70% of Australian orgs expect a breach in 2022
27 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSeven in 10 Australian organisations expect to be hit by a successful cyber attack in 2022, with 76% having already been breached in the preceding 12 months.
Why zero trust is the gold standard in secure hybrid work
26 April, 2022 by Martin Creighan, Managing Director, Citrix Australia and New Zealand | Supplied by: Citrix Systems Asia Pacific Pty LtdDigital workspaces have created opportunity and also highlighted a new set of challenges — a tension between effective security and employee experience.
A/NZ IT leaders would sacrifice security for performance
20 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than half of IT leaders from Australia and New Zealand polled by F5 Networks admit that they would turn off security features to improve performance.
Immuta announces A/NZ expansion
20 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingData security company Immuta has appointed Anthony Farr to lead the company's expansion into Australia and New Zealand.
Cybersecurity a boardroom blindspot
19 April, 2022The third edition 'Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan' report reveals a lack of boardroom awareness around cybersecurity in Australia.
New TDS attempted malware delivery to 600,000 users
12 April, 2022Threat researchers at Avast have discovered a new malicious Traffic Direction System that has infected web servers hosting more than 16,500 websites.
Australians lost $300m to scams in 2021
06 April, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralians lost over $300 million to scams last year, with investment scams being the biggest culprits, according to a new report from Savvy.
ACCC takes action against Meta Platforms
24 March, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC has taken Facebook's Meta to court alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from scam crypto ads spoofing Australian public figures.
Australian security teams inundated with inaccurate alerts
23 March, 2022A new report says Australian IT teams are being inundated with inaccurate cloud security alerts.
Orgs unprepared for threats to Kubernetes environments
21 March, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOnly 30% of respondents to a Veritas survey report having tools in place to protect against ransomware threats to Kubernetes environments.
Charles Sturt to offer free cyber health checks for SMEs
15 March, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCharles Sturt University will offer 40 free cyber health check consultations to SMEs in the NSW Central West region under a state-government sponsored program.
Trellix strenghtens ANZ presence
14 March, 2022Trellix plans to grow its footprint in Australia and New Zealand by democratising its extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities in the region.
Unmasking security concerns amid Australia's M&A boom
14 March, 2022 by David Arthur, Security Architect A/NZ | Supplied by: F5A rapid rise in M&A activity is set to continue, increasing security issues as no two organisations operate cloud environments the same way.
Scammers exploiting crises to target Australians
11 March, 2022 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTwo Flinders University professors have warned Australians to be wary of heightened scam activities during crisis events such as floods and pandemics.
Evolving attacks on mobile apps
09 March, 2022 by Raltisa Miteva, manager digital identity and mobile security | Supplied by: OneSpanUnsurprisingly, mobile banking apps are an extremely enticing target for fraudsters, with bad actors adapting techniques to get around app store restrictions.
