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Retail sector hit hard by ransomware and data-theft attacks during the pandemic, with extortion attacks on the rise, says Sophos.

The report found increasing instances of ransomware victims experiencing multiple breach events, as well as a rise in the average ransom payment.

RDDoS attacks pose a greater threat to organizations than ransomware, with over 40% falling victim in the past year, says new research from Neustar.

Salesforce misconfigurations could expose sensitive data, allowing attackers to steal information and perform spear-phishing campaigns, warns Varonis.

The report highlights the risks of vulnerable connected devices at a time when new ransomware attacks are reported almost daily .

New Zealand businesses face higher risk of PC malware attacks than businesses in Australia, UK, US, according to Avast.

Ransomware attacks on remote access have reached a staggering 71 billion between Jan 2020 to June 2021, warns ESET research.

ISG has assessed CyberCX as a Leader across multiple quadrants: technical security services, strategic security services and managed security services.

Arcserve and Nutanix are teaming up to bring hyperconverged data protection and cybersecurity to hybrid cloud infrastructures.

According to new research, nearly two-thirds of employees use personal passwords to protect corporate data and vice versa.

Securing your DevOps, OT, and 5G initiatives is crucial before deploying them across your distributed enterprise network, says CISO Cornelius Mare.

The companies' boards believe the merger has ‘compelling strategic and financial rationale’, and creates an opportunity to create a new cyber-safety business.

As organisations ramp up their digital transformation efforts, there are three key areas that business executives must consider to bolster cybersecurity.

Fortinet expands investment in Australia with new technical assistance centre in Sydney and partnerships with educational institutions.

1 in 4 companies experienced at least one email security breach, with phishing attacks being the main cause, reveals a survey by Hornetsecurity.

Highest ransom paid in 2020 was $12.9m, almost doubled from the previous year, according to new research by Palo Alto Networks.

Spamhaus and Validity partner to combat malicious activity in emails, aiming to create a safer environment for businesses and consumers.

PCI SSC and CSA have released a joint bulletin on the importance of properly scoping cloud environments. Cloud security is a growing concern.

Now that CEOs across ANZ properly understand cybersecurity and cyber-risks, it’s time to get the board of directors up to speed.

Cloud security company Qualys has announced an agreement to acquire TotalCloud, the cloud workflow management and no-code automation platform.