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KnowBe4 launches Google Workspace email security Defend
Cloud Security

KnowBe4 launches Google Workspace email security Defend

For Google Workspace users, the new Defend release adds phishing detection, AI verdicts and employee coaching against business email compromise.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
Unlocking potential: How expanding leadership pathways for women strengthens cybersecurity
AI Security

Unlocking potential: How expanding leadership pathways for women strengthens cybersecurity

Diverse leadership is becoming a business necessity as cyber firms face a global talent shortage, rising AI threats and sharper risk decisions.

By Poupak Enbom • 2 min read • Last month
Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific
Phishing

Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific

Families across Asia-Pacific are being lured by fake grants, scholarships and delivery alerts as scammers exploit rising education costs and AI tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
TA4922 uses PackClient malware in tax phishing attacks
Phishing

TA4922 uses PackClient malware in tax phishing attacks

Proofpoint said the modular trojan can steal data and monitor users, raising risks for finance teams targeted by fake tax notices.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AI scams make phishing harder to spot, Vertech warns
Phishing

AI scams make phishing harder to spot, Vertech warns

Businesses are being urged to verify payment requests independently as AI makes phishing emails, calls and chats far harder to spot.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Ransomware attacks hit 894 as AI boosts cyber crime
Malware

Ransomware attacks hit 894 as AI boosts cyber crime

North America and Europe bore most of the 894 July ransomware incidents as NCC Group warned AI tools are accelerating attacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
NCC Group logs record July ransomware cases as AI rises
Malware

NCC Group logs record July ransomware cases as AI rises

Industrial operators faced sustained pressure in July, as ransomware attacks hit 894 cases and AI-assisted tactics began to reshape threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief
DevOps

UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief

The appointment gives UltraViolet Cyber a CISO who knows its operations from the client side and will steer AI governance and internal security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Social Engineering stories

Businesses urged to use 159 to fight payment fraud
Phishing

Businesses urged to use 159 to fight payment fraud

Businesses risk sharper losses from phone scams unless staff know to verify suspicious calls using 159, as UK payment fraud hit GBP £1.28 billion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Passpack launches iOS app & Chrome password extension
Software-as-a-Service

Passpack launches iOS app & Chrome password extension

Mobile and browser access should cut risky workarounds for small businesses still sharing logins through texts, notes and spreadsheets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AIBUILD launches AI verifier to fight scam messages
Data Protection

AIBUILD launches AI verifier to fight scam messages

Rising scam losses in Australia are pushing businesses to verify texts, images and voice notes before paying or acting on urgent requests.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Victorian woman loses AUD $13,000 in bank scam call
Multi-factor authentication

Victorian woman loses AUD $13,000 in bank scam call

Victims are being pressured by increasingly convincing calls as scam losses across Australia hit AUD $2.18 billion in a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
AI fuels targeted scams against Australian small firms
Data Protection

AI fuels targeted scams against Australian small firms

Targeted fraud is inflicting bigger losses on small firms as AI helps criminals forge convincing invoices and impersonations in Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month
Canadians fear deepfake fraud ahead of Real-Time Rail
Multi-factor authentication

Canadians fear deepfake fraud ahead of Real-Time Rail

Most Canadians want tighter fraud controls as the new Real-Time Rail could leave less time to block deepfake-driven scams and impersonation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Ireland adults lose GBP £760 million to scam texts
Phishing

Ireland adults lose GBP £760 million to scam texts

Nearly every adult in Ireland was targeted by scam texts or phishing attempts last year, with more than one in five paying out and losing money.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
PEXA flags drop in scam confidence among homebuyers
Phishing

PEXA flags drop in scam confidence among homebuyers

Fewer Australians can spot property settlement scams, with confidence in identifying them falling to 41% as AI voice fraud worries grow.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Australian finance teams warned over payment scam risks
Multi-factor authentication

Australian finance teams warned over payment scam risks

Finance teams are being urged to tighten checks as scammers exploit weak controls, with mid-sized firms, charities and public bodies most exposed.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
No one's just a number: the finance-team blind spot behind Australia's rising payment scams
Digital Transformation

No one's just a number: the finance-team blind spot behind Australia's rising payment scams

Australians lost AUD $166.8 million to payment redirection scams in 2025, as finance teams struggled to verify supplier bank-detail changes.

By Phillip Vella • 5 min read • Last month