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Acoustic appoints Michaela Aguilar as head of business partnership ecosystem
Expansion

Acoustic appoints Michaela Aguilar as head of business partnership ecosystem

Michaela Aguilar joins Acoustic team as head of business partnership ecosystem in APJ region, responsible for business expansion & revenue opportunities.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as global marketing senior vice president
Leadership

Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as global marketing senior vice president

Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as Global Marketing SVP to lead marketing initiatives for the Conversational AI company's global expansion.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
4/10 Australian SMEs fallen victim to cyber-attacks since pandemic
Cybersecurity

4/10 Australian SMEs fallen victim to cyber-attacks since pandemic

Almost four out of teb SMEs in Australia have fallen victim to cyber-attacks since the pandemic began, according to a new study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks
Data Privacy

Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks

Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
Fortinet introduces self-learning AI in latest offering
Malware

Fortinet introduces self-learning AI in latest offering

Fortinet is introducing self-learning AI capabilities in its new network detection and response offering, FortiNDR.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
What every CISO must answer to enable a best-in-class security operations program
Data Analytics

What every CISO must answer to enable a best-in-class security operations program

It has been widely reported recently that South Australian government employees have been the victims of a cyberattack.

By Gareth Cox • 5 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
The post-pandemic workforce requires secure IAM capabilities
Malware

The post-pandemic workforce requires secure IAM capabilities

HID Global discusses what identity and access management means for organisations in today's convoluted digital world.

By Matthew Lewis • 4 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
How zero trust can lead the battle against ransomware
Malware

How zero trust can lead the battle against ransomware

SecOps teams champion a zero trust strategy to support the fight against the escalating risk of cybercrime and help monitor threat actors across a network.

By Ian Farquhar • 5 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
Elevation of Privilege the top 2021 Microsoft vulnerability
EduTech

Elevation of Privilege the top 2021 Microsoft vulnerability

BeyondTrust's 2022 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report reveals that Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the second year running.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
Accenture - a collective security approach a driving factor for cyber resilience
Supply Chain

Accenture - a collective security approach a driving factor for cyber resilience

Accenture's new report highlights the need for CEOs to prioritize cyber resilience and take action against increasing cyber threats.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
'Alarming' rise in ransomware threats - Verizon report
Malware

'Alarming' rise in ransomware threats - Verizon report

As criminals look to leverage increasingly sophisticated forms of malware, it is ransomware that continues to prove particularly successful.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report
Phishing

WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
Check Point and CCTV expert join forces to boost protection
Surveillance

Check Point and CCTV expert join forces to boost protection

The partnership will involve Check Point Quantum IoT Protect Nano Agent being embedded in Provision-ISR's CCTV cameras for on-device runtime protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
MailGuard warns of new scam targeting Telstra customers
Phishing

MailGuard warns of new scam targeting Telstra customers

Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Vishing attacks reach all time high - Agari and PhishLabs
Phishing

Vishing attacks reach all time high - Agari and PhishLabs

Vishing cases have increased by 550% in the past year, overtaking business email compromise as the second most reported response-based email threat.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Asia Pacific plagued by sophisticated bad bots - report
Breach Prevention

Asia Pacific plagued by sophisticated bad bots - report

The three most common bot attacks were account takeover, content or price scraping, and scalping to obtain limited-availability items.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Information management capabilities to meet privacy requirements
Data Protection

Information management capabilities to meet privacy requirements

Organisations with customers or operations across more than one country face a spate of new and proposed privacy and data protection laws.

By Brandon Voight • 5 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Gartner reveals top three tech trends for banks this year
Data Privacy

Gartner reveals top three tech trends for banks this year

Gartner says generative artificial intelligence, autonomic systems and privacy-enhancing computation are gaining traction in banking and investment services.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Email revealed to be riskiest channel for data loss
Email Security

Email revealed to be riskiest channel for data loss

More than half (60%) of organisations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the last 12 months.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022