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Cyber criminals continue to find new methods of attack
Supply Chain

Cyber criminals continue to find new methods of attack

ForgeRock reports a 297% surge in consumer identity breaches, with supply chain and third-party suppliers as the main culprits.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022
WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks are spiking in Australia
Distributed Denial of Service

WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks are spiking in Australia

According to a new observation by Akamai, Australia has experienced a massive spike in WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Wed, 4th May 2022
Australian data breach statistics revealed in OAIC report
Fintech

Australian data breach statistics revealed in OAIC report

Australia's data breach report reveals an increase in notifications, with attacks and human error taking the blame.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Feb 2022

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Research shows attacks on the gaming industry are getting worse
Malware

Research shows attacks on the gaming industry are getting worse

Web application attacks in the gaming sector have grown by 167% from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, according to new research from Akamai.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2022
Claroty's Team82 uncovers two vulnerabilities in FileWave's MDM system
Unified Communications

Claroty's Team82 uncovers two vulnerabilities in FileWave's MDM system

Claroty's research arm (Team82) has uncovered and disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in FileWave's Mobile Device Management (MDM) system.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2022
Rapid7 report examines use of double extortion ransomware attacks
Malware

Rapid7 report examines use of double extortion ransomware attacks

New report from Rapid7 reveals insights into cyber attackers' tactics and the disclosure layer of double extortion ransomware attacks.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Jun 2022
What every CISO must answer to enable a best-in-class security operations program
Data Analytics

What every CISO must answer to enable a best-in-class security operations program

It has been widely reported recently that South Australian government employees have been the victims of a cyberattack.

By Gareth Cox • 5 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
Sift shares crucial advice for preventing serious ATO breaches
Fintech

Sift shares crucial advice for preventing serious ATO breaches

Learn how to protect your accounts from Account Takeover Fraud (ATO) with the latest ebook from Sift. Click here to find out more.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022
ThoughtLab reveals 10 best practices for cybersecurity in 2022
EduTech

ThoughtLab reveals 10 best practices for cybersecurity in 2022

ThoughtLab's cybersecurity benchmarking study reveals increasing breaches and inadequate preparedness in large organizations.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022
Salesforce resets user passwords as GitHub breach investigation continues
Data Analytics

Salesforce resets user passwords as GitHub breach investigation continues

Salesforce is increasing its security measures after a recent GitHub breach incident investigation reported in Heroku.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Wed, 4th May 2022
APAC unprepared to weather storm of cybersecurity breaches
Breach Prevention

APAC unprepared to weather storm of cybersecurity breaches

Sixty eight percent of enterprises in Asia Pacific suffered from at least on security breach in 2021, according o a new report from Forrester.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2022
Four critical cyber attack prevention strategies in 2022
Malware

Four critical cyber attack prevention strategies in 2022

The growing threat of cyber adversaries loomed over organisations throughout 2021, and it shows no signs of slowing down as we enter March 2022.

By Tyler Farrar • 7 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2022
The patch management challenge
Supply Chain

The patch management challenge

We all know that patching is important, so why is the physical process for updating systems across the enterprise still so difficult?.

By Rahn Wakeley • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Mar 2022
Spear-phishing attacks on the rise, with risk to small businesses
Firewalls

Spear-phishing attacks on the rise, with risk to small businesses

According to a new report by Barracuda, Spear-phishing attacks are evolving and becoming significantly more common.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2022
New report shows increase of ICS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure
EduTech

New report shows increase of ICS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure

The number of vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has surged by 110% in the past four years, according to a report by Claroty.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
Advanced scams, data breaches, crypto and NFT attacks to shape cyberthreat landscape in 2022
Malware

Advanced scams, data breaches, crypto and NFT attacks to shape cyberthreat landscape in 2022

2022 cyber security trends include a decrease in targeted ransomware attacks, advanced scams, more data breaches, and attacks on cryptocurrency/NFT industries.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 14th Jan 2022

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NCSC joins data breach service in government programme
Breach Prevention

NCSC joins data breach service in government programme

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has become part of the data breach service Have I Been Pwned's (HIBP) government programme.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Feb 2022