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Sophos named leader in IDC MarketScape 2024 for MDR services
Firewalls

Sophos named leader in IDC MarketScape 2024 for MDR services

Sophos named as a leader in IDC MarketScape's European and global MDR services, reinforcing its commitment to protecting SMBs worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Sep 2024
Rise in healthcare ransomware attacks despite overall decline
Firewalls

Rise in healthcare ransomware attacks despite overall decline

Sophos's 2024 report shows healthcare ransomware attacks have surged to a four-year high, affecting 67% of organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Sep 2024
BlackBerry report: Cyber threats up 53%, critical sectors hit
Malware

BlackBerry report: Cyber threats up 53%, critical sectors hit

Rreport reveals a 53% surge in new malware samples, detecting 11,500 daily threats, with 43,500 cyberattacks thwarted each day from April to June 2024.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Sep 2024
Salt Typhoon hacks highlight vulnerabilities to Chinese attacks
Firewalls

Salt Typhoon hacks highlight vulnerabilities to Chinese attacks

Recent Salt Typhoon cyberattacks linked to China have infiltrated US critical infrastructure, highlighting severe vulnerabilities in the public and private sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2024
IGEL unveils new service to recover from cyber attacks swiftly
Software-as-a-Service

IGEL unveils new service to recover from cyber attacks swiftly

IGEL has launched IGEL for Business Continuity, a subscription service aimed at helping organisations swiftly recover from cyber attacks on Windows endpoints.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Exclusive: Yubico finds majority still using outdated methods to secure data
Multi-factor authentication

Exclusive: Yubico finds majority still using outdated methods to secure data

Despite increasing cyber threats, Yubico's survey reveals 39% still rely on just usernames and passwords. Regional VP Geoff Schomburgk calls for urgent cybersecurity reforms.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Paul Henaghan joins Cohesity as new ANZ Managing Director
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Paul Henaghan joins Cohesity as new ANZ Managing Director

Paul Henaghan joins Cohesity as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, bringing notable experience from Workday and Dell EMC to enhance cyber resilience.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
MoneyGram cyberattack highlights financial sector vulnerabilities
Ransomware

MoneyGram cyberattack highlights financial sector vulnerabilities

MoneyGram confirms a cyberattack that crippled its services, raising alarms about vulnerabilities in the financial sector amid ongoing digital transformation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Johnson Controls faces $27M loss after Dark Angels cyberattack
Ransomware

Johnson Controls faces $27M loss after Dark Angels cyberattack

Kaspersky has examined the impact of cyberattacks on businesses, highlighting the various kinds of losses they can suffer if not adequately protected.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024
Vectra AI reveals critical flaw in Google Cloud Document AI
Storage

Vectra AI reveals critical flaw in Google Cloud Document AI

Vectra AI reveals a critical Transitive Access Abuse vulnerability in Google Cloud's Document AI, raising data exfiltration risk for users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024
Financial services sector remains top DDoS target, Akamai reports
Ransomware

Financial services sector remains top DDoS target, Akamai reports

Akamai Technologies' latest report reveals financial services are the prime target for Layer 3 and 4 DDoS attacks for the second year in a row, making up 34% of incidents.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024

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Cybersecurity evolution: harnessing GenAI for defence & growth
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Cybersecurity evolution: harnessing GenAI for defence & growth

EY's latest report reveals the role of Generative AI in combating cyber threats, projecting it will be involved in 17% of attacks by 2027.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2024
IT security fears keep European decision makers awake at night
Security Operations Centres

IT security fears keep European decision makers awake at night

New research by Corelight reveals over half of IT leaders in Europe lose sleep over cyber attack fears, with smaller firms feeling the most anxiety.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Nearly half of Aussie firms dread cloud breaches hindering ops
DevOps

Nearly half of Aussie firms dread cloud breaches hindering ops

Nearly half of Australia's IT and security leaders fear a cloud breach could halt operations, research by Illumio reveals, stressing urgent need for enhanced security.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2024
UK public worries cyber warfare will be next major conflict
Artificial Intelligence

UK public worries cyber warfare will be next major conflict

Over 70% of the UK public see cyber warfare as imminent, with new research showing growing concern about cyberspace becoming the next battleground.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2024
Radware signs deal for enhanced DDoS defences with European stock exchange
Firewalls

Radware signs deal for enhanced DDoS defences with European stock exchange

Radware secures a multimillion-euro deal with a leading European stock exchange for its AI-powered DDoS protection services amid a 265% surge in attacks.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2024
Australian firms to boost cybersecurity budgets by next year
Firewalls

Australian firms to boost cybersecurity budgets by next year

Sophos's new report reveals 83% of Australian firms will boost cybersecurity budgets, with a focus on MSPs and covering AI threats, credential theft, and more.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024
Financial losses from NZ cybercrime rise to $6.8m in Q224
Phishing

Financial losses from NZ cybercrime rise to $6.8m in Q224

New Zealand cybercrime losses surge to $6.8 million in Q2 2024, with unauthorised access incidents skyrocketing to $3.6 million, NCSC data shows.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024