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The forgotten security measures in Australia's rush to the cloud

Flexible work arrangements are becoming a lasting effect of the pandemic, but it has created security issues for organizations.

By Don Tan • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2022

Phishing

MailGuard warns of new scam targeting Telstra customers

Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

Crypto

Norton finds deepfakes and crypto scams rising in Australia

Norton says between January and March of this year, it thwarted more than 37,098,261 threats, the equivalent of around 403,241 threats per day.

By Jessie Chiang • 2 min read • Fri, 6th May 2022

Malware

The rise of cybercrime - Over $300 million lost to scams last year

As remote work pushes more Australians online, the increase in cybercrime hits record-high rates, sparking significant concerns.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2022

Firewalls

CryptoRom Bitcoin swindlers – what to look out for

Surge in crypto scams and investment frauds in Australia, particularly dating scams, raises concerns as ASIC reports doubling of financial scams in 2021.

By Aaron Bugal • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Mar 2022

Global Stories

Scams stories

Crypto

Nvidia joins the list of brands favoured by fraudsters

Scammers posing as Nvidia launched a fraudulent website for their 30th anniversary, offering a fake Bitcoin giveaway. The scammers used an incorrect logo color.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2022

Phishing

Akamai research finds PayPal security measures utilised in new phishing scam

New research from Akamai has found that a new threat actor is parasitising benign WordPress sites to execute an extensive PayPal phishing scam.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2022

Email Security

Fraud costs increase more than 10% over pre-pandemic levels

Cost of fraud in Asia Pacific rose 10%-16% from pre-pandemic levels, with digital banks and alternative lenders hit hardest.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2022

Unified Communications

Hundreds arrested, millions seized in global INTERPOL investigation

INTERPOL crackdown on telecom and social engineering scams results in 2,000 arrests and $50m of illicit funds intercepted.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jun 2022

Email Security

Productivity wasted as employees sort out spam emails

Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022

Malware

Encryption: What it is, how it can help, and what to watch out for

VPN Encryption: How it Protects Your Data and Keeps the Internet Secure. Learn about encryption and its role in internet security. #CyberSecurity.

By Mark Gorrie • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2022

Phishing

WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022

Virtual Private Networks

The most common online scams in Australia

No one is safe from online scammers, and many of these scammers have capitalised on the pandemic, using this confusing time to attack more people than ever.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2022

Fintech

Sift shares digital trust and safety secrets in new report

Payment fraud attempts have risen by 23% in the past year, according to a report by Sift. Businesses are advised to be proactive in preventing attacks.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2022

EduTech

APAC orgs underprepared for cyber risks, study finds

New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2022