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NCSC joins partners to issue warning about China state-sponsored cyber activity targeting CNI networks

The UK and agencies in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have issued new advice to help organisations detect China state-sponsored activity being carried out against critical national infrastructure networks. In the new joint advisory the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – alongside international partners highlight how recent activity has targeted networks […]


Research reveals 61% of IT security decision makers think leadership overlooks role of cybersecurity in business success

Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), has announced findings from a global survey revealing the impact of misalignment between the cybersecurity function and wider business. Over 2,000 IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs) were polled, including respondents from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Asked about […]


ExtraHop report finds 82% of Australian and New Zealand organisations paid up in ransomware attacks

As organisations increasingly find themselves under attack, new data discovers them drowning in cybersecurity debt. IT Security and Chief Information Security Officers have long struggled to articulate the cost of cybersecurity debt to their organisations. Yet doing so is key to getting the funding required to pay down this debt, since it can expose organisations […]


Scam reports skyrocket as conversational ‘smishing’ robs Australians of millions

New research reveals conversational text scams were the fastest growing and most prevalent mobile threat in Australia over the past year. 2023 is set to be the worst year on record for scams, with new data revealing 86,146 scams have been reported this year, an increase of more than 54% compared to the same time […]


Group-IB uncovers over 600 hijacked Instagram accounts used to spread financial phishing in Indonesia

Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity, headquartered in Singapore, uncovered a novel and extensive scam campaign targeting both Instagram and banking users in Indonesia, which aims to gain access to their bank accounts. As part of the ongoing brand-protection efforts, the company’s Digital Risk Protection unit identified more than 600 hijacked Instagram accounts used to spread phishing […]


ManageEngine launches security and risk posture management for Australia and New Zealand customers

ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has added a security and risk posture management dashboard to Log360, its unified security information and event management (SIEM) solution with integrated DLP and CASB capabilities. Enterprises across Australia and New Zealand can leverage this new feature to implement proactive security strategies and prevent cyberattacks before […]


A reality check of the security threat posed by ChatGPT (and Bard)

Whether or not attacks get slicker or more frequent, defenders know what it takes to address the threat, says BeyondTrust Director, Solutions Engineering Asia Pacific, Scott Hesford. The race to produce an accurate conversational AI platform is in full swing, as is a parallel effort to find and demonstrate powerful use cases for the technology […]


ManageEngine to host the Australian Cloud Series 2023 in three cities

ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, is bringing its Australian Cloud Series 2023 to Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane in March. The Australian Cloud Series 2023 will share best practices for organizations to stay resilient despite external disruptions while still maximizing the benefits of the cloud; boosting the end-user experience; ensuring faster, platform-native AI and […]


The threat from within: How businesses can mitigate attacks from outside with awareness on the inside

Daniel Benad, Group Vice President and Regional GM, ANZ and Oceania, Rimini Street asks: “If trusted employees are the biggest threat to data security, does that mean we can never be safe?” Cybersecurity has been leading the news in Australia in recent months. Seemingly every sector has been hit by an attack, from government departments […]


Lack of IT skills greatest data security challenge Australian enterprises face 

Rubrik, the Zero Trust data security company, has announced the Australian findings from its inaugural  State of Data Security report, commissioned by Rubrik and conducted by Wakefield Research.   Among the key findings regarding the most pressing challenge, Australian cybersecurity leaders face in securing their organisation’s data was ‘insufficient talent in IT and SecOps’, cited by […]


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