The ninth annual Information Security Maturity report, published by ClubCISO in collaboration with Telstra Purple, finds organisational security has significantly improved over the last year, following positive shifts in organisational influence by CISOs and changing attitudes towards security culture. Informed by a survey of more than 100 information security leaders from both private and public organisations around the […]

Dynatrace has announced the findings of an independent global survey of 1,300 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), including 100 in Australia, in large-size organisations.  The research reveals that the speed and complexity created by using multicloud environments, multiple coding languages and open-source software libraries are making vulnerability management more difficult. Just over three-quarters of Australian CISOs (76%) say that […]

LastPass, a global leader in password management, is calling for organisations to take urgent action to improve supply chain vulnerability. Ransomware and supply chain attacks continue to threaten businesses worldwide and the results from a single attack could be devastating, causing halts in production, monetary loss or even reputational damage.   While it’s been a volatile […]

Zimperium – a mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise environments – has published new research detailing the increasing risk financial institutions and consumers worldwide face due to Trojan horse malware targeting mobile applications. This new report titled, Mobile Banking Heists: The Global Economic Threat, examines more than 600 financial apps – which account for more than 1 […]

Trend Micro, a leader in cloud security, has announced the findings of a new global study indicating that organisations are struggling to define and secure an expanding cyberattack surface, hampering risk management efforts. The study revealed that three-quarters (73%) of global organisations are worried about their growing attack surface. Over a third (37%) said it […]

A perfect storm of escalating cyberattacks and global tech innovation leaves 61% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) only ‘fairly confident’ of managing their current threat exposure. A recent report from Crossword Cybersecurity Plc explores the findings in more depth. Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, has released […]

Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has recently commissioned IDC to conduct a major ransomware and disaster preparedness survey, which revealed that 79% of respondents have activated a Disaster Recovery (DR) response within the past 12 months. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of these incidents were triggered by ransomware or other malware with 60% of organisations reporting […]

Cohesity research highlights a gap that puts businesses and security postures at risk Image AdobeStock_421845994 Body Research from Cohesity reveals while most IT and security operations decision-makers believe they should share responsibility for data security, an ineffective collaboration between the two teams is not addressing growing cyberthreats. Research commissioned by Cohesity, a leader in next-gen […]

Over half (54%) of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) say the board fails to provide them with ample investment for cyberinitiatives, according to a new study by cybersecurity technology provider, Encore.  An independent study of 100 C-level executives, 100 CISOs and 500 office workers in the US and the UK sought to uncover the gap that […]

Proofpoint,  a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges facing Chief Information Security Officers in Australia and around the globe. While CISOs around the world spent 2021 coming to terms with new ways of working, Australian CISOs fell behind global counterparts when it came to […]