Consumer identity proofing, authentication, and authorisation will top the $37 billion value mark by 2023.

Amateur cybercriminals (or anyone with a grudge), can execute spam attacks, steal people’s identities, and more. 

It is paramount for organisations to have a clear understanding of what data protection is and close the gaps in their protection strategies.

Twenty-seven credit card numbers with no CVV were accessed, and the combination of data accessed varies for each affected passenger.

Data security incidents have risen 228 percent in the second quarter of 2018, while fines have doubled.

Half a year on from the introduction of Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme (February 2018), many Australian SMBs are still not adequately prepared.

With contrasting advice coming from all angles, the line between GDPR fact and fiction has become blurred.

Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

The law was enforced in May but is still confusing to some colocation providers as to which requirements they must comply with.

What does the role entail, and does your organisation need one?

With the implementation of GDPR organisations are under tremendous pressure to establish and maintain compliance.

Google’s management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

Without visibility into the behaviours occurring within a network, it’s almost impossible to detect if what’s happening is out of the ordinary.

Earlier this year, Gemalto appointed Tech Data as a distributor for its portfolio of SafeNet identity and data protection solutions in New Zealand.

"The cyber world is falling apart and the united internet we're used to is ceasing to exist."

Barracuda Networks, Sophos, RedLock, and Darktrace offer their views on the data leak that affected close to 50 million accounts.

Almost 50 million accounts have been compromised through a daisy-chained vulnerability in the View As feature, which allowed an unknown party to snatch authentication tokens of 50 million users.

Law enforcement officials are challenged by compliance policies and procedures such as evidence disclosure rules.

in recent years, the cyber regulatory market has evolved into a well-defined, addressable market with metrics showing its impact in relation to other associated sectors

70% of companies couldn’t fulfil data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.

The expansion includes a new office, local data centres and updated product offerings to meet new and amended Australia and New Zealand privacy laws.

About 81% of mass breaches are caused by stolen or weak passwords, and just over half of data breaches involve some form of credential harvesting.

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.

The penalties for non-compliance can be upward of four percent of a company’s global turnover.