Cybersecurity stories

Cybercrime is on the rise but New Zealand's response to it is fragmented and victims rarely get justice. In the wake of the Waikato District Health Board ransomware attack, Anusha Bradley asks how we can better help and protect cybercrime victims.>>

An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals. >>

Kaspersky has created a VR game where executives can work as information security specialists, giving them a better understanding of cybersecurity. >>

Attacks are continuing to accelerate because they are extremely lucrative for attackers.>>

Established Dridex trojan has dropped off altogether after being one of the most popular malwares in recent months amidst a global surge in ransomware. >>

Learning how to better protect the data used and stored by organisations’ print systems is in their best interests for the company’s future success.>>

"ExtraHop brings a unique level of visibility into networks and delivers sophisticated real-time detection, investigation, and response capabilities to organisations around the world.">>

The possibilities of innovative technologies are not being fully realised by Australia's Government, and this is adversely impacting the economy, the latest AIIA survey finds.>>

When an organisation can recover quickly from a ransomware attack, organisations can accelerate growth safely and reliably.>>

When an attack happens, security teams should be ready with information about who is attacking and the steps being taken to mitigate damage. >>

A new report from cybersecurity firm ESET has revealed rapid abuse of trending vulnerabilities and configuration flaws by cyber crooks.>>

The Lemon Duck cryptomining malware is being used to target unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers —giving it a 'firm foothold' in compromised servers.>>

Palo Alto Networks has launched updates to Prisma Cloud, the company’s cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution.>>

Fortinet explains how trust has to be proven over and over again in order to ensure that every network component adheres to your overall security policies.>>

VMware has announced a new collaboration with Zoom for an enhanced and more secure experience in hybrid work environments.>>

Enhanced Safe Browsing users are successfully phished 35% less than other users.>>

"The findings underscore the critical need for resilient endpoints and applications in the evolving ‘work from anywhere’ era." >>

The majority (82%) of businesses still remain concerned about the security risks of employees working remotely, despite being over a year into remote working and looking ahead to likely shifts to hybrid remote/in-office working models.>>

The number of cyber security incidents reported in this country has risen 25 percent since the same time last year. >>

The DDoS attack report analyses attack activity by industries, attack vectors, DDoS attacks on applications and on-premise versus cloud.>>

Ransomware is causing significant business impacts such as business disruption, data loss, reputational damage, remediation costs, and legal costs.>>

Thanks to a rapid rise in digital transformation, remote work adoption, and ransomware attacks all driven by COVID-19, security is the safest bet there is for business growth. >>

"The CrowdStrike Store was built to extend the power of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform through a curated and diverse partner ecosystem.">>

"2020 was the most productive year for ransomware families who moved from hostaging data to exfiltrating data, coupled with blackmailing.">>