Australian construction sector targeted in BEC scams
09 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has warned of a growing trend of building and construction companies being targeted in business email compromise scams.
Australian cyber companies have advantage in US
09 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA new report from AustCyber finds that Australian cybersecurity companies looking to expand to the US have a competitive advantage due to the AUSFTA agreement.
Australian orgs among victims of Kaseya attack
07 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has received reports of Australian organisations being among the victims of the supply chain ransomware attack on Kaseya.
MSPs on alert after Kaseya VSA supply chain ransomware attack
05 July, 2021Following the Colonial Pipeline and JBS Meatworks ransomware attacks, a new attack is using a vulnerability in Kaseya VSA software globally to deploy ransomware.
Authentication best practices to achieve Zero Trust
30 June, 2021 by Geoff Schomburgk* | Supplied by: Yubico IncZero Trust, a strategic initiative designed to stop data breaches, has come of age in the last 12 months due to the heightened cybersecurity risks faced by organisations.
688 new malware threats found per minute in Q1
28 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMcAfee's latest Threat Report found that 688 new malware threats were discovered per minute in Q1.
Report: 93% of APAC security leaders not reporting to CEOs
24 June, 2021LogRhythm has found that while 60% of organisations have experienced a cyber attack in the last two years, only 7% of security leaders are reporting to the CEO.
Corporate networks full of CVEs: Zscaler
18 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch into the attack surfaces of 1500 major companies found that the average corporate network is full of dozens of common vulnerabilities and exposures.
Mobile phones the focal point of cybersecurity for 90% of CISOs
17 June, 2021A survey has revealed that the emergence of remote work has shifted CISO priorities from network security threats to mitigating mobile security risks.
Aussie businesses take $128m hit from payment redirection scams
11 June, 2021Payment redirection scams were the most financially damaging scams for Australian businesses in 2020, according to the ACCC's Targeting Scams report.
AGD consulting on making Essential Eight mandatory
11 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Attorney-General's Department will recommend that the ACSC's Essential Eight threat mitigation strategies be made mandatory for non-corporate govt entities.
Fastly outage highlights the need for unified IT practices
11 June, 2021Industry experts have urged organisations to boost their cyber resilience policies, after an internet outage affected many of the world's top websites.
PwC, SecurityAdvisor partner to tackle human-centric cyber risks
08 June, 2021PwC Australia has partnered with SecurityAdvisor to create a machine learning-based solution that protects organisations from human-centric cyber risks.
47% of ANZ businesses had a data breach in past year
04 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly half of ANZ businesses have experienced a data breach in the past year, and 55% have seen an increase in the volume of cyber attacks, research suggests.
Could AI be the future of network security?
02 June, 2021Enhancing AI-driven solutions with machine learning and augmented intelligence could help CISOs create a stronger cybersecurity ecosystem for their organisation.
