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Banking stories

Top 10 malware impacting Australians - Check Point

Emotet, Formbook and Trickbot have remained the top three malwares affecting Australians in the month of February, according to new research.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022

Fintech

Xero, Qantas deal taking business rewards to new heights

Global small business platform Xero has today announced a new partnership with Qantas Business Rewards, the company's first time collaborating with an airline.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2022

Cybersecurity

Security Centric appoints Sameh Girgis as senior security consultant

Girgis will be responsible for reinforcing and propelling the company's consulting and managed security services to a wide range of industries and sectors.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2022

Global Stories

Banking stories

Malware

Check Point reveals cybersecurity challenges for banks, data centers and trading platforms

As the cyber threat landscape evolves and becomes more dangerous every year, protecting IT infrastructure will only become more challenging.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2022

Cybersecurity

Malicious web application attacks climb 88% - report

Malicious web application attacks have surged 88% in 2021, while distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose 37%, according to Radware.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2022

EduTech

Bitcoin ATMs becoming more mainstream, increasing by 4,200% worldwide

Bankless Times has recently carried out research that highlights an increase of 4200% in global Bitcoin ATMs in the past six years.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2022

EduTech

IWD 2022: Globalization Partners on gender inequality

International Women's Day offers an opportunity for the world to step back and look at women's cultural, economic, political, and social achievements.

By Charlie Ferguson • 5 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Financing

Half of ANZ SMEs unable to secure adequate funding - report

Half of small and medium-sized enterprises in Australia and New Zealand struggle to secure funding, according to a report from Mambu.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Digital Transformation

Payment disruptions in digital banking - Entrust report

With the transformation of banking and payments is accelerating, the industry has caught disruption from many angles due to web trends and the global pandemic.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

The rising importance of cloud ID and access management in an increasingly online world

Australian businesses face a growing array of sophisticated cyberthreats aimed at breaching networks, stealing data, and causing disruption.

By Ashley Diffey • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2022

Fintech

The fintech fraud epidemic: Banks aren't getting worse, fraudsters are just getting better

Fintech fraud is on the rise, exacerbated by the global pandemic. Traditional fraud prevention methods are no longer effective.

By Contributor • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2022

Digital Transformation

Forrester: US$22 billion RPA market growth expected by 2025

A new Forrester report says the significant RPA market growth in 2021 will continue throughout 2022, due to pandemic-induced automation demand.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2022

Gaming

Mobile threats: Cybercriminals target banking and gaming

Cybercriminals are forgoing low hanging fruit to target banking and gaming, according to a new mobile threat report from Kaspersky.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2022

Digital Transformation

Forrester reports on how digital technology is changing how we bank

Digital banking is transforming the industry as new customers join, contactless payments surge, and challenger banks rise, says Forrester.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Feb 2022

Multi-factor authentication

Not having phishing resistant MFA will come at a cost for the finance industry

With the volume of money handled by the finance industry on any given day, it's no wonder that it is a prime target for cybercriminals.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Wed, 23rd Feb 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

Malware

Check Point Research identifies top malware threats to NZ

In February, the top malware impacting New Zealand cyber incidents was Sohanad (3.96%), followed by SnakeKeylogger and Formbook.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022

Supply Chain

NZ businesses failing to reach sustainability goals

Microsoft New Zealand has released an extensive study of local organisations' performance on sustainability and carbon reduction.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022

EduTech

Mambu report shows 68% of SMEs struggle to secure funding

Mambu has released a new report indicating that more than two-thirds of SMEs in Southeast Asia have struggled to secure funding in the last five years.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022