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Why multi-factor authentication on the PEXA platform leaves security concerns

Why multi-factor authentication on the PEXA platform leaves security concerns

We published an article yesterday explaining why we see problems with the newly-introduced multi-factor authentication security measure on the PEXA electronic conveyancing platform. As a response to the growing number of conveyancing scams, such as the highly-publicised case involving the former MasterChef contestant, PEXA decided to introduce 2FA to ...
How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

How Abandoned Domain Names Pose a Major Cyber Risk to Your Business

Iron Bastion’s cybersecurity expert Gabor Szathmari, recently published novel research on abandoned internet domains, and how they are a significant cyber risk which threatens businesses and in particular the Australian legal profession. What is an Abandoned Domain Name? A domain name is a name you can register to identify your business on the ...
The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

The Alphabet of Electronic Conveyancing

ARNECC, ELN, ELNO, ECNL, PEXA... A recent cyber-attack incident against a property settlement transaction processed through the PEXA network has raised concerns over the transition from the traditional paper-based settlement process to electronic conveyancing. A number of cyber security experts have expressed their concerns about the cyber security ...

Why You Need Professional Email Hosting for Your Business

Your business deserves a reliable, safe and secure email service provider so that you can focus on your clients and not have to worry about cyber attacks. Email is an essential service for every business. However, not all email service providers are created equal. Some email services are more susceptible to hacking and data loss than others. In this ...
How To Prevent Payment Redirection Fraud At Your Conveyancing Practice

How To Prevent Payment Redirection Fraud At Your Conveyancing Practice

Enforcing Two-factor Authentication (2FA) on your email service is a robust security measure that can prevent payment redirection fraud. In the following article, we demonstrate how you can enable this powerful security feature on your corporate email accounts hosted on Office 365 or G Suite. By making this simple change, you can reduce the chances of ...

How to Protect Your Legal Practice from Payment Redirection Fraud

This article is aimed at helping legal professionals who commonly provide payment instructions for trust accounts and other transactions over email. Providing payment instructions over email puts you at risk of payment redirection fraud. In this article, you will learn why Australian legal professionals are high-value targets for cybercriminals and why ...
Is Your Conveyancing Practice Secure From Hacking?

Is Your Conveyancing Practice Secure From Hacking?

The recent media reports of fraud against conveyancing practices suggest that professionals should be taking measures for protecting their businesses from cyber attacks. Cybercriminals primarily rely on an email-based attack known as phishing to help commit payment redirection fraud. A recent Telstra Security Report found that the most common ...
Cheap Shots are taking Creep Shots of Women

Cheap Shots are taking Creep Shots of Women

Do you ever get that feeling that’s someone is watching you, or you are being followed? It freaks me out. Now, how do you feel when some random person has taken a photo of you? Well, sometimes you can never be too sure about what the case is. But, what happens when the creep shots take cheap shots? Yep, a whole new level we are heading to. What is ...
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CyberArk Integration with Microsoft Defender for Identity Speeds Identification and Containment of Cyber Threats

CyberArk Integration with Microsoft Defender for Identity Speeds Identification and Containment of Cyber Threats

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) today announced a new integration between CyberArk Privileged Access Manager (PAM) and Microsoft Defender for Identity, giving organisations a unified, comprehensive view of their entire identity security landscape to allow quicker, more effective threat response and containment. Defender for Identity is a cloud-based ...
Dragos and Yokogawa Forge Global Partnership to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Industrial Systems Worldwide

Dragos and Yokogawa Forge Global Partnership to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Industrial Systems Worldwide

Dragos and Yokogawa Electric have partnered to enhance industrial cybersecurity. By integrating Dragos’s OT cybersecurity platform with Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP system, the collaboration will provide visibility, threat detection, and response capabilities for industrial systems, advancing cybersecurity resilience amid digital transformation in industrial ...
Cisco Unveils AI Defense to Secure the AI Transformation of Enterprises

Cisco Unveils AI Defense to Secure the AI Transformation of Enterprises

Cisco’s end-to-end solution protects both the development and use of AI applications so enterprises can advance their AI initiatives with confidence. AI Defense safeguards against the misuse of AI tools, data leakage, and increasingly sophisticated threats, which existing security solutions are not equipped to handle. ...
Cybersecurity In 2025: Insights and Predictions From Yubico’s Experts

Cybersecurity In 2025: Insights and Predictions From Yubico’s Experts

With 2024 behind us, we saw another challenging year in the world of cybersecurity – highlighted by new and evolving threats like Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven phishing and increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks overall. Yubico’s September Global State of Authentication Survey confirmed the challenges, even underscoring the potential risks of ...
Aristotle Metadata Welcomes Shad Sears As Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

Aristotle Metadata Welcomes Shad Sears As Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

Aristotle Metadata is thrilled to announce the appointment of Shad Sears as their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Shad brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, commercial leadership and strategic development to our team.
ExtraHop® Celebrates Banner Year, Welcomes New CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth

ExtraHop® Celebrates Banner Year, Welcomes New CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth

Industry veteran with experience scaling notable network security brands joins world-class management team to accelerate momentum
Semperis Announces Lightning Intelligence to Provide Easy SaaS Offering for Active Directory and Entra ID Security Posture Assessment

Semperis Announces Lightning Intelligence to Provide Easy SaaS Offering for Active Directory and Entra ID Security Posture Assessment

New easy-to-deploy online security posture assessment for hybrid AD environments provides unprecedented visibility into security vulnerabilities, reducing cyberattack risk for small and mid-sized organisations and the most complex identity environments
Patch Tuesday Commentray from Tenable

Patch Tuesday Commentray from Tenable

Microsoft patched a whopping 157 CVEs in its inaugural Patch Tuesday for 2025. Not only is this the largest number of CVEs patched in January, it is the largest number of CVEs patched across any Patch Tuesday release since 2017. Microsoft set a record in April 2024, patching 147 CVEs. Since 2017, the average number of CVEs patched in January was 60. ...
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