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Netpoleon, Hack The Box boost ANZ cyber skills training

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Netpoleon partners with Hack The Box to deliver hands-on cyber skills training and readiness tools to address ANZ's growing security gap.
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SimSpace expands cyber range to train for AI-led attacks

Sat, 20th Dec 2025
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SimSpace launches expanded cyber range to drill whole teams and AI models against adaptive, production-like cyber attacks at scale.
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Exclusive: Cybrary on cyber training as tailored defence, not checkbox

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Cybrary warns that current cyber training methods are outdated, urging the industry to adopt more advanced and effective learning approaches.
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The cybersecurity imperative for smart factories

Mon, 10th Nov 2025
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As Asia Pacific factories adopt AI and IoT, cybersecurity becomes crucial amid rising ransomware, with 21% of global attacks targeting manufacturing.
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Hack The Box appoints Gibb Witham as President & CFO for global growth

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Hack The Box appoints Gibb Witham as President and CFO to drive global growth and enhance its cybersecurity workforce development platform.
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Hack The Box unveils Threat Range to boost SOC team resilience

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Hack The Box launches Threat Range, a team-focused cyber incident simulation platform to enhance SOC resilience against AI-driven cyber threats and complex attacks.
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Rising SAT budgets fail to curb workplace security incidents

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Despite rising SAT budgets, 94% of US organisations report increased workplace security incidents linked to human error, reveals a Huntress report.
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Commvault & SimSpace launch cyber recovery training

Fri, 4th Apr 2025
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Commvault and SimSpace unveil the Commvault Recovery Range, a pioneering cyber recovery training programme combining realistic attack simulations with recovery exercises.
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Mouse motion simulators pose potential cyberthreat risk

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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Kaspersky warns that mouse motion simulators, popular with remote workers, could pose significant cyber threats if sourced from unknown vendors.
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Kaspersky uncovers new stealer campaign via web ads

Fri, 1st Nov 2024
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Kaspersky reports a surge in malicious ads targeting Windows users, redirecting over 20,000 individuals to fake CAPTCHA pages to download malware.
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Deepfake scams target 29% of New Zealanders, costing millions

Thu, 10th Oct 2024
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Research by Mastercard reveals nearly a third of New Zealanders and 18% of businesses have fallen victim to deepfake scams, costing millions over the past year.
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Fortinet creates the Veterans Program Advisory Council

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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Fortinet, the cybersecurity expert driving the convergence of networking and security, has formed the Veterans Program Advisory Council.
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Immersive Labs unveils enterprise-class cyber skills and resilience platform

Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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Immersive Labs has unveiled the expansion of its enterprise-class, AI-ready platform, now with coverage across the entire organisation.
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Supportive security culture essential for breach prevention

Thu, 10th Aug 2023
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Improving the security culture within organisations plays a critical role in mitigating some breaches and bolster disaster recovery efforts.
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Fortinet joins ITU-D to drive cybersecurity and digital skills development

Thu, 3rd Aug 2023
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Fortinet has announced it has become a member of the International Telecommunication Union Development Sector (ITU-D).
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Fortinet surpasses one million NSE certifications issued

Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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Fortinet Training Institute furthers its global mission to expand access to cyber training for untapped talent and advance cyber professionals' skills.
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Leveraging the human factor as part of an organisation's overall cybersecurity framework

Wed, 31st Aug 2022
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In the fight against cyberthreats, the human factor is often overlooked. Humans can be both a vulnerability and a defense. #cybersecurity.
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Fortinet training edges toward closing cybersecurity gap

Thu, 12th May 2022
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The Fortinet Training Institute has made significant progress in closing the cybersecurity skills gap, on track to train one million people by 2026.
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CybeReady appoints Bonnie Hampton as vice president of Sales, North America

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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CybeReady appoints Bonnie Hampton as VP of Sales, North America to expand sales operations with a focus on Adaptive Training Platform for cyber defense.
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CybeReady appoints Bonnie Hampton as Vice President of Sales

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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CybeReady appoints Bonnie Hampton as Vice President of Sales, North America, to expand sales operations and focus on training employees against cyber-attacks.