The City of Vincent complies with Western Australia’s State Records Act and protects against ransomware with Veeam. At the heart of every local government is an IT infrastructure comprised of systems that deliver critical services to residents including recordkeeping, financial management and online bill payment. Many of these IT infrastructures are under attack as local […]

Venari Security, a London-based cybersecurity company, has announced the opening of its Centre of Excellence in Tunis, Tunisia. The centre will become a hub for more than 20 talented development, research and cyber specialists, representing the start of Venari Security’s significant investment in the region.  The company plans to double the size of its workforce […]

Only 8% of Australian and 26% of New Zealand businesses are encrypting at least half of the sensitive data they store in the cloud, while only 15% of Australian and 10% of New Zealand organizations retain total control of encryption keys. The 2021 Thales Global Cloud Security Study commissioned by Thales and conducted by 451 […]

Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, has announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defences. HEAT attacks are a class of cyberthreats targeting web browsers as the attack vector and employ techniques to evade detection by multiple layers in current security stacks, including firewalls, secure web gateways, sandbox […]

The majority (93%) of managed service providers (MSPs) across the META region are currently planning to add new services to their cybersecurity portfolio, where threat intelligence is among their top choices, along with managed detection and response and targeted attack discovery. These are the findings of a new Kaspersky report MSP market focus: IT security […]

Trend Micro, a global leader in cloud security, has published new research revealing that persistently low IT/C-suite engagement may imperil investments and expose organisations to increased cyber-risk. Over 90% of the IT and business decision makers surveyed expressed particular concern about ransomware attacks. Despite widespread concern over spiralling threats, the study found that only around […]

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has announced it has launched a new Industry Benchmark feature that allows organisations to compare their security culture with others in their industry, creating an opportunity to evaluate key information around security culture with meaningful data. This feature is available via […]

Businesses should be taking preventative measures towards cyberthreats instead of reactive ones. Andrzej Kawalec, Head of Cybersecurity at Vodafone Business, discusses the benefits of using AI and ML technology for IT innovation and why these tools are crucial for detecting and protecting against potential cyber-attacks. It’s a human tendency to disproportionately focus on the possible […]

Negligent insiders are the root cause of 56% of cyberattack incidents, while credential thefts have almost doubled and are the costliest to remediate, at an average of over US$800,000 per incident. Proofpoint has released brand new research showing that businesses globally are losing around £11.4 million (US$15.4 million) every single year because of insider cyberthreats. […]

Acronis, a global leader in cyberprotection with dual headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Singapore, will be the Official Cyber Protection Partner of the iconic ​​round-the-world sailing competition, The Ocean Race. The partnership will be supported by Ingram Micro, a global distributor of innovative technology products and services, as the Official #CyberFit Partner, in line with […]