GUEST RESEARCH: Bitdefender has combined information from openly available sources (OSINT) – including news reports and research – with data we gather by analysing Data Leak Portals (DLPs), websites where ransomware groups post details about their victims to develop our March 2025 Threat Debrief. It’s important to remember that we can't independently verify all of these claims, but we can feel quite confident in the trends we see over time.
GUEST RESEARCH: 77% of security leaders view securing machine identities as vital to protecting the future of AI
GUEST RESEARCH: According to new research, heavy workloads and long hours are cited as the top stressors for IT professionals.
GUEST RESEARCH: Building managers are reporting the use of AI to help them enhance operational efficiencies with streamlined maintenance, upgraded security and optimised energy usage
GUEST RESEARCH: The race to leverage the capabilities of AI to achieve tangible benefits for business is continuing at light speed, but business leaders need to ensure they are armed with the right tools.
GUEST RESEARCH: Report finds Australians use an average of 6.5 social media platforms per month, spending nearly two hours daily on social.
GUEST RESEARCH: Trustwave, a leading cybersecurity and managed security services provider, has released a series of reports detailing the threats facing the manufacturing sector. As manufacturers increasingly integrate digital systems and physical infrastructure, the sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals aiming to disrupt production, steal intellectual property, and cause widespread damage.
GUEST RESEARCH: The cyber threat landscape saw an unprecedented surge in web-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in 2024, with incidents spiking by 550% compared to the previous year, according to Radware’s newly released 2025 Global Threat Analysis Report.
GUEST RESEARCH: Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, has unveiled the Australian findings of its Data Liquidity Index Study, conducted by Hanover Research. The survey found strong data integration capabilities within Australian organisations, but identified gaps in liquidity as companies battle challenges with data privacy/security and data quality/accuracy.
GUEST RESEARCH: Three quarters (75%) of senior IT leaders globally feel they are not maximising the potential of their tech investments and 87% said they need to better understand how technologies are actually used across the business so they can make the right investment decisions.
GUEST RESEACH: “State of CPS Security 2025: OT Exposures” Reveals the OT Device Exposures Most Coveted for Exploitation by Adversaries
GUEST RESEARCH: ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity survey report found that the two top factors for determining qualified candidates for jobs are prior hands-on experience (73%) and credentials held (38%).