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Rapid7 report examines use of double extortion ransomware attacks

Fri, 17th Jun 2022
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New report from Rapid7 reveals insights into cyber attackers' tactics and the disclosure layer of double extortion ransomware attacks.
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Sift shares crucial advice for preventing serious ATO breaches

Fri, 13th May 2022
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Learn how to protect your accounts from Account Takeover Fraud (ATO) with the latest ebook from Sift. Click here to find out more.
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ThoughtLab reveals 10 best practices for cybersecurity in 2022

Fri, 13th May 2022
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ThoughtLab's cybersecurity benchmarking study reveals increasing breaches and inadequate preparedness in large organizations.
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Salesforce resets user passwords as GitHub breach investigation continues

Wed, 4th May 2022
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Salesforce is increasing its security measures after a recent GitHub breach incident investigation reported in Heroku.
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Spear-phishing attacks on the rise, with risk to small businesses

Mon, 21st Mar 2022
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According to a new report by Barracuda, Spear-phishing attacks are evolving and becoming significantly more common.
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New report shows increase of ICS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure

Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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The number of vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has surged by 110% in the past four years, according to a report by Claroty.
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Rubrik enhances cyber resilience solutions to protect against ransomware

Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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Rubrik has announced new enhancements to its cyber resilience solutions, designed to help equip customers protect against ransomware.
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OPC finds leading cause of privacy breaches is human error

Wed, 1st Dec 2021
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Human error is responsible for the majority of serious privacy breaches, with email errors accounting for over a quarter, a report by the OPC reveals.
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New study shows IT decision-makers think organisations compromise cybersecurity in favour of other goals

Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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Security compromised as IT decision-makers downplay cyber risks, says Trend Micro study. Collaboration and clear communication needed to prevent risk.
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Stolen data spreading even faster on the dark web - report

Mon, 25th Oct 2021
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Increased volume of data breaches and more avenues for cybercriminals to monetise data has led to increased activity surrounding stolen data on the dark web.
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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards tipped for top role as UK Information Commissioner

Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards named preferred candidate for UK Information Commissioner, pending UK Parliament's decision.
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The large, less obvious costs of phishing attacks on organisations - report

Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute reveal that the cost of phishing attacks has almost quadrupled, with US companies losing an average of $14.8m annually.
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Beware the top three blind spots that precede cloud data breaches

Wed, 21st Jul 2021
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The ability to correlate individual events/alerts over time into an attack 'storyline' can help mitigate major cloud security blind spots.
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LinkedIn data from 700 million users for sale on hacking forum

Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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LinkedIn faces second data leak in two months, with 700 million user records posted online. Data includes usernames, job titles, emails, and more.
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Enterprises prioritise customer data protection but continue to leave it exposed

Fri, 16th Apr 2021
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Protecting customer personal information is the top priority for enterprises, yet the rate of encrypting customer data remains low, according to new research.
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Data transparency increasingly important, Kaspersky study states

Mon, 12th Apr 2021
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Half of consumers would abandon an online service provider after a data breach, while 63% fear their data being sold to a third party, according to Kaspersky.
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IT professionals destroying end-of-life hardware over fears of data breaches - report

Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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IT directors are destroying end of life tech hardware as opposed to erasing its data out of fear of making a mistake and facing data breaches.
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Ministry of Defence reports 546 potential data breaches over the year

Tue, 19th Jan 2021
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In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19).
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The retailer safety guide for the world of online shopping

Thu, 19th Nov 2020
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Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.
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Kroll expands data breach notification support for AU businesses

Fri, 13th Nov 2020
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Risk solutions provider Kroll has expanded its breach notification services to assist Australian organisations with data breaches.