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Aus organisations under fire from persistent and sophisticated cyber attacks

Nearly 70% of Australian organizations expect to experience a breach of customer records within the next year, according to a new report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Aug 2021

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Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) stories

Malware

Evolution of ransomware reaches dangerous levels of sophistication

Ransomware is reaching new levels of sophistication with dangerous results, according to cybersecurity firm SLVA.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 6 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2022

Malware

Four critical cyber attack prevention strategies in 2022

The growing threat of cyber adversaries loomed over organisations throughout 2021, and it shows no signs of slowing down as we enter March 2022.

By Tyler Farrar • 7 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2022

Privileged Access Management

Legislative compliance requires privileged access management

Australia's Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021, extends cybersecurity provisions to data, finance, water, energy, and more.

By Joseph Carson • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2022

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Check Point recognised for leading threat detection solution

Check Point's Harmony Endpoint has been recognized as a leader in MITRE Engenuity ATT-CK Evaluations for the second year in a row.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Apr 2022

Malware

How to prevent ransomware devastation

The devastating effects of ransomware have grown over the past two decades from opportunistic to carefully orchestrated attacks.

By George Tsoukas • 5 min read • Fri, 25th Mar 2022

Data Analytics

Gigamon unveils latest network detection and response solution

It's the first network detection and response solution on the market to provide 365-day rich network metadata retention.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Feb 2022

Malware

Finance industry revealed as sector most under threat by cyber attacks

The finance industry has been revealed as the sector most under threat from cyber attacks, according to a new study released by Trellix.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Feb 2022

Malware

More elusive and persistent - Kaspersky researchers uncover the third known firmware bootkit

Kaspersky discovers third case of firmware bootkit, MoonBounce, attributed to APT41 with sophisticated attack flow.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Jan 2022

Crypto

Major cryptocurrency losses for SMBs from BlueNoroff threat actor

Kaspersky experts uncover APT attacks by BlueNoroff, resulting in major cryptocurrency losses for small and medium-sized companies worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Jan 2022

Malware

Data security a key concern for trustees as cyber risks increase

Businesses are investing in advanced technology to protect client data as cyber attacks increase during the pandemic, says Equity Trustees.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Nov 2021

Firewalls

New variants of Android spyware linked to advanced persistent threat

Sophos has identified new variants of Android spyware targeting victims in the Middle East, developed by APT C-23.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Nov 2021

Malware

Rackspace highlights top security challenges of today's organisations

Half of global IT leaders lack confidence in their ability to respond to cyber threats, according to a survey by Rackspace Technology.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Oct 2021

Cybersecurity

The who's who of NZ's government & public cybersecurity agencies

From government agencies to public initiatives, here's an inside look at who protects New Zealand's digital landscape from cyber threats.

By Sara Barker • 14 min read • Thu, 30th Sep 2021

Firewalls

Fortinet: Advanced techniques to counter sophisticated threats

Ransomware attacks can be turned against hackers by setting up decoy networks, says Cornelius Mare, CISO at Fortinet Australia.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Sep 2021

Cybersecurity

Anomali eyes ANZ channel expansion led by new country manager

Sharma will be charged with expanding the company's presence through channel network and development, with a focus on sales growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Aug 2021

Hyperscale

ExtraHop reveals expansion on response and forensics capabilities

he new features include one-click incident response reporting, NDR investigation capabilities, and a packet capture product available on AWS Marketplace.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Aug 2021