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2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Reveals Sophisticated Adversaries Re-exploiting and Re-weaponizing Patched Vulnerabilities and Moving Beyond Ransomware

2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Reveals Sophisticated Adversaries Re-exploiting and Re-weaponizing Patched Vulnerabilities and Moving Beyond Ransomware

CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its 9th annual Global Threat Report, highlighting key trends and cyber threats facing Australia, and revealing the sectors most under threat by Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operations.
Rapid7 Vulnerability Intelligence Report Shows Attackers Developing and Deploying Exploits Faster Than Ever

Rapid7 Vulnerability Intelligence Report Shows Attackers Developing and Deploying Exploits Faster Than Ever

Analysis of security vulnerability trends shows an 87% increase in first-week exploitation since 2020
Security Emerges As A Critical Input To User Experience Decisions

Security Emerges As A Critical Input To User Experience Decisions

Security is shifting even further ‘left’, away from developers and into the design thinking of CX and UX teams, writes Ping Identity’s Head of APAC & Japan Ashley Diffey.
IBM Report: Ransomware Persisted Despite Improved Detection in 2022

IBM Report: Ransomware Persisted Despite Improved Detection in 2022

Manufacturing Most Extorted Industry; Email Thread Hijacking Attempts Spike; Time to Ransom Moves from Months to Days.
Synopsys Study Underscores Need for Comprehensive SBOM as Best Defence in Software Supply Chain Security

Synopsys Study Underscores Need for Comprehensive SBOM as Best Defence in Software Supply Chain Security

84% of codebases contained at least one known open source vulnerability, an almost 4% increase from last year’s findings.
Haste Is Waste! Is Google’s Fear Of Missing Out Hurting The Holistic Development Of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Haste Is Waste! Is Google’s Fear Of Missing Out Hurting The Holistic Development Of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

23 Feb 2023 6:00 AM   Dr Samar Fatima, Research Fellow, Enterprise AI and Data Analytics Hub  Topics: Google, Bard, AI, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT  “The race for search engine supremacy is getting fierce amongst tech giants with the release of Open AI’s ChatGPT instilling competitive fear in those bigger companies such as ...
How Businesses Are Faring With The Rise Of Cyber Threats: 15 Years In Review

How Businesses Are Faring With The Rise Of Cyber Threats: 15 Years In Review

The year 2022 has been dubbed the "year of the cyber plague" due to the occurrence of two of the worst breaches in Australian history happening within weeks of each other, with Optus and Medibank falling victim. These attacks are a testament to the severity of the havoc that cyber attacks can cause, which has been documented over the last 15 years by ...
Report: 2022 a breakthrough year in the development of malware targeting critical infrastructure

Report: 2022 a breakthrough year in the development of malware targeting critical infrastructure

Scaled ransomware attacks against manufacturing and geopolitical tensions brought increased attention to the industrial cyber threat landscape
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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, ...
KBKast Podcast Partners with Vanta as First Exclusive Sponsor

KBKast Podcast Partners with Vanta as First Exclusive Sponsor

Sydney, Australia, June 03, 2025 - KBI.Media is proud to announce a landmark partnership between KBKast, the flagship security podcast for leadership, and Vanta, the leading trust management platform. With well over 300 interviews to date, KBKast welcomes Vanta as its first-ever exclusive sponsor - a major milestone that underscores the podcast’s ...
Fortinet Appoints Nicole Henry as Head of Government Affairs for Australia and New Zealand

Fortinet Appoints Nicole Henry as Head of Government Affairs for Australia and New Zealand

Nicole Henry will drive strategic engagement and cybersecurity policy leadership across the region, reinforcing Fortinet’s commitment to advancing cyber resilience and safeguarding critical infrastructure 
Genetec Enhances AutoVu Cloudrunner With New Mapping Tools For Faster Investigations

Genetec Enhances AutoVu Cloudrunner With New Mapping Tools For Faster Investigations

Powerful new visualisation tools help law enforcement and security professionals analyse vehicle data with greater accuracy and efficiency.
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