Claroty expands into APJ region with HQ in Singapore
21 October, 2021Claroty has formally opened its regional headquarters office in Singapore, after experiencing hyper growth in the Asia–Pacific region.
Ransomware: tougher penalties and mandatory reporting
14 October, 2021New criminal offences, tougher penalties and a mandatory reporting regime have been announced under the Ransomware Action Plan.
Visa's AI tools stopped $354m of fraud in 12 months
13 October, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVisa's AI-driven security tools protected Australian businesses from more than $354m of fraud in a 12-month period, the company said.
Addressing the evolving cyber threat environment
12 October, 2021 by David Stevens, Assistant Commissioner, Dispute Resolution, Office of the Australian Information CommissionerThe key message from the OAIC: the cyber threat environment is evolving and organisations need to continually update processes and protections to address this.
Mandiant confirms rebrand from FireEye to Mandiant, Inc.
12 October, 2021Cybersecurity solutions provider Mandiant has completed its name change from FireEye, Inc. to Mandiant, Inc. and changed its Nasdaq stock ticker symbol to MNDT.
Robot control: managing a non-human workforce
12 October, 2021 by Chern-Yue Boey, Senior VP, APAC | Supplied by: SailPointRPA technology enables automation of repetitive structured tasks and data-intensive processes, cutting costs and maximising efficiency.
Consumers abandon brands if online doesn't measure up
05 October, 2021Australian consumers are less tolerant of online frustration and will abandon brands that can't balance convenience and privacy.
Ransomware vulnerabilities will last another two years
01 October, 2021New research suggests Australian businesses will be open to the risk of data lost and ransomware attacks for another two years.
Claroty finds 11 vulnerabilities in Nagios
01 October, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingClaroty has disclosed 11 vulnerabilities in the widely-used network management system Nagios that could leave users exposed to a variety of attacks.
FooForce CEO calls for national approach to reporting cyberattacks
01 October, 2021FooForce CEO Frances Russell has called for an organised national approach for cybercrime victims to report cyberattacks.
Remote workers exposing organisations to cyber threats
29 September, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly three in four Australian organisations faced cyber attacks targeting remote workers in the past 12 months, according to Tenable.
$211 million in scam losses this year
27 September, 2021Australians have reported a record $211 million in losses to scams this year, an increase of nearly 90% from last year.
Manufacturers leaving sensitive data at risk
23 September, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe manufacturing sector is failing to limit employees' access to sensitive company data, with employees on average able to access one in five files.
Ransomware costing financial firms $3.61m per breach
23 September, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSophos' State of Ransomware in Financial Services report found that 35% of financial services organisations faced a ransomware attack in 2020.
KnowBe4, OneLogin aim to set new Guinness World Record
22 September, 2021This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, KnowBe4 and OneLogin will attempt to set an Official Guinness World Record for the most views of a cybersecurity lesson on YouTube.
