Cyber attacks stories - Page 19

Peter Bailey, Regional Cyber Security Business Manager at Kordia, says the research shows there is money to be made for cyber criminals targeting New Zealand.

Multiple Muslim hacktivists have targeted Australian infrastructure and private organisations following a controversial fashion show, according to Radware.

KnowBe4 has released new research, which shows that 53% of Singaporean office workers are getting frequent security training from their employers.

Only 6% of breaches in Australia and New Zealand are flagged by internal systems, highlighting data management challenges, says Commvault.

KnowBe4’s latest research finds 59% of New Zealand’s IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.

Attackers continue to find new ways to flood target networks with massive-scale attacks that have grown exponentially and crossed the terabit attack rate.

The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has found that most real-world security incidents start with much smaller organisational issues.

Concerningly, 39% of UK businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the past year, according to Yubico's State of Global Authentication survey.

Rapid7 has acquired Minerva Labs, a provider of anti-evasion and ransomware prevention technology, to enhance its threat detection capabilities.

Residential proxies can open up the door to bad actors, who are ready to exploit user anonymity for nefarious activities.

Getting one step ahead of malicious attackers will require companies to take an entirely new approach to IT security.

Despite lots of discussion around the IT industry to the contrary, organisations don’t necessarily have to spend a lot of money to deliver good security.

Akamai Technologies has launched the Akamai Hunt security service, designed to identify and address evasive threats and risks.

Only 5% can correctly identify which emails and SMS are legitimate or scams, while less than half know the steps to take following a data breach. .

Xcitium’s ZeroDwell Containment offering is now available for customers, regardless of whether they have legacy EDR products.

Though a significant drop from the previous month, the total is the highest volume of attacks recorded in January over the last three years.

Alarmingly, only 62% of Singaporean board members believe that their organisation is prepared for a cyber attack.

Businesses need to keep their prevention and detection technologies top of mind by ensuring that they have the appropriate protective controls in place.

Rapid7 Vulnerability Intelligence Report finds attackers developing and deploying exploits faster, with an 87% increase in first-week exploitation since 2020.

it has become clear in the last few years that no matter the sophistication of an organisation's defences, cybercriminals could still find a way in.