Displaying items by tag: Cyberattacks

Gen Quarterly Threat Report shows AI-fueled scams, digital identity attacks and ransomware dominating consumer cybersecurity landscape

COMPANY NEWS: Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety with a family of brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner, today released the Q2/2024 Gen Threat Report.  The report spotlights the most notable cyberattacks targeting consumers from April to June 2024.

GUEST OPINION:  As one of the biggest online sales weeks in Australia kicks off, there is one legitimate Australian website to shop on, but many to avoid.

The technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors were the most targeted industries in Australia by cyber threats in 2023, with a newly published report assessing that this could be attributed to Australia’s significant digital growth over the last decade, reshaping its digital ecosystem and creating new opportunities.

GUEST OPINION:  The energy sector stands at the forefront of technological advancement as providers implement mechanisms to reduce costs and improve efficiencies by converging Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and the Internet of Things.  As assets across the digital and physical worlds become increasingly interconnected, cyberattacks that target IT systems spread into OT environments, resulting in devastating consequences.

GUEST OPINION by Charles Smith, Consulting Solution Architect, Data Protection, Barracuda Networks (EMEA):  World Backup Day is an annual reminder of how important it is to have an up-to-date, readily accessible copy of everything that matters to your business. Resilient backups allow you to recover more quickly from data damage, disruption, or loss, particularly if a ransomware attack has resulted in encrypted or deleted files.

COMPANY NEWS: Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced it enhanced its Cybersecurity Partner Program with an expanded offering for managed security service providers (MSSPs).

New Cloudflare study reveals that 76% of respondents in Australia experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, with 49% saying these incidents cost their businesses more than AUD$1.5 million

GUEST RESEARCH Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today released a new study focused on cybersecurity in Asia Pacific. The report, called “Securing the Future: Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Readiness Survey”, shares the latest data on cybersecurity preparedness in the region, revealing how organisations are coping with rising volumes of cybersecurity incidents, their levels of preparedness, and the outcomes experienced.

New report reveals threat actors are diversifying their tactics to bypass defensive controls

There has been a 40 percent increase globally in cyberattacks targeting government agencies and the public services sector, according to one intelligent security software and services company.

Disconnect between security and business goals had negative consequences for 89% of respondents and increased the success of cyber-attacks at one in four companies

GUEST RESEARCH: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced findings from a global survey revealing the impact of misalignment between the cybersecurity function and wider business. Over 2,000 IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs) were polled, including respondents from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

In the first quarter of 2023 there was a significant increase in cyberattacks exploiting trust in established tech brands Microsoft and Adobe, according to a new report from global digital security and privacy company Avast.

One in six Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in the Asia-Pacific region - including in Australia - experienced a cyber security incident in the last 12 months, and only 24% of organisations currently provide cyber security training for their staff, according to a new report.

GUEST OPINION: With data breaches rarely far from the headlines these days, the alarms for stronger data protection could not be ringing louder and they should not be ignored. In seeking the competitive advantages of capturing more data, along with a general data explosion, many organisations have not adequately understood the scale of the task of protecting it.

GUEST OPINION: With data breaches rarely far from the headlines these days, the alarms for stronger data protection could not be ringing louder and they should not be ignored. In seeking the competitive advantages of capturing more data, along with a general data explosion, many organisations have not adequately understood the scale of the task of protecting it.

Mimecast Connect 2023's Australian leg was held in both Melbourne and Sydney, and at the latter event, I caught up with both Mimecast Founder and CEO, Peter Bauer, and then APAC VP Nick Lennon, for two great video interviews that you'll definitely enjoy watching, talking cyber security, AI, mental health and so much more!

Mimecast Connect 2023's Australian leg was held in both Melbourne and Sydney, and at the latter event, I caught up with both Mimecast Founder and CEO, Peter Bauer, and then APAC VP Nick Lennon, for two great video interviews that you'll definitely enjoy watching, talking cyber security, AI, mental health and so much more!

GUEST INTERVIEW: ManageEngine's Regional Director for A/NZ joins iTWireTV to discuss its new study on AI, with surprising findings that include A/NZ departments ranking last in using AI and ML to combat cybercrime, while also looking at the company's 20 years of success as the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation.

GUEST INTERVIEW: ManageEngine's Regional Director for A/NZ joins iTWireTV to discuss its new study on AI, with surprising findings that include A/NZ departments ranking last in using AI and ML to combat cybercrime, while also looking at the company's 20 years of success as the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation.

GUEST RESEARCH: Radware, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, released its 2022 Global Threat Analysis Report. The full-year report leverages intelligence provided by network and application attack activity sourced from Radware's cloud and managed services, global deception network and threat research team.

GUEST OPINION: Effectively securing an organisation's IT infrastructure from cyberthreats is a complex task, yet there is one simple step that can make an immediate difference: installing software patches.

GUEST RESEARCH: Delinea, a leading provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, today published its 2022 State of Ransomware Report which finds that things may be looking up in the fight against ransomware.