Cybersecurity stories

The shift to work-from-anywhere has spotlighted zero-trust network access, as organisations need to protect important assets from workers connecting from poorly protected home networks.>>

Global privacy company Kaspersky has highlighted some of the most significant cyber threats New Zealand consumers and businesses should be prepared for in 2022.  >>

Research out of the University of Southern Queensland in Australia has been funded to help make smart devices and connected technology safer. >>

Trickbot and Emotet have topped the list of the most prevalent malware in Australia, according to new analysis from Check Point Research.>>

In December, Trickbot claimed the top spot as most prevalent malware, overtaking Formbook which was in first place in November 2021. >>

Alibaba Cloud has been recognised by Gartner among global cloud service providers for its critical cloud abilities in compute, storage, network and security.>>

WordPress vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2021, and 77% of them are exploitable.>>

Honeywell and Acalvio Technologies have launched a new solution designed to detect known and unknown (zero-day) attacks across the operational technology (OT) environments in commercial buildings.>>

Let’s spare a thought for cybersecurity professionals as we look into our crystal ball to see what 2022 holds. They’ll be under increasing pressure from the ‘bad guys’ and the ‘good guys’ as well.>>

“Midsized companies face complex security threats and increasingly onerous compliance requirements but rarely do they have the in-house resources to manage all of this themselves; this is exactly where smartbloc. comes in.">>

"Last year, we saw a staggering 50% more cyberattacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020 – that’s a significant increase.">>

CrowdStrike has announced the launch of Falcon Fund II, a $100 million investment vehicle in partnership with Accel focused on cross-stage private investments within cybersecurity and relevant adjacent markets. >>

Ransom DDoS attacks increased by 29% YoY and 175% QoQ in the last quarter 2021, according to new research from Cloudfare.>>

Its effects will be felt far into 2022 and beyond, according to Imperva Research Labs.>>

After a year of transition, Lenovo offers a range of predictions and new approaches it believes will take hold in the Asia Pacific markets for 2022 and beyond.>>

An expert panel examines the human faces of the cybersecurity, the evolving role and responsibility of CISOs, and how shaping a cyber-aware security culture within organisations is integral to minimising the growing threat of cybercrime.>>

The security operations centre (SOC) has been on the front line facing the pandemic-induced escalation of cybersecurity threats in the past eighteen months.>>

Enabling data to move more easily between organisations will undoubtedly lead to more crime, says a cybersecurity firm.>>

This saw it rank highest among all cybersecurity vendors included in the matrix and secure the number one position for the second year in a row.  >>

BlackBerry has made several announcements, and released updates and video demos at the CES 2022 tech event.>>

Poorly managed and weak passwords are a prime target for hackers, and organisations are responding by going password-less to remove this weakness all together.>>

Named Zloader, the new malware is designed to steal cookies, passwords and any sensitive information.>>

Cybersecurity company Surfshark has released Incogni, a tool that helps prevent personal information from being stored and sold by data brokers.>>

Google Cloud has announced the acquisition of Siemplify, a security orchestration, automation and response provider.>>