The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s fourth quarterly report shows an increase in the percentage of attacks attributed to malicious or criminal activity, as well as a continuing trend of growth in the overall number of attacks.
Read MoreIn December 2018, the US Department of Justice charged Chinese nationals in an extensive global hacking campaign. The hackers, part of Chinese cyber espionage group APT10, allegedly accessed service providers in twelve countries. This is an example...
Read MoreNew privacy legislation in 2018 saw a dramatic increase in the number of data breach notifications. The 2018 British Airways data breach had more than 380,000 customers' payment card details stolen by hackers. This contributed to a long line of data...
Read MoreThe second “Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report” has been published by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and it certainly makes for interesting reading. The statistics within this report show a definite...
Read MoreThe meteoric rise of supply chain cyber attacks over the past five years shows that organisations must focus on tightening the security of their subcontractors, suppliers and partners. An article by Harvard Business Review (HBR) suggests, “Over 60%...
Read MoreSpanish online survey company, Typeform, recently experienced a serious cyber-attack, resulting in hackers downloading a partial backup of its customer data. Typeform noticed the breach on 27th June and reported they had remedied the issue within 30 minutes...
Read MoreTeach your staff to detect social engineering to keep them cyber safe over the Christmas break. Holidays bring with them frantic shopping, party planning, family arrangements, and, finally, taking a well-earned break and connecting with family and...
Read MoreAs cyber security quotes go its not uncommon to hear the claim "We've never been hacked"; it might come up in a conversation when a service provider is trying to win business from a company where there will be an exchange or hosting of data, or maybe...
Read MoreRansomware has plagued businesses for several years, but the recent outbreaks of WannaCry and NotPetya have marked the beginning of a new era of hybrid malware that combines multiple exploits into something much more dangerous. What can organisations...
Read MoreModern threat prevention technologies only work well in defending against opportunistic attacks. Incorporating Protective Monitoring ensures a more proactive approach.
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