COVID-19 attack campaigns continue to surge in 2H20
15 April, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCyber attacks taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic grew 240% in Q3 and 114% in Q4, according to McAfee's annual Threats Report.
Sapien, Honeywell to provide cybersecurity for infrastructure
14 April, 2021Sapien Cyber and Honeywell Building Technologies have partnered to create cybersecurity solutions to support buildings and critical infrastructure sites.
Banking and finance have best security culture
09 April, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew research from Knowbe4 indicates that the banking and financial services industries are closest to achieving a good security culture.
Ampion, Aussie cybersecurity provider, acquired by Wipro
06 April, 2021Australian cybersecurity, DevOps and engineering services provider Ampion has been acquired by Wipro, to reinforce its position in the ANZ market.
Australian employees sharing sensitive data over IM
25 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe rapid changes to working brought on by COVID-19 have resulted in a surge in employees sharing sensitive business data over collaboration tools.
More Mac malware detected in 2020 than ever before
25 March, 2021An investigation into the state of macOS malware by Atlas VPN has found that malware developed to target macOS surged by over 1000% in 2020.
CyberCX Threat Assessment flags rise in data extortion
25 March, 2021CyberCX has launched its inaugural Annual Threat Assessment, detailing trends in the threat landscape across Australia and New Zealand.
Tesserent buys Secure Logic's managed services unit
23 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian cybersecurity company Tesserent has announced a new acquisition aimed at bolstering its government services business.
Queensland opens two new cyber innovation nodes
19 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustCyber and the Queensland Government have collaborated to open new cybersecurity innovation nodes in Brisbane and Townsville.
Report: Rise in cloud-based email threats during COVID-19
19 March, 2021Trend Micro Incorporated has revealed that it detected double-digit year-on-year increases in malware, credential theft and phishing emails in 2020.
COVID crisis led to A/NZ security spending spike
15 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian and New Zealand businesses spent an additional 10–20% on cybersecurity in 2020 than they had originally budgeted for, IDC estimates.
Australians lost $20.8m to scams in February
15 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralians lost $20.8 million to scams in February as scammers continued to take advantage of the pandemic to prey on victims, according to Scamwatch figures.
Australian organisations targeted in Exchange attack
12 March, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian organisations have fallen victim to a new attack campaign targeting vulnerabilities in the widely used Microsoft Exchange software.
AustCyber launches national cybersecurity platform
05 March, 2021AustCyber has launched AUCyberscape, a digital platform for cybersecurity providers to list their products, services and experience for potential customers.
Using multi-factor authentication to boost cybersecurity
03 March, 2021Using multi-factor authentication to strengthen proof-of-identity protections can prevent cybercriminals from accessing private online information and accounts.
