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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Darktrace?
Ransomware

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Darktrace?

TechDay's 10 Minute IT Jams: Darktrace's MD for APAC, Sanjay Aurora, discusses the company's latest innovations and cyber-defence strategies.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Fri, 24th Sep 2021
CISOs need to step up against cyber threats, report finds
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

CISOs need to step up against cyber threats, report finds

Oceania's CISOs face unprecedented concerns, with over half feeling unprepared against cyber threats amid budget constraints, an EY report reveals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Sep 2021
Critical networks under siege by cyber threats, CrowdStrike finds
Firewalls

Critical networks under siege by cyber threats, CrowdStrike finds

Adversaries are gaining access to critical networks three times faster than before, according to CrowdStrike's annual report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Sep 2021
What are the top five threats to financial services orgs? Imperva investigates
Fintech

What are the top five threats to financial services orgs? Imperva investigates

Web application attacks on the financial services sector have increased by 38% between January and May 2021, with COVID-19 playing a role. .

By Catherine Knowles • 7 min read • Mon, 23rd Aug 2021
Overprovisioning leads to security vulnerabilities, so what can be done?
Firewalls

Overprovisioning leads to security vulnerabilities, so what can be done?

Overprovisioning makes networks more vulnerable, say 60% of IT professionals; 70% worry about increased attack surface.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Aug 2021
Global ransomware grows 151%, SonicWall research finds
Malware

Global ransomware grows 151%, SonicWall research finds

Ransomware attacks have surged in 2021, surpassing the total volume for 2020 in just six months, reveals SonicWall Cyber Threat Report.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Aug 2021
CyberCX recognised as leading cyber security solutions provider
Customer Experience

CyberCX recognised as leading cyber security solutions provider

ISG has assessed CyberCX as a Leader across multiple quadrants: technical security services, strategic security services and managed security services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Aug 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware examines the DragonForce threat group's hacktivism campaigns
Ransomware

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware examines the DragonForce threat group's hacktivism campaigns

Radware's head of research, Daniel Smith, discusses the DragonForce threat group and how organizations can protect themselves.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Aug 2021
Chance of PC users encountering cyber threats increase
Malware

Chance of PC users encountering cyber threats increase

Rise in cyberthreat risk for home users worldwide, with New Zealand slightly higher than Australia, UK, US, and Germany.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Aug 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Yubico on the reality of a passwordless future
Multi-factor authentication

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Yubico on the reality of a passwordless future

Yubico VP Geoff Schomburgk discusses the possibility of a passwordless future and what Yubico offers to Australia and New Zealand. #ITsecurity #Yubico.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Aug 2021
Claroty launches research arm dedicated to revealing critical vulnerabilities
Internet of Things

Claroty launches research arm dedicated to revealing critical vulnerabilities

Claroty launches Team82, a research arm providing vulnerability and threat research to customers of industrial networks worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Jul 2021
ConnectWise and SentinelOne bring greater cybersecurity to TSPs
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

ConnectWise and SentinelOne bring greater cybersecurity to TSPs

ConnectWise and SentinelOne team up to offer greater cybersecurity options for technology solution providers (TSPs).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jul 2021
Akamai Technologies' fights fraud with new account protection solution
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Akamai Technologies' fights fraud with new account protection solution

Akamai Technologies launches Account Protector, a solution to help combat fraud and prevent account takeover attacks in real time.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jun 2021
Employees fail to update devices, security vulnerabilities increase
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Employees fail to update devices, security vulnerabilities increase

New study by Kaspersky reveals that IT departments aren't enforcing updates, leaving work devices vulnerable to cyberattacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021
Tech, finance sectors top targets for cyber attacks
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Tech, finance sectors top targets for cyber attacks

Threat actors focused on the technology, manufacturing, and banking sectors in Asia Pacific in 2020, says cybersecurity firm Ensign.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021
Acronis advanced protection pack works against malicious email threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Acronis advanced protection pack works against malicious email threats

Acronis has launched an Advanced Email Security pack to stop all email cyber threats, integrating with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Jun 2021
Prisma Cloud updates help to fight alert fatigue
Firewalls

Prisma Cloud updates help to fight alert fatigue

Palo Alto Networks has launched updates to Prisma Cloud, the company's cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jun 2021

Stories from Other Regions

Cyber Threat stories

Australian organisations feel unprepared for IT security threats
Firewalls

Australian organisations feel unprepared for IT security threats

Only 29% of Australian organisations feel highly prepared for an IT security threat, according to a new study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Jul 2021