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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
ASIC Cracks Down on Companies Failing to Uphold Data Protection Standards With Hefty Penalties

ASIC Cracks Down on Companies Failing to Uphold Data Protection Standards With Hefty Penalties

In recent months, the Australian corporate regulator ASIC has warned that it will be seeking record penalties for breaches of market disclosure, and in particular, those related to cyber attacks.
Cyber warfare: how to counter the rising threat

Cyber warfare: how to counter the rising threat

While preventing ransomware attacks and data theft tend to be top priorities for corporate IT security teams, awareness is increasing of the growing threats posed by cyber warfare.
CyberArk Workforce Password Management Delivers Advanced Protections for Enterprise Users

CyberArk Workforce Password Management Delivers Advanced Protections for Enterprise Users

New Capabilities for Securing Access to High-Risk, High-Value Business Applications Help Organisations Improve Security and Reduce Risk
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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 ...
NinjaOne Completes Acquisition of SaaS Backup and Data Protection Leader Dropsuite

NinjaOne Completes Acquisition of SaaS Backup and Data Protection Leader Dropsuite

NinjaOne, the automated endpoint management platform, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Dropsuite for approximately $270 million USD to help organisations reclaim lost productivity and reduce the risk of ransomware. With the addition of Dropsuite, NinjaOne customers can unify endpoint, server, and SaaS application backup use cases, ...
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