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"Concerningly, more than half of UK organisations are still relying on using usernames and passwords and other outdated authentication methods."

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

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

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.

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.

With the price of cyber insurance rising even faster than inflation – and the risk that some organisations will find it difficult to get insurance for a price they can afford – prospective policy seekers need to be prepared.

Given that most large organisations have made significant cybersecurity investments yet have poorly resourced security teams under enormous stress, what can be done to reduce the likelihood of incidents occurring?

The immediate costs are a trifle when compared to the incalculable, lasting brand, reputation, and business damage that a data security incident causes.

With that in mind, it is critical for IT teams to account for these developments, making strategic the proper security investments.

For companies to better meet cybersecurity standards, it's time to throw away the bad password advice and take steps to eliminate passwords once and for all.

The C-suite sometimes struggles to understand their IT security peers and are not always ready to show their confusion.

DDoS can serve as a cover for other, potentially more damaging cyber activities such as infiltration and exfiltration of data and malware installation. 

In recent years, we’ve seen organisations openly embrace hybrid cloud environments as they move to more flexible models in the so-called ‘new normal’ era

The initiative brings together global leaders to fight cyberthreats and map the cybercrime landscape, covering criminal operations, structures and networks.

Cyber threats directed towards financial services has grown rapidly, driven by digital transformation and regulation such as open banking.