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Research shows attacks on the gaming industry are getting worse

Mon, 8th Aug 2022
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Web application attacks in the gaming sector have grown by 167% from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, according to new research from Akamai.
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Claroty's Team82 uncovers two vulnerabilities in FileWave's MDM system

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Claroty's research arm (Team82) has uncovered and disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in FileWave's Mobile Device Management (MDM) system.
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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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What every CISO must answer to enable a best-in-class security operations program

Thu, 26th May 2022
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It has been widely reported recently that South Australian government employees have been the victims of a cyberattack.
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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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APAC unprepared to weather storm of cybersecurity breaches

Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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Sixty eight percent of enterprises in Asia Pacific suffered from at least on security breach in 2021, according o a new report from Forrester.
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Four critical cyber attack prevention strategies in 2022

Thu, 14th Apr 2022
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The growing threat of cyber adversaries loomed over organisations throughout 2021, and it shows no signs of slowing down as we enter March 2022.
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The patch management challenge

Tue, 29th Mar 2022
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We all know that patching is important, so why is the physical process for updating systems across the enterprise still so difficult?.
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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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NCSC warns risk of cyber attack amid Russia/Ukraine tensions

Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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NCSC warns NZ organisations to assess cyber security amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. NCSC joins HIBP government programme.
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NCSC joins data breach service in government programme

Fri, 18th Feb 2022
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has become part of the data breach service Have I Been Pwned's (HIBP) government programme.
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Advanced scams, data breaches, crypto and NFT attacks to shape cyberthreat landscape in 2022

Fri, 14th Jan 2022
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2022 cyber security trends include a decrease in targeted ransomware attacks, advanced scams, more data breaches, and attacks on cryptocurrency/NFT industries.
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Biggest data breach will hit in 2022 - Micro Focus

Fri, 24th Dec 2021
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In the aftermath of digitalisation on a scale that we haven't seen before, 2021 has left many organisations still scrambling to secure their IT networks.
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Log4j actively exploited, serious complications can occur according to CERT NZ

Mon, 13th Dec 2021
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The widely-used java logging library, log4j, has been actively exploited, according to an update from CERT NZ and Catalyst.
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To disclose or not to disclose?: The significance of data breach disclosure in Aotearoa

Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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Data breach consequences go beyond systems damage. Trust, reputation, and legal implications create the need for transparency and open communication.
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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.