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Malware

Ransomware attacks stabilise in April - NCC Group

The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 31st May 2022

Firewalls

Somerville wins 2022 Sophos ANZ Partner of the Year Award

Sophos has announced the winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards for 2022, including Somerville as its Partner of the Year.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 30th May 2022

Malware

Fortinet introduces self-learning AI in latest offering

Fortinet is introducing self-learning AI capabilities in its new network detection and response offering, FortiNDR.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022

EduTech

Elevation of Privilege the top 2021 Microsoft vulnerability

BeyondTrust's 2022 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report reveals that Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the second year running.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022

Surveillance

Check Point and CCTV expert join forces to boost protection

The partnership will involve Check Point Quantum IoT Protect Nano Agent being embedded in Provision-ISR's CCTV cameras for on-device runtime protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022

Phishing

Vishing attacks reach all time high - Agari and PhishLabs

Vishing cases have increased by 550% in the past year, overtaking business email compromise as the second most reported response-based email threat.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

Malware

APAC ranks third-highest region targeted by ransomware

Asia Pacific has ranked the third-highest region globally to be targeted by ransomware, according to cybersecurity firm Group-IB.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

Malware

Employees on the frontline of cyber defense - report

In the first quarter of 2022, employees found themselves more than ever at the frontline of cyber defense, according to a new report from Kroll.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

DevOps

Understanding the weight on security leader's shoulders, and how to shift it

Millions of dollars are being invested in cybersecurity in Australia and New Zealand to combat increasing threats.

By Chris Fisher • 6 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022

Distributed Denial of Service

RedShield leverages AWS to scale cybersecurity services

RedShield is using Amazon Web Services to enhance its web application security services and launch a next-gen architecture for DDoS protection.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022

Malware

New vulnerabilities found in Nuspire's Q1 2022 Threat Report

Nuspire's Q1 2022 Threat Report reveals surge in threat actor activity as new vulnerabilities emerge. Mirai, STRRAT and Emotet see a resurgence.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th May 2022

Distributed Denial of Service

How to modernise legacy apps without compromising security

At a time when digital transformation has become central to business, even the most important applications come with a 'use-by' date.

By Yaniv Hoffman • 5 min read • Wed, 18th May 2022

Firewalls

Fortinet's Security Fabric hits new record for integrations

The Fortinet Security Fabric has surpassed 500 technology integrations with more than 300 Fabric-Ready Technology Alliance Partners.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th May 2022

EduTech

ThoughtLab reveals 10 best practices for cybersecurity in 2022

ThoughtLab's cybersecurity benchmarking study reveals increasing breaches and inadequate preparedness in large organizations.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022

Malware

Use of malware, botnets and exploits expands in Q1 2022

Malware, botnet, and exploit activity increased in Q1 2022, according to a report by managed security services provider Nuspire.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 12th May 2022

Malware

A10 Networks finds over 15 million DDoS weapons in 2021

A10 Networks notes that in the 2H 2021 reporting period, its security research team tracked more than 15.4 million Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) weapons.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 11th May 2022