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Australian Stories

Cyber attacks stories

Security and risk management spending in Australia to increase in 2021

Australian organisations to spend over A$4.9bn on enterprise information security in 2021, an 8% increase from last year, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Mar 2021

Global Stories

Cyber attacks stories

EduTech

Universities turn to privileged access management as they adopt Essential Eight cybersecurity strategies

Education sector faces surge in cyber attacks as ThycoticCentrify works with Australian universities to improve cybersecurity.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021

Endpoint Protection

McAfee's new expansion combines AI learning techniques with human analysis

McAfee has released a substantial expansion to its XDR platform aimed at proactively stopping targeted attacks.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Phishing

Surge of SMS scams impersonating meal kit delivery companies

Tessian warns of growing trend of SMS scams targeting meal kit delivery companies, as COVID-19 lockdowns increase their usage.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Supply Chain

Hacking attacks up 300% - report

Hackers are taking advantage of global destabilisation by targeting essential industries and common vulnerabilities from the shift to remote working.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 13th May 2021

Cybersecurity

Security at risk as PC users continue to use end-of-life Windows 7

Almost a quarter of PC users are still using the outdated Windows 7 operating system, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to Kaspersky.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 11th May 2021

Malware

Ransomware recovery costs more than doubled in past year

The average cost of recovery from a ransomware attack for businesses in Asia Pacific has more than doubled in the last year, says Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Apr 2021

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks establishes cybersecurity consulting group Unit 42

The group will help enterprises respond to emerging threats as they navigate an increase in costly, crippling cyberattacks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Apr 2021

Supply Chain

Sharp increase in cyber attacks in last quarter of 2020 - report

Attacks on trade enterprises have significantly risen, with a 56% increase in the trade industry, according to Positive Technologies.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Apr 2021

Internet of Things

Why a more secure organisation is a collective responsibility

Massive shift to remote working during the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of hybrid cloud, while increasing the risk of cyberattacks.

By Chris Fisher • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Apr 2021

Unified Communications

Fujitsu, Trend Micro team up to secure private 5G

Fujitsu and Trend Micro partner to focus on securing private 5G networks in smart factories. A field trial will be conducted until September 2021.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Apr 2021

Firewalls

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware VP on the challenges of cloud security

IT security company, Radware, discusses the challenges and solutions surrounding cloud security in an interview with TechDay.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2021

Microsoft

ESET reveals APT groups exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities

A number of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are exploiting the latest Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, according to new ESET research.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Mar 2021

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

COVID-19 pandemic propels uptake of cyber threat intelligence

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing organisations of all sizes to up their security game, for one implementing Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) programmes.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Mar 2021