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Australia leads world in costly, rising ransomware toll

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Australia tops global ransomware charts as attacks surge, nearly all victims pay up and AI-driven identity threats loom ever larger.
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AI's next phase in Australia: 4 Predictions for 2026

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Australia races into AI's next phase as leaders demand visibility, security and smarter human-AI collaboration to stay competitive by 2026.
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Secureframe gains early FedRAMP 20x approval, streamlines compliance

Thu, 21st Aug 2025
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Secureframe becomes one of the first to gain FedRAMP 20x approval, enhancing cloud security compliance and easing government contractors' regulatory burdens.
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Bugcrowd names Umesh Shankar to board, bolstering AI security

Wed, 9th Jul 2025
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Bugcrowd appoints Umesh Shankar, Microsoft AI's VP of Data Security, to its advisory board to strengthen AI security expertise and innovation.
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Skyfire & Cequence partner to enable secure AI agent access

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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Skyfire and Cequence Security partner to enable secure, compliant access and transactions for AI agents across digital services globally.
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Tenable reveals privilege risk in Google Cloud Composer flaw

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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Tenable Research revealed a privilege escalation flaw in Google Cloud Composer, risking unauthorised access to key cloud resources before Google's fix.
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Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS distributor in Vietnam

Fri, 4th Apr 2025
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Westcon-Comstor has been named the first authorised distributor for Amazon Web Services in Vietnam, expanding its cloud services reach across Asia-Pacific.
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Kaspersky expands global training with new Partner Locator

Fri, 28th Mar 2025
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Kaspersky has enhanced its Partner Locator by adding Authorized Training Centers, boosting access for cybersecurity professionals to vital training worldwide.
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SaaS security breaches escalate, fuelling urgent defences push

Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
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Cloud SaaS applications face increasing cyber-attacks, with breaches quadrupling in a year due to identity factors, highlighting urgent security needs.
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Tenable uncovers major vulnerability in Microsoft Azure services

Tue, 4th Jun 2024
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Tenable has exposed a high-risk vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure, impacting over ten key services. Microsoft declines to issue a patch, urging users to follow new documentation.
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Wavelink certified to offer Fortinet cybersecurity training in AUS

Mon, 27th May 2024
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Wavelink has earned Fortinet's Authorised Training Centre certification, allowing it to deliver Fortinet-certified cybersecurity training across Australia.
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How your organisation can get exception handling of one-off requests right

Tue, 14th May 2024
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When users encounter allowlisting restrictions, it matters how these are handled—in the backend for maintaining security posture and in the front end for user experience.
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Australian businesses fortify defences amid rising financial fraud

Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
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Australian businesses tighten cyber defences amid a 354% surge in account takeover fraud, resulting in a record $3.1B loss, calling for strategies that balance fraud prevention with user experience.
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Zadara completes IRAP process, expands availability in Australia

Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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Zadara, an international cloud service provider, completes Australia's Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), enhancing its expansion into the country.
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Leostream boosts vSphere hybrid cloud security with new features

Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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Leostream Corporation enhances hybrid cloud security for vSphere with a suite of new features, promising better data control, multivendor support, robust connectivity, and reduced cloud costs.
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Rise in DDoS attacks & API security threats in 2023

Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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Cloudflare's reports highlight the spike in DDoS attacks amid conflict in Palestine and Israel, and the growing security threats posed by 'shadow APIs'.
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Google Cloud launches tool to detect plaintext credentials for free

Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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Google Cloud launches a secret discovery tool aimed at boosting organisation's security by detecting and monitoring plaintext credentials, part of its no-cost Sensitive Data Protection offering.
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Generative AI's future in law hinges on trustworthy knowledge repositories

Tue, 12th Dec 2023
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The future of generative AI in the legal sector depends on the creation of reliable knowledge repositories, says Lexsoft Systems CEO.
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Ping Identity & ForgeRock lead in Gartner's 2023 Access Management Quadrant

Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
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Ping Identity's PingOne Cloud Platform and ForgeRock Identity Cloud named Leaders in Gartner's 2023 Access Management Quadrant.
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Datasec Solutions & HP form alliance to enhance edge security solutions

Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
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Datasec Solutions and HP have partnered to improve edge security, planning to deliver advanced, anti-phishing authentication solutions.