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Spear-phishing attacks on the rise, with risk to small businesses

Mon, 21st Mar 2022
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According to a new report by Barracuda, Spear-phishing attacks are evolving and becoming significantly more common.
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New report shows increase of ICS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure

Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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The number of vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has surged by 110% in the past four years, according to a report by Claroty.
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Australian data breach statistics revealed in OAIC report

Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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Australia's data breach report reveals an increase in notifications, with attacks and human error taking the blame.
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Advanced scams, data breaches, crypto and NFT attacks to shape cyberthreat landscape in 2022

Fri, 14th Jan 2022
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2022 cyber security trends include a decrease in targeted ransomware attacks, advanced scams, more data breaches, and attacks on cryptocurrency/NFT industries.
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Biggest data breach will hit in 2022 - Micro Focus

Fri, 24th Dec 2021
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In the aftermath of digitalisation on a scale that we haven't seen before, 2021 has left many organisations still scrambling to secure their IT networks.
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Rubrik enhances cyber resilience solutions to protect against ransomware

Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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Rubrik has announced new enhancements to its cyber resilience solutions, designed to help equip customers protect against ransomware.
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Australians have mixed feelings on cybersecurity priorities according to new PWC research

Thu, 2nd Dec 2021
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Australians have been found to have seemingly mixed priorities when it comes to cybersecurity, a new study by PWC has revealed.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams — Who is Security Centric?

Tue, 23rd Nov 2021
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Security Centric: An Australian-based infosec consulting firm specializing in managing cybersecurity risks. We chat with principal Sash Vasilevski.
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New study shows IT decision-makers think organisations compromise cybersecurity in favour of other goals

Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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Security compromised as IT decision-makers downplay cyber risks, says Trend Micro study. Collaboration and clear communication needed to prevent risk.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Cohesity CISO discusses ransomware and data management

Thu, 11th Nov 2021
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Cohesity CISO Brian Spanswick discusses the rise of ransomware in the last two years and how the worlds of compliance and data management are colliding.
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Millions of police records are accidentally deleted — what are the lessons?

Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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8 million police files were deleted in Dallas, Texas earlier this year, impacting 175,000 criminal court cases. How did this happen?.
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Stolen data spreading even faster on the dark web - report

Mon, 25th Oct 2021
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Increased volume of data breaches and more avenues for cybercriminals to monetise data has led to increased activity surrounding stolen data on the dark web.
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Aquila Technology customers urged to change passwords after data breach

Wed, 29th Sep 2021
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A data breach of the Lower Hutt retailer's systems may have compromised customers' personal and credit card information.
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The large, less obvious costs of phishing attacks on organisations - report

Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute reveal that the cost of phishing attacks has almost quadrupled, with US companies losing an average of $14.8m annually.
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Beware the top three blind spots that precede cloud data breaches

Wed, 21st Jul 2021
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The ability to correlate individual events/alerts over time into an attack 'storyline' can help mitigate major cloud security blind spots.
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LinkedIn data from 700 million users for sale on hacking forum

Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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LinkedIn faces second data leak in two months, with 700 million user records posted online. Data includes usernames, job titles, emails, and more.
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Enterprises prioritise customer data protection but continue to leave it exposed

Fri, 16th Apr 2021
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Protecting customer personal information is the top priority for enterprises, yet the rate of encrypting customer data remains low, according to new research.
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Data transparency increasingly important, Kaspersky study states

Mon, 12th Apr 2021
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Half of consumers would abandon an online service provider after a data breach, while 63% fear their data being sold to a third party, according to Kaspersky.
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IT professionals destroying end-of-life hardware over fears of data breaches - report

Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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IT directors are destroying end of life tech hardware as opposed to erasing its data out of fear of making a mistake and facing data breaches.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Veeam?

Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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Veeam's senior global technologist speaks on the great shift to a digital economy and organizations' investments in digital platforms.