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Australia, New Zealand invest AUD $7 million in cyber education

Wed, 14th May 2025
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Australia and New Zealand rank third globally for phishing risk with a 36.8% vulnerability rate, above the global average of 33.1%, says KnowBe4's report.
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Commvault & Deloitte unite to boost hybrid cloud cyber defence

Tue, 13th May 2025
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Commvault and Deloitte form alliance to boost cyber resilience, offering integrated threat management and rapid recovery in hybrid cloud environments.
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Ransomware attacks expose urgent risks for critical utilities

Fri, 9th May 2025
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Spanish water supplier Aigües de Mataró was hit by ransomware, highlighting growing cyber risks to essential infrastructure worldwide, experts warn.
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Efex strengthens cyber services with Datcom buy amid expansion

Thu, 8th May 2025
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Efex has acquired Australian cybersecurity firm Datcom to boost its managed IT services amid rising cyber threats and over 500 breach reports in six months.
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Nutanix & Pure Storage team up for flexible virtual workloads

Thu, 8th May 2025
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Nutanix and Pure Storage partner to launch a scalable infrastructure solution integrating cloud and storage tech, targeting mission-critical virtual workloads in 2025.
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Nutanix & Pure Storage partner for scalable virtual workloads

Thu, 8th May 2025
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Nutanix and Pure Storage partner to deliver an integrated platform for scalable virtual workloads, targeting AI and data-intensive applications by end 2025.
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New platform aims to fix gaps in corporate cyber response plans

Thu, 8th May 2025
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Semperis launches Ready1, a platform improving cyber crisis response, addressing major communication and coordination gaps revealed in new global report.
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Qualys expands mROC Partner Alliance to boost global cyber risk

Wed, 7th May 2025
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Qualys expands its managed Risk Operations Centre Partner Alliance globally, enhancing cyber risk management across several regions.
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Barracuda appoints Dan McLean to drive ANZ channel growth

Tue, 6th May 2025
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Barracuda Networks appoints Dan McLean as ANZ Country Manager to drive sales growth and strengthen partner relations in cybersecurity market.
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Kaspersky study: 71% in Asia Pacific back Cyber Immunity

Fri, 2nd May 2025
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Seventy-one per cent of Asia Pacific cybersecurity experts back Cyber Immunity as an effective defence, says Kaspersky's study of 850 professionals.
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Rubrik & Rackspace team up for rapid post-cyber attack recovery

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Rubrik and Rackspace team up to launch a new managed recovery service, cutting cyber attack recovery from weeks to hours for key sectors like finance and healthcare.
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Subscription & 'mystery box' scams surge with new tactics

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Bitdefender warns of over 200 sophisticated fraud sites using fake ads and subscriptions to scam consumers with deceptive 'mystery box' offers online.
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AI-powered threats widen cyber resilience gap for executives

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Only 29% of executives feel ready for AI-powered cyber threats, revealing a widening gap in cyber resilience as AI attacks grow more sophisticated worldwide.
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HPE unveils enhanced AI-powered security for cloud & network

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise enhances HPE Aruba Networking and GreenLake cloud with advanced zero trust and threat-adaptive security for better enterprise protection.
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Semperis appoints Alex Weinert to drive hybrid identity security

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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Semperis appoints identity security expert Alex Weinert as Chief Product Officer to boost product strategy against sophisticated cyber threats.
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Arctic Wolf & Anthropic to develop autonomous AI cyber SOCs

Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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Arctic Wolf partners with Anthropic to enhance cyber security with AI, launching Cipher to boost threat detection and autonomous Security Operations Centres.
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Commvault & CrowdStrike unite to enhance cyber resilience services

Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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Commvault and CrowdStrike expand partnership to offer integrated cyber resilience services, enhancing incident response and rapid recovery for organisations.
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Commvault unveils enhanced Cleanroom Recovery to cut downtime

Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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Commvault launches enhanced Cleanroom Recovery with 'Factory Reset' to accelerate infrastructure restoration and reduce downtime post-cyberattacks.
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CrowdStrike broadens Falcon threat hunting to third-party data

Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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CrowdStrike extends Falcon OverWatch threat hunting to third-party data, boosting detection across unmanaged infrastructure and all attack surfaces.
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BeyondTrust names Sean Malone as new Chief Information Security Officer

Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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BeyondTrust has named Sean Malone as Chief Information Security Officer, tasking him with leading the company's global cybersecurity strategy and operations.