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The average ransom demand in cases rose 144% in 2021 to US$2.2 million, while the average payment climbed 78% to US$541,010.

Avast acquires digital identity provider SecureKey Technologies to simplify consumer access to online services.

Australia's digital commerce sales surged by over AUD$54bn in 2020 and are predicted to hit AUD$60bn in 2021, according to GlobalData.

Rapid7 has released its latest Vulnerability Intelligence Report detailing the most significant security vulnerabilities and cyber attacks in 2021.

The Australian Government has announced an investment of $9.9 billion to increase the country’s intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities.

Cloud workloads are vulnerable to a variety of attacks. Understanding why and adopting runtime protection is crucial.

The capabilities add hybrid environment support and provide remediation guidance for on-premises, cloud, and managed AD environments.

We all know that patching is important, so why is the physical process for updating systems across the enterprise still so difficult?.

IBM has launched a cloud service designed to perform key management across hybrid, multicloud environments, helping enterprises mitigate risk.

Mobile traffic has accounted for 75% of all traffic, a four-year increase, according to the latest Cybercrime Report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Students' safety and well-being are at the forefront of all schools' policies and procedures in today's challenging environment.

The report highlights that cloud automation is the key to future-proofing cybersecurity, especially when coupled with autonomous privileges and access.

Researchers have discovered a sophisticated malicious cryptocurrency scheme that targets mobile devices running Android or iOS.

Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government hosted Australia's Prime Minister to open the company’s Intellicentre 3 East hyperscale data centre.

Ilya Gutlin appointed as Senior VP of Asia Pacific at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, focusing on driving business growth in 20 territories.

API security firm appoints AZ Asia-Pacific as distributor in Singapore and The Philippines. Noname Security aims to expand its market share in Asia Pacific.

The professional association for Australia's technology sector announced Chris Vein has been appointed the organisation's Chief Executive Officer.

Barry's world-class experience in business transformation and innovation will drive the next phase of growth for me-u.

Michelle Price joins EY as Partner in Oceania's cybersecurity and trusted technology practice, to lead the Government and Public Sector team.

Adrian Griffin named Managing Director of SAP New Zealand, responsible for all customer operations, as the company focuses on growth and innovation.

Channel Factory expands to Australian market with new Commercial Director, Lia Cain, and Director of Growth, Steve Jones. #branding #advertising.

Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management and SaaS management company, appoints KY Wong as VP of Sales for the APAC region to promote its value in the area.

Komo, the digital marketing software company, appoints Leilani Vakaahi as new Partnerships Manager to support expansion plans with her experience.

The Queensland government has appointed a new Chief Customer and Digital Officer to drive the state's digital economy and improve citizen-centric services.