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IriusRisk appoints Elise Hayes as Strategic alliance director
Software Development

IriusRisk appoints Elise Hayes as Strategic alliance director

Elise Hayes appointed as strategic alliance director for North America at IriusRisk to expand partner relationships in high-demand market.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
Experts place the human factor at the centre of cybersecurity strategies
Data Analytics

Experts place the human factor at the centre of cybersecurity strategies

Human factor key to Australian companies' cybersecurity strategies, says panel of experts. Cyber-attacks occur every 8 minutes in the country.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Jan 2022
Google Cloud launches new services for a unified data platform
Data Analytics

Google Cloud launches new services for a unified data platform

Google Cloud has launched new solutions for its unified data cloud strategy, providing organisations with a unified data platform.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021
Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019
Malware

Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019

Equifax breach vulnerability from Apache Struts tops WatchGuard's Q3 2019 list of network attacks, highlighting rising malware and zero-day threats.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2019
Equifax, FICO launch data analytics tool for FSIs
Data Analytics

Equifax, FICO launch data analytics tool for FSIs

Equifax and FICO team up to launch Data Decisions Cloud, enhancing FSIs' customer interactions with advanced data analytics tools and predictive AI.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2019
Financial services must change mindset to contain cyberattacks
Cybersecurity

Financial services must change mindset to contain cyberattacks

CyberArk's EMEA VP discusses evolving techniques of cybercrime in the financial sector and how businesses need to think like attackers.

By Rich Turner • 6 min read • Thu, 31st May 2018
Is the internet getting safer?
Microsoft

Is the internet getting safer?

Connecting our human selves to our digital identities is hard. How does your bank know it's really you behind the browser opening a new account?.

By Simon Thorpe • 5 min read • Fri, 18th May 2018
Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues
Breach Prevention

Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues

Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company's massive US data breach last year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018
Not again… Expert discusses potential SECOND Equifax breach
Firewalls

Not again… Expert discusses potential SECOND Equifax breach

It was only weeks ago that one of the single largest data breaches in history was announced - now Equifax may have been hacked again.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned
Breach Prevention

2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned

Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
Equifax and its 143m customers just the 'first known victims'
Supply Chain

Equifax and its 143m customers just the 'first known victims'

Equifax breach reveals well-known vulnerability, patch available long before attack, says Flexera. More hacks likely to come.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017
Equifax data breach: The end of cybersecurity as we know it
Breach Prevention

Equifax data breach: The end of cybersecurity as we know it

One of the single largest data breaches in history was disclosed last week by the credit reporting giant, Equifax - here are three implications.

By John A. Wheeler • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2017

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The top five phishing challenges that lie ahead in 2018
Malware

The top five phishing challenges that lie ahead in 2018

Phishing is expected to drive bigger breaches in 2018 as mobile scams, cloud attacks and ransomware spread beyond email filters.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 21st Jan 2018
Kiwi innovations take centre stage
Wearables

Kiwi innovations take centre stage

Public voting is open as finalists for New Zealand’s innovation awards include solar-powered cow collars, quiet drones and Te Reo Maori smartphones.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017
Xero and Equifax piloting tool to help small businesses avoid bad debt
Fintech

Xero and Equifax piloting tool to help small businesses avoid bad debt

The feature will let small businesses on Xero see the credit risk of their potential customers, suppliers and partners.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017