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Visa & Akamai partner to secure rising AI shopping

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.
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3DiVi maps global facial recognition trends to 2026

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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data protection
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surveillance
3DiVi's 2026 report charts facial recognition's shift into core digital identity, mapping tech, regional maturity and policy risks worldwide.
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MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.
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Akamai & Visa join forces to secure AI shopping

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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fintech
Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.
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AI 'agentic' tools to drive surge in cyber fraud by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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phishing
Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.
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Verified email logos win trust in Boxing Day sales

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Verified brand logos in emails are boosting Australians' trust and clicks in Boxing Day sales, as AI-driven phishing threats intensify.
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Proving human identity is essential to defending Australia's financial services sector

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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mfa
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fintech
Australia's banks face rising AI-driven scams, making robust human identity verification and phishing-resistant MFA critical to security.
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PEP & sanctions screening in Australia: Strengthening compliance with better data

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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api
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international monetary fund
With crime costing Australia up to AUD $60.1 billion a year, robust PEP and sanctions screening is now a strategic necessity for business.
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Tenable hack of Copilot AI agent exposes fraud risks

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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data protection
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breach prevention
A Tenable demo shows a Copilot-built AI agent can be jailbreaked to steal card data and grant free trips, exposing major fraud risks.
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Exclusive: Media.com helps verify users amidst Australia's U16 social media ban

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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As Australia clamps down on under-16s online, Media.com bets its fully verified social network can profit from the global safety push.
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BlueCat predicts AI will reshape networks & security

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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network infrastructure
BlueCat leaders say AI, rising security threats and IT modernisation will force enterprises to rethink how they design and defend networks.
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AI-native attacks drive shift to continuous cyber tests

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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AI-native cyber attacks and synthetic IDs are forcing firms to shift from periodic checks to continuous, AI-driven security testing by 2026.
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5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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data protection
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mfa
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cx
Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.
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Media.com bets on verified users as social rules tighten

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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digital entertainment
Media.com touts a fully verified social network as Australia and other nations tighten age limits and safety rules on big platforms.
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Australians lose AUD $432 each on fake online tickets

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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e-commerce
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cybersecurity
One in five Australians has been duped by fake online tickets, losing an average AUD $432 as scams surge ahead of the busy summer events season.
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Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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mfa
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fintech
Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.
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How to detect fake players in online gaming

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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gaming
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physical security
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digital entertainment
Online gaming faces a hidden surge of fake players; here's how operators can detect bots, fraudsters and protect fair play at scale.
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LexisNexis launches enhanced IDVerse with deepfake detection

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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genai
LexisNexis has upgraded its IDVerse platform with advanced deepfake detection and unified fraud controls, improving security and user experience globally.
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Exclusive: SecurEnvoy's Michael Downs on MFA gaps and rising attack risks

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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data protection
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mfa
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advanced persistent threat protection
SecurEnvoy says flexible, phishing-resistant MFA is becoming essential as attackers increasingly exploit human error and regulatory pressure intensifies.
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Agentic AI, quantum risks & evolving threats to define 2026

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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quantum computing
KnowBe4 predicts agentic AI, quantum computing, and cybercrime evolution will reshape global cybersecurity and workforce practices in 2026.