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Despite increased awareness around cyber crime, one in three employees across Australia and New Zealand would click a suspicious link sent to them, according to a new ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Op-Ed: 12 ways to fortify your business’s defences against cyber threats
In today’s digital landscape, businesses face an ever-increasing threat from cyber attacks. These malicious activities can cause significant harm, ranging from financial ...
Anthony Spiteri • Fri, 07 Jul 2023
Shell employee data breached as part of MOVEit hack
Oil and gas company Shell is the latest victim of a hack that has so far affected more than 200 companies worldwide.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 07 Jul 2023
Financial institutions have cyber resilience gaps to fill, says APRA
An assessment of the cyber resilience of Australia’s finance sector has revealed that banks and other financial institutions have much more to do to secure themselves ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 06 Jul 2023
ACSC harnesses TAFECyber to launch the Essential Eight Assessment Course
In an effort to strengthen organisational security practices, the Australian government has launched a course to educate people on how to assess their organisation’s ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 05 Jul 2023
3 things you need to know about remote access Trojans
Remote access Trojans (RATs) are a menace that can wreak havoc on your digital security.
Reporter • Tue, 04 Jul 2023
Call centre gangs a key trend in APAC banking fraud
A new report compiled from the data of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region has revealed that scams are the key driver of fraud claims.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Phishing tricks to watch for: Cyrillic characters replacing Latin characters
It’s apparently an old warning, but a message cautioning people to be alert to a particular phishing technique is doing the rounds on social media again, so we think it’s ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Jun 2023
SolarWinds employees targeted for possible legal action by SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun to issue Wells notices to a number of SolarWinds executives over a 2020 cyber attack.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Jun 2023
3 things you need to know about social engineering
Social engineering is a malicious tactic used by cyber criminals to manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information or performing actions that can ...
Most people still aren’t taking passwords seriously
A new report has shed light on our password habits, and it’s not a particularly promising picture.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
Op-Ed: Who defends the defenders?
Organisations are being reminded, from sources as diverse as the government, their customers, industry groups and global think tanks, that they are responsible for the ...
Darren Reid • Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Tax time is coming up, and so are the tax scams — here’s what to watch out for
The usual maxim goes that, in life, two things are inevitable — death and taxes.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Jun 2023