Cyberattacks stories - Page 81

Spear phishers continue to exploit security weaknesses in organisations using social engineering. It’s becoming the most significant security threat.

ForeScout and CyberArk forge a key alliance, launching a security solution to bolster defences against cyber threats and protect privileged accounts.

Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.

APAC ranked highest in ransomware threats & malware detections, with online banking malware and malicious mobile app downloads also prevalent.

UK businesses are still missing cyber attacks and suffering breaches daily despite the use of multiple security tools, says Ixia.

Security firm Aleron says that cybersecurity management is a complex problem and transparency can result in even more ambiguity.

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector in Australia is one of the most prone industries to cyberattacks.

More than 8 million malware detections in New Zealand were recorded by Trend Micro in the first half of this year.

More than a quarter of all business email compromise (BEC) scams around the world target Australia, new research says.

Cybersecurity comes down to a number of factors and one of them is geographical location - here's a full list of the EU countries and their rankings.

Mitigation plans against cyber attacks fail due to a lack of support from the board. But if the board starts leading the charge, they will succeed.

Businesses should worry less about security and start addressing operational risk when it comes to moving to cloud, according to Palo Alto Networks.

​An established company recently announced its expansion into the South Africa cybersecurity market by acquiring a managed security service provider.

Malaysia's MyCERT warns of mass APAC supply chain breach after ShadowPad exploit hits NetSarang servers, stealing data.

Webroot has officially acquired security awareness training platform Securecast and has plans to take the new integrated solution to the mass market.

​British Telecommunications (BT) has announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).

HBO’s soft underbelly was laid bare to the world after hackers stole 1.5 TB of data from its systems - Centrify says passwords' days are limited.

Despite this new awareness of threats, for many the solution is less well understood. As a result, defensive strategies are improperly prioritised.

Palo Alto Networks will soon be the first cybersecurity company in the world to sign a Data Exchange Agreement with INTERPOL.

Hays, an employment and recruiting firm, has confirmed statistics showing a cyber skills shortage in Australia.