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How Safe are bit.ly (or Tiny URL) Links?

How Safe are bit.ly (or Tiny URL) Links?

What are shortened or tiny URLs?In the world of shortcuts, how could URLs stay behind. With domain names getting stranger and web links getting obnoxiously longer, tiny URLs come to the rescue. These are like capsule covers that make medicines easy to digest. Usually web addresses are attached with a lot of information (called query string) that helps ...
How to remove the roadblocks to going passwordless

How to remove the roadblocks to going passwordless

The road to passwordless authentication is one most organisations will tread, but they may require guidance in some key areas along the way, writes Ash Diffey, Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan, Ping Identity
How to remove the roadblocks to going passwordless

How to remove the roadblocks to going passwordless

The road to passwordless authentication is one most organisations will tread, but they may require guidance in some key areas along the way, writes Ash Diffey, Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan, Ping Identity
How to protect against double-extortion ransomware attacks

How to protect against double-extortion ransomware attacks

Of all the cybersecurity challenges facing organisations today, one of the most pervasive is ransomware attacks.
How to protect against double-extortion ransomware attacks

How to protect against double-extortion ransomware attacks

Of all the cybersecurity challenges facing organisations today, one of the most pervasive is ransomware attacks.
Insikt Report – Deepfakes : I Have No Mouth, And I Must Do Crime

Insikt Report – Deepfakes : I Have No Mouth, And I Must Do Crime

Intelligence company Recorded Future today released the findings of its latest deepfakes research. Titled “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Do Crime”, the report looks at how the spread of deepfake technologies, specifically through advancements in AI-based voice cloning, is pushing scams to a new level.
Shadow API Usage Surges 900%, Revealing Alarming Lack of API Visibility Among Enterprise

Shadow API Usage Surges 900%, Revealing Alarming Lack of API Visibility Among Enterprise

New Research Highlights APIs are Now a Leading Attack Vector, Posing New and Significant Threats to Organisation
Rethinking how to engage Australian directors in security budget discussions

Rethinking how to engage Australian directors in security budget discussions

Boards are still fractured when it comes to cybersecurity capability, skills and buy-in, but there are ways for CISOs to navigate this to keep their programs funded.
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New Research Shows ANZ Security Leaders Are Optimistic about AI Agents, But Trust and Compliance Are Key

New Research Shows ANZ Security Leaders Are Optimistic about AI Agents, But Trust and Compliance Are Key

IT security leaders across ANZ expect AI agents to be beneficial, yet most see significant readiness gaps in deploying proper safeguards As AI adoption accelerates and cyber threats increase, 75 per cent of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) IT security leaders recognise their security practices need transformation. New data from the latest ...
CrowdStrike Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

CrowdStrike Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

• Ending ARR surpasses $4.4 billion, adding $194 million in net new ARR • Delivers strong Falcon Flex deal momentum with accounts exceeding $3.2 billion in total deal value, growing more than 6x year-over-year • Achieves record cash flow from operations of $384 million and robust free cash flow of $279 million • Announces share repurchase authorization ...
Ip.Glass Supports Major Infrastructure Transformation At Hornsby Shire Council With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Solution

Ip.Glass Supports Major Infrastructure Transformation At Hornsby Shire Council With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Solution

June 04, 2025 – Ip.Glass, a leading provider of innovative cybersecurity and networking services, has successfully delivered a complete network transformation for Hornsby Shire Council using Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN and SD-Branch solutions. The project represents a significant step forward in the Council’s strategy to improve connectivity, enhance ...
Nintex Survey Finds Australian IT Leaders Embrace AI as SaaS Sprawl Undermines Productivity

Nintex Survey Finds Australian IT Leaders Embrace AI as SaaS Sprawl Undermines Productivity

Melbourne, Australia – June 5, 2025 – Australian mid-market organisations are contending with a growing software sprawl crisis, with 49% juggling between 51 and 200 SaaS tools, and half adding a new tool every two to four weeks. To overcome this, Australians are turning to AI, with 92% deploying AI to detect redundant apps, automate integrations, and ...
Optus Announces Appointment Of New Chief Security & Risk Officer

Optus Announces Appointment Of New Chief Security & Risk Officer

Optus has today announced the appointment of Pieter van der Merwe who will be joining Optus as Chief Security & Risk Officer. Optus CEO Stephen Rue said in a message to all employees that the appointment would enable the company to further strengthen and protect the security of Optus and its customers. Pieter is currently the Chief Security ...
Fastly Research: Commerce Industry Attacks Double As Bots Represent More Than One-Third Of All Traffic

Fastly Research: Commerce Industry Attacks Double As Bots Represent More Than One-Third Of All Traffic

Sydney, 4 June 2025 -  Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), a leader in global edge cloud platforms, today released its Q1 2025 Threat Insights Report, providing an overview of security trends, attack vectors and threat activity across the application security landscape. The report reveals that the commerce industry’s attack volume doubled from 15% in Q1 2024 to ...
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Kyndryl launch Cyber Resilience Program Following Successful Pilot for Not-for-profits

University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Kyndryl launch Cyber Resilience Program Following Successful Pilot for Not-for-profits

Kyndryl Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kyndryl, and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have announced the successful conclusion of the Cyber Resilience Program pilot. This marks a major milestone in its partnership to build cybersecurity skills in Australia’s not-for-profit (NFP) sector. Following the success of the pilot that provided ...
Barracuda Launches AI Cybersecurity Platform BarracudaONE And New Research On Security Tool Sprawl

Barracuda Launches AI Cybersecurity Platform BarracudaONE And New Research On Security Tool Sprawl

Introducing the BarracudaONE™ AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform Global Survey Finds Security Tool Sprawl Driving Cyber Risk and Overwhelming IT Teams, with 67% of Australian Professionals Managing Too Many Tools SYDNEY, Australia, 4 June, 2025 — Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex ...
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