lead Next Evolution of Global Channel Strategy

Sophos today announced it has named Chris Bell as senior vice president of global channel, alliances and corporate development, where he will lead the evolution of Sophos’ global channel strategy. This key appointment reinforces Sophos’ channel-first commitment to deliver a world-class partner experience. Bell joined Sophos following its acquisition ...
Australia Under Attack As Higher Cyber Threat Activity Observed, Armis Report Finds

Australia Under Attack As Higher Cyber Threat Activity Observed, Armis Report Finds

56% of respondents from Australia – higher than the global average (43%) – believe the threat is imminent, disclosing that they have already had to report an act of cyberwarfare. 79% of Australian IT leaders believe that global geopolitical tensions are only worsening the threat. In fact, over half (51%) have experienced more threat activity on their ...
BeyondTrust Named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) Solutions

BeyondTrust Named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) Solutions

Company recognised for aggressive technical innovation and advanced features that focus on a platform solution, offering broad functionality and use case support Report highlights BeyondTrust’s strengths in securing cloud environments by enforcing least privilege access, identifying identity-based risks, and mitigating misconfigurations 
Kyndryl Expands Partnership With Google Cloud to Accelerate Mainframe Modernisation for Customers With Generative AI

Kyndryl Expands Partnership With Google Cloud to Accelerate Mainframe Modernisation for Customers With Generative AI

Kyndryl certified as a specialised Google Cloud partner for Gemini models
DriveSavers Expands to Australia, Offering Industry-Leading Data Recovery Services

DriveSavers Expands to Australia, Offering Industry-Leading Data Recovery Services

Sydney, 8 April 2025 - DriveSavers, a global leader in data recovery, has officially launched its Australian operations, bringing world-class data recovery solutions to individuals and businesses across the country. For over 40 years, DriveSavers has been at the forefront of data recovery, assisting clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies like ...
ExeQuantum Launches First Production-Ready HQC Post-Quantum API, Paving the Way for Cryptographic Diversity

ExeQuantum Launches First Production-Ready HQC Post-Quantum API, Paving the Way for Cryptographic Diversity

Melbourne, Australia, April 2025 - ExeQuantum, a cybersecurity company specializing in post-quantum cryptography, has officially launched a production-ready implementation of HQC-192, a NIST alternate finalist KEM, now accessible through a developer-facing API. This marks one of the first real-world deployments of HQC as a hardened, ...
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