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Average cost of an Australian data breach hits AUD $4.26 million

IBM's latest report reveals Australian data breach costs hit a record AUD $4.26 million in 2024, with phishing and stolen credentials as top attack vectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Aug 2024

Encryption

New report finds Australia lagging behind with encryption strategies

Australia falls behind global average in enterprise-wide encryption strategies, according to new study by Entrust.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2022

Global Stories

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Ransomware

Trustwave highlights critical cyber threats to financial services

Trustwave's latest reports unveil growing cryptocurrency and ransomware threats in financial services, highlight the urgency of combating phishing-as-a-service and insider threats.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024

Network Infrastructure

Zero Trust study highlights rising concern over identity security

Identities top the list of priority risks for organisations' Zero Trust strategies, reveals a global study by Entrust, highlighting a shift from compliance to pre-emptive security efforts.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Cybersixgill launches AI tool to streamline threat reports

Cybersixgill debuts its AI-powered IQ Report Generator, offering rapid, customised threat intelligence reports, revolutionising the CTI reporting process for MSSPs and security teams.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2024

Malware

Organisations battle AI risks amid rise in supply chain attacks

More than half of global organisations faced software supply chain attacks this year, with many struggling for months to respond, a new Synopsys report reveals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2024

Digital Transformation

Why powerful, secure networks are critical for first-class healthcare

In the wake of the pandemic, healthcare faces staff shortages, cyber threats, and budget constraints, making robust, secure networks essential for top-tier medical care.

By Carmelo Calafiore • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2024

Generative AI

'Cybernomics 101' report warns of GenAI empowered cyber attacks

Barracuda Networks's Cybernomics 101 report warns that cybercriminals could leverage Generative AI to boost attacks' volume and effectiveness, revealing AI-enabled cybercrime concerns among 48% of Australian survey respondents.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

BackBox introduces Network Vulnerability Manager for organised risk assessment

BackBox launches Network Vulnerability Manager, a tool for automated risk assessment and efficient remediation.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023

Digital Transformation

Insufficient investment in quantum-safe strategies concerns IT leaders

Insufficient investment in quantum-safe strategies leaves global IT leaders feeling vulnerable, especially in the APAC region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Oct 2023

Cloud Access Security Broker

Cato Networks extends ZTNA capabilities to include on-premises

A critical way to stop insider threats is by ensuring that users and IT administrators only have access to the necessary resources.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2023

Data Protection

Public Key Infrastructure adoption and the future of cyber risk

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) naturally plays a big role as organisations need to make sure they have the right security solutions.

By James Cook • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2023

Internet of Things

Ponemon Institute study investigates challenges and opps of PKI

The study found that regulatory landscape and newer use cases such as cloud-based services and IoT that are driving the adoption of PKI.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Nov 2022

Data Protection

Insider threats cannot be eliminated but zero-trust can limit the damage

According to a Ponemon Institute study conducted, insider threats have increased in both frequency and cost over the past two years.

By Alex Lei • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2022

Email Security

Email revealed to be riskiest channel for data loss

More than half (60%) of organisations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the last 12 months.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

Cybersecurity

Divide between IT and OT teams hindering unified cybersecurity strategies

Organizations are hindered by a cultural divide between IT and OT teams, preventing a unified cybersecurity strategy, a report from Dragos has found.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Nov 2021

Malware

Lack of visibility cited as number one roadblock to robust security, report finds

Ineffective metrics, operational inefficiencies, and lack of visibility hinder risk-oriented security posture, according to ReliaQuest and Ponemon Research.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Sep 2021

Malware

The large, less obvious costs of phishing attacks on organisations - report

Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute reveal that the cost of phishing attacks has almost quadrupled, with US companies losing an average of $14.8m annually.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Aug 2021