Cybersafety stories - Page 2

A PayPal study reveals 97% of Australians have faced online scam attempts, with most turning to millennials for tech safety support.

Thousands of global firms face a staggering annual loss of USD $400 billion due to unplanned downtime, revealed in a Splunk report.

In a pioneering move to protect children online, Netsafe has launched 'Hector's World', a bilingual series teaching internet safety to kids aged 5-10 in England and Te Reo Māori.

More than half of New Zealand's online daters are open to using AI as a dating coach, despite increasing risks such as dating scams, reveals Norton's Cyber Safety Insights Report 2024.

Australian parents express concern about the prevalence of AI chatbots and language models in their children's education.

Digital learning tools hold a potential catalyst for boosting the economic presence of women, as this IWD 2024 highlights, aiming to bridge the gap for unbanked women in Asia-Pacific.

Amid growing cyber scams, Norton introduces its leading scam detection app, Norton Genie, developed in collaboration with Emmy award-winning creator, Dan Levy, to help users identify and avoid online scams.

ESET and The Big Smoke Media Group crown winners of an Aussie children's writing contest focusing on cyber safety.

The Gen portfolio of solutions for small businesses will help small businesses and scale to stay ahead of the latest cyber threats.

Avast One has extended its cross-platform support by adding its Online Safety Score feature to both the Mac and iOS platforms of Avast One.

Malwarebytes expands Nebula platform with DNS filtering module, providing Zero Trust offering and blocking access to malicious websites.

Konica Minolta Australia appoints Ted Garner as Chief Strategy Officer to drive business transformation and digital customer experience initiatives.

ChildFund says WEB Safe & Wise aims to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse online while also empowering them to become digitally savvy.

Zoom has recently received a variety of third-party certifications, unveiled product innovations, and established programs, focusing on security and privacy.

TikTok has unveiled new details about the platform's work to safeguard and diversify its recommendation system.

Data breaches and cyber-attacks are not as quick and exciting as portrayed on screen. In reality, they unfold over months and require correlation to detect.

Waikato DHB was warned its IT security was severely compromised months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees.

Even with education and phishing tests, users continue to hand over legitimate logins to attackers, who in turn exploit them with a high degree of success.

Just like a compass, regularly reviewing the threat model keeps the CTI teams IR’s pointed in the right direction over time.

Recent cyber-events highlight the risks confronting enterprises that depend on a single vendor for their infrastructure, tools, and security.