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Despite a 60% breach rate, Australians have firm grasp on cybersecurity
Malware

Despite a 60% breach rate, Australians have firm grasp on cybersecurity

60% of Australian respondents polled in this year's Telstra Security Report 2018 say their business has been interrupted due to a security breach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Apr 2018
175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US

A study has revealed the median time for an EMEA business to detect an intruder is more than double that in the US - and it's much worse in APAC.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Apr 2018
New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future
Distributed Denial of Service

New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future

Now in its tenth year, Trustwave has released its encyclopaedic report that details both current and future threats that are crucial to be aware of.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018
Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?
Breach Prevention

Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?

Most Facebook users could have had their data scraped by cyber attackers, says the social network's chief technology officer.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018
1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data
Human Capital Management

1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data

Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018
OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma
Firewalls

OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma

Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018
The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse
Malware

The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse

Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018
SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach
Encryption

SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach

A recent study from Gemalto proves it's not just data that is lost following a breach – you'll lose most of your customers too.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018
Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach
Breach Prevention

Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far
Data Analytics

Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018
Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers
Storage

Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers

After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018
Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving
Breach Prevention

Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving

Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
EU companies least prepared for GDPR with just 26% fully compliant
Data Protection

EU companies least prepared for GDPR with just 26% fully compliant

Despite the low level of compliance, Forrester Research says these numbers are in fact 'encouraging' for a number of reasons.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018
Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues
Breach Prevention

Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues

Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company's massive US data breach last year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018
Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked
Breach Prevention

Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked

Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Data breach stories

Beyond the breach: How to preserve your customers' trust
Data Protection

Beyond the breach: How to preserve your customers' trust

Transactions happen online between two entities that will never see each other. This means trust matters even more as physical interactions disappear.

By Graeme Pyper • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more
Breach Prevention

Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more

The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
Breach prevention better than cure for NDB regulations, says Aleron
Breach Prevention

Breach prevention better than cure for NDB regulations, says Aleron

As the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act comes into effect, Aleron stresses prevention over cure to avoid hefty fines and loss of trust.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018