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The Federal Government has released its ransomware action plan, but cyber security experts Claroty and Varonis say it falls short and needs greater commitment from the government.

The Federal Government today announced a major multi-agency operation to combat cyber attacks on Australian entities. Palo Alto networks says this is welcomed and focuses on important key themes.

Industrial cybersecurity company Claroty has opened a regional headquarters office in Singapore, further establishing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Claroty security researchers have disclosed three vulnerabilities in Honeywell's Experion PKS distributed content system which permit an attacker to execute malicious code, disrupt business processes, and perform denial of service attacks. Honeywell has issued patches.

Global security solutions vendor Secureworks has appointed Wendy K. Thomas to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Michael R. Cote who has retired as CEO and as a member of the Secureworks Board of Directors.

ESET, a provider of cybersecurity, has been named as a Challenger in the Omdia Market Radar – Mobile Security Management Solutions report.

The vast majority of IT teams in Asia Pacific and Japan faced a rise in cyberattacks (85%) and a heavier security workload (87%) but strengthened their security skills and knowledge in 2020. Despite the challenges created by the pandemic, 59% of the IT teams surveyed in APJ reported team morale was high, according to a global survey conducted by cybersecurity company Sophos.

Independent object storage provider Cloudian’s HyperStore object storage platform is now certified with VMware Tanzu Greenplum, a massively parallel processing data warehouse.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Daniel Smith is the Head of Research at Radware, and he joined me for a discussion on understanding cyber criminals, DDOS attacks, security conferences, ransomware, the pandemic, hacker groups and much more - and it's no teddy bear's picnic.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Daniel Smith is the Head of Research at Radware, and he joined me for a discussion on understanding cyber criminals, DDOS attacks, security conferences, ransomware, the pandemic, hacker groups and much more - and it's no teddy bear's picnic.

Corporate IT and cybersecurity training provider DDLS has appointed Sally McDonough as general manager of its start-up company, the Australian Institute of ICT (AIICT).

Veteran-founded organisation WithYouWithMe is allocating $10 million dollars of free digital skills training to Afghan refugees following the fall of Kabul.

Information technology (IT) channel companies in Australia and New Zealand are cautiously optimistic as they refocus on growth opportunities in 2021 and beyond after the unprecedented events of 2020, according to new research from non-profit tech industry trade association CompTIA,

New South Wales residents were the most financially impacted by scams in July, accounting for 37% of the total amount lost in the month.

The retail sector became a top target for ransomware and data-theft extortion attacks during the pandemic in 2020, according to global cybersecurity company Sophos.

Australian OT cyber security firm Secolve is partrnering with US-based security software specialist SecurityGate.io in a move they say streamlines the complicated process for critical infrastructure businesses “scrambling” to get ahead of sweeping changes to national cyber security laws.

Hobart-based Internet service provider TasmaNet has launched its eastern seaboard cloud node, based in Sydney, delivering “enhanced access” to its core private cloud platform.

SolarWinds today released its eighth annual IT trends report. Its findings paint a picture where organisations everywhere have exposure to enterprise IT risk, but where risk preparedness is being met with apathy and complacency as businesses exit their COVID-19 crisis mode. The opportunity is there for IT leaders and tech pros to steer their company's future.

BlackBerry’s Research and Intelligence has released its "Old Dogs New Tricks" research paper which examines how threat actors are sneakily leveraging new and uncommon programming languages to evade detection and hinder threat analysis.

GUEST RESEARCH: Cloud identity security solutions provider ThycoticCentrify commissioned a global survey that polled more than 8,000 users in order to assess if workers are complying with cybersecurity rules. However, the survey found that 79% of respondents have engaged in at least one risky activity.