Insider threats stories

Proofpoint says mailbox rule abuse is becoming a routine Microsoft 365 takeover tactic, helping attackers hide alerts, hijack threads and drive fraud.

Sydney skincare founder says chargeback scams have stripped tens of thousands from her AUD $500,000-a-year brand as fraud pressure builds.

Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.

AI-era data security needs more than DSPM visibility, as firms must track how sensitive information moves and enforce controls in real time.

Exabeam widens AI agent monitoring to ChatGPT and Copilot, as chief AI and product officer Steve Wilson says digital workers need closer oversight.

DTEX warns North Korean operatives are using false identities to secure Australian tech jobs, with some applicants aided by AI and deepfakes.

Australian and New Zealand businesses are being urged to harden cloud defences as experts warn of identity flaws, misconfigurations and AI-fuelled attacks.

OpenText and Proofpoint say organisations must test backups and tighten human-focused cyber defences as World Backup Day spotlights resilience gaps.

Rising browser-based attacks push 85% of organisations to boost security budgets, as firms treat the browser as a core enterprise attack surface.

ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.

Sysdig unveils runtime security for AI coding agents, promising real-time monitoring of autonomous dev tools to curb emerging risks.

Proofpoint unveils unified platform to secure email and govern AI data access, extending visibility across cloud and on-premises environments.

Australian firms are easing digital identity checks to speed AI rollouts, even as doubts grow over governing non-human access and risk.

Big businesses can spot cyber intrusions but struggle to contain them fast, leaving cloud-era networks exposed to deeper, costlier breaches.

Jazz raises USD $61m to launch AI-led data loss prevention platform that slashes alert noise and targets higher-confidence risks.

GenAI use in healthcare is fuelling patient data policy breaches, with regulated records making up 89% of AI-linked violations, research shows.

Global cyber attacks hover near record highs as unchecked workplace GenAI use exposes sensitive data in one in 31 corporate prompts.

Attackers' AI use is surging faster than staff skills, Fortinet warns, leaving firms exposed despite rising security awareness spending.

NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.

Malicious insider threats now outpace negligence in Australia, as Mimecast warns rising AI-fuelled attacks are testing outdated security models.