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New report says 79% of Australian IT leaders agree on need for XDR
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

New report says 79% of Australian IT leaders agree on need for XDR

The international study, performed by Wakefield Research, underlined the successes, barriers, challenges and hesitations that organisations face.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2023
Organisations exposing highly sensitive protocols to public internet
Unified Communications

Organisations exposing highly sensitive protocols to public internet

More than 60% of organisations expose remote control protocol SSH to the public internet, while 36% of organisations expose the insecure FTP protocol.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2022
APAC organisations fail to disclose ransomware breaches
Malware

APAC organisations fail to disclose ransomware breaches

85% of organisations in APAC were breached by ransomware at least once in the past five years, but only 28% publicly disclosed the incident.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 24th May 2022
SonicWall ransomware attack 'should have been avoided'
Malware

SonicWall ransomware attack 'should have been avoided'

SonicWall warns customers of ransomware campaign on legacy firmware, urging them to disconnect devices from the network immediately.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Jul 2021
Security vendors weigh in as fallout of Kaseya cyber attack continues
Malware

Security vendors weigh in as fallout of Kaseya cyber attack continues

Ransomware attack on Kaseya serves as a stark reminder of the increasing threat faced by organizations, say security experts.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jul 2021
ExtraHop consults on network detection response for MITRE ATT&CK framework
Multi-cloud

ExtraHop consults on network detection response for MITRE ATT&CK framework

MITRE ATT-CK and ExtraHop collaborate to develop new network detection and response methodologies within the cybersecurity framework.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jul 2021
Ripple20 threat has potential for 'vast exploitation', ExtraHop researchers find
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ripple20 threat has potential for 'vast exploitation', ExtraHop researchers find

One in three IT environments vulnerable to Ripple20 cyber threat, says ExtraHop. Attackers can exploit 19 vulnerabilities in the Treck networking stack.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Sep 2020
Ripple20 threat could affect 35% of all IT environments – ExtraHop
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ripple20 threat could affect 35% of all IT environments – ExtraHop

The vulnerabilities have the potential to 'ripple' through complex software supply chains, enabling attackers to steal data or execute code.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020