Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) provides attackers with advanced toolsets and templates that enable them to quickly deploy phishing campaigns.
The rapid rise and evolution of PhaaS is driving a fundamental change in the phishing ecosystem, making the threat increasingly complex and sophisticated. The developers behind these phishing kits invest considerable resources in their creation and continuous enhancement.
According to Barracuda threat analysts, around 30% of the credential attacks seen in 2024 made use of PhaaS, and this is expected to rise to 50% in 2025.
Barracuda monitors the activity of some of the most prominent PhaaS platforms. One of these is Tycoon.
The use of Tycoon has been ...
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Security Awareness involves educating individuals within an organisation about potential cyber threats, safe online practices, and the importance of maintaining a security-conscious mindset. Security Awareness programs aim to empower employees to recognise and mitigate cybersecurity risks, reducing the likelihood of falling victim to social engineering attacks such as phishing or malware. Effective security awareness efforts encompass regular training sessions, simulated phishing exercises, and the dissemination of relevant information to foster a culture of cybersecurity vigilance.
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Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue; it directly impacts customer trust and loyalty. Customers expect their data to be secure and any breach can lead to ...

‘Digital companionship’ has transcended science fiction. It’s now in a fledgling state, driven by a flourishing, if somewhat opportunistic, zeitgeist of AI-driven ...

As we rapidly progress into the digital era, Australia aims to become a world leader in cyber security by 2030. However, the threat of cybercrime continues to grow at an ...

Australia’s business leaders face a complex and rapidly evolving market landscape that is highly competitive, globally interconnected, and demands a proactive approach to ...
Phishing attacks, the most common form of social engineering, manipulate users into divulging sensitive information or clicking malicious links. With the rise of AI tools ...

The safeguarding of digital assets is an ongoing, uphill battle. This fight is made harder still by the gaps in cyber resilience policies and the alarming lack of confidence ...
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16th October 2024 - Australia. Global AI cyber defence leader Darktrace is sounding the alarm for Australian corporate boards to urgently prioritise cyber maturity, following ...
Other key findings include surge of info-stealers and botnets, an increase in evasive malware and a rise in network attacks across the Asia Pacific
Thales today released the findings of its 2024 Data Threat Report for Financial Services organisations, based on a subset of its global Data Threat Report survey which was ...

OpenText Cybersecurity’s 2024 Ransomware Survey: Supply Chain Attacks Surge, Ransom Payments Persist
While companies improve defenses, almost half of respondents still suffer ransomware attacks and the resulting ransom payments only perpetuate the cycle of vulnerability
Titled the "Hidden Costs of DevSecOps," the IDC InfoBrief Reveals Companies Spend an Average of $28K Per Developer Annually on Identifying, Evaluating, and Addressing ...

This month, Microsoft addresses 117 CVEs with three rated as critical and four zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which were exploited in the wild. Remote code execution (RCE) ...
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