Cybersecurity news stories

In the past 12 months, over a third of Australian businesses (36%) experienced a cloud-based data breach or failed audit. 

Trans-Tasman security integrator looks to meet the twin challenges of high client project demand tight & labour market supply with new opportunities.

Ivanti and SentinelOne will integrate their technologies Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management and SentinelOne's Singularity XDR platform.

"Qualys unique approach to EASM is integrating the internal and external asset data from CyberSecurity Attack Management with its VMDR solution into a single view."

Kaspersky's study uncovers that more than half believe a ransomware attack against their business is too small to worry about.

FirstWave developed the CyberCision Open Security Management Platform to respond to SMBs 'urgent' need for comprehensive cyber protection.

Verizon’s fifth annual Mobile Security Index report has revealed a continued rise in significant cyberattacks in the last year involving a mobile/IoT device.

Universities in Australia, the US and the UK are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, creating higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks.

Phronesis Security has become the first cyber security company in Australia to achieve the coveted B Corp certification, having been certified since June 2022. 

The heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behaviour of threat actors who scour the internet for vulnerabilities and weak points.

Retailers and the wholesale sector saw the largest spike in ransomware attacks, with an alarming increase of 182%.

Tony Green joins us today to discuss how organisations can use automation to implement the Essential Eight maturity model recommended by the Australian Cyber Security Center.

A collaboration between CERT NZ, Catalyst and the open source community has created a major update for Samba, making it more secure.

Bitdefender antimalware technology provides AWS customers with advanced threat detection to identify malware, zero-day attacks, and malicious activity. 

Kiwi businesses should re-think how they respond to ransomware attacks as they become more common, says Accenture.

EY says its launching two of its globally recognised cyber security centers, one in Auckland and the second in Wellington, with a potential third in Christchurch. 

Pure Storage has modernised St George’s Hospital’s data storage environment to ensure round-the-clock, high-speed access to critical patient information.

The total losses from January to June 2022 have more than doubled compared to the first half of 2021, where Australians lost a combined $139 million.

Trellix has released The Threat Report: Summer 2022, analysing cybersecurity trends and attack methods from the first quarter of 2022. 

Sophos X-Ops leverages the predictive, real-time, real-world and researched threat intelligence from each group.

Microsoft has partnered with AustCyber and other education and training providers to offer a credible alternative pathway to enter the cybersecurity industry.

And as the network and potential attack surface continue to expand with the proliferation of connected devices and remote work environments, the need for a secure wide area network (WAN) approach has grown significantly.

Bitdefender says the most prevalent of the 192 active ransomware families was WannaCry, which accounted for 42% of detections.

Technology, media, and telecommunications and transport industry groups were the top targets for cyber threats in Singapore in 2021.