Report stories - Page 28
Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams - Westpac
Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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cybersecurity
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A report found small businesses are paying a hefty price to scammers; on average losing $38,845 and recovering much less than half.
SMBs getting better at digital engagement - Deloitte
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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deloitte
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digital engagement
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smb
Australia's small businesses are excelling in digital engagement, with 55% reaching high or advanced levels, up from 39% in 2017, Deloitte reports.
Attackers upping the ante on evasion and anti-analysis - Fortinet
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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firewalls
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malware
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network infrastructure
Cyber-adversaries are becoming more sophisticated in their obfuscation and anti-analysis practices to avoid detection.
Business ransomware detections spiking - Malwarebytes
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Ransomware attackers are targeting large, ill-prepared public and private organisations with easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities.
Cylance report looks into questionable pentesting practices
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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devops
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apm
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ai security
The report demonstrates how the line distinguishing pentesting exercises from actual threat actor behaviour has thinned.
Lack of C-suite and IT teams collaboration holding back DX - NTT
Wed, 7th Aug 2019
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digital transformation
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it management
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report
A lack of collaboration between C-suite and IT teams is hampering digital transformation efforts, says NTT's 2019 Digital Means Business Report.
Banking malware grows 50% while cryptominers decline – Check Point
Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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malware
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cybersecurity
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report
Check Point’s mid-year report highlights a 50% rise in mobile banking malware attacks, yet cryptominers see a decline in activity in 2019.
CrowdStrike report lists cybersecurity adversary rankings
Wed, 31st Jul 2019
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
CrowdStrike's latest report highlights the urgent need for speed in cybersecurity, ranking nation-state actors by their breakout times in real-life intrusions.
Gartner names Proofpoint leader in security training
Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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dlp
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it training
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cybersecurity
Gartner recognises Proofpoint as a leader in security training for the sixth year, highlighting the company's top-notch solutions in cybersecurity awareness.
Email attacks affecting employees’ personal lives - Barracuda
Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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firewalls
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phishing
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email security
The survey includes responses from 660 executives, individual contributors and team managers serving in IT-security roles in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Gaming industry a rising target of cyber-attacks – Akamai
Fri, 26th Jul 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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iam
Hackers have launched 12 billion credential stuffing attacks on gaming websites from Nov 2017 to Mar 2019, says Akamai's 2019 report.
Only 20% of organisations use cloud DLP – Bitglass
Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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cloud security
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casb
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dlp
Each year, Bitglass conducts research on the state of enterprise cloud security in order to identify key trends and common vulnerabilities.
RPA services market to balloon up 47% by 2024, says Zinnov
Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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partner programmes
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report
Zinnov projects a 47% annual surge in the RPA services market, hitting USD $4B by 2024, driven by intelligent automation and deepening tech partnerships.
Businesses feel they need AI to respond to cyber-threats - Capgemini
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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ai
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cybersecurity
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capgemini
Businesses are rapidly investing in AI for cybersecurity, with 69% believing they can't combat critical threats without it, says Capgemini study.
Buhtrap group behind targeted zero-day attack - ESET
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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microsoft
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zero day malware
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report
ESET researchers have traced a zero-day exploit in Eastern Europe to the Buhtrap group, known for targeting financial institutions and businesses.
Check Point releases report on public cloud security challenges
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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public cloud
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
Unauthorised access, insecure interfaces, misconfigurations and account hijacking named as the biggest vulnerabilities in the public cloud.
Gartner: ANZ IT spending continues to outstrip global average
Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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gartner
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cloud services
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pc market
Australia will see a 3.1% increase in IT spending, while NZ should expect 2.3%. This is compared to global growth of just 0.6%.
Financial institutions' websites most frequently attacked – report
Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
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application security
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financial institutions
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report
New report by Positive Technologies exposes top threats to web apps, with data theft as the prime attack vector.
Malware and malicious Office documents on the rise in 2019 - WatchGuard
Mon, 1st Jul 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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malware
Hackers are doubling down on well-known tactics like credential theft and ransomware by utilising fake Office documents and other attack avenues.
85% of enterprises struggling to protect network assets - Endace
Thu, 27th Jun 2019
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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network security
Research conducted by Endace and VIB identifies the economic, resourcing, and management challenges that large enterprises face in protecting their networks.