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GUEST OPINION by Chris Fisher, Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand, Vectra AI: Cybersecurity stands at a fascinating crossroads today, with artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionising the field, acting both as a powerful ally and a formidable adversary. Tools like Copilot and DeepSeek AI may benefit organisations, but they also empower cybercriminals to launch more sophisticated and elusive attacks.

Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has appointed 20-year IT industry veteran George Lee as Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

As cyberattacks continue to disrupt operations, damage reputations and incur significant financial losses, the necessity for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to actively participate in their cyber crisis communication strategies has never been more important. CISOs must be at the forefront of the communications response during a cybersecurity breach because their involvement can help mitigate further damage and restore trust in the organisation.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Sumit Bansal, BlueVoyant's Head of APJ, talks to iTWire about how it helps CISOs and CIOs protect their company, assets and brand reputation from internal and external threats.

The rise of AI-driven attacks and accelerated software delivery cycles makes it more difficult to protect organisations, as 89% of CISOs say application security remains a blind spot

COMPANY NEWS: Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, has released its annual CISO survey. This year’s report, “The state of application security in 2024”, reveals that Australian organisations are struggling with internal communication barriers, which hinder their ability to address cybersecurity threats. The results indicate that CISOs find it difficult to drive alignment between security teams and the C-suite, leaving gaps in the organisation’s understanding of cyber risk. As a result, they find themselves more exposed to advanced cyber threats, at a time when AI-driven attacks are on the rise.

Cybersecurity company Trellix reports that it has detected indicators of collaboration between ransomware groups and nation-state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, adoption and usage of lesser-known programming languages for malware, and cybercriminals developing Generative AI (GenAI) tools.

Businesses are confronting the dual challenge of declining or stagnating cybersecurity budgets and escalating and increasingly complex threats in the face of economic turmoil, according to a new survey of global security executives.

GUEST OPINION by Mark Fazackerley, Regional Vice President – Australia and New Zealand, Talend: With digital data becoming an ever-more valuable business commodity, firms of all sizes are focused on extracting the most value from it. During 2023, those that succeed will enjoy a competitive advantage and find themselves well positioned for strong, ongoing growth.

COMPANY NEWS: Yoshishige Nakamichi has been appointed Country Manager for Japan at Checkmarx, the global leader of developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions.

GUEST OPINION by Debashish Jyotiprakash, APJ managing director, Qualys:  In the last couple of years, we have witnessed a rapidly growing number of cyberattacks that has left organisations exposed to threats as they struggle to keep pace with and balance the growing need to transform and innovate, and match it with the cybersecurity investments required to properly assess the risks to their critical business processes, putting even more pressure on cybersecurity teams, which are often already understaffed.

GUEST OPINION: Seeking to uncover the minds of CISOs and CIOs across Asia Pacific, my company recently asked Frost & Sullivan to take a snapshot of cloud adoption behaviour in the region.

COMPANY NEWS: Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, today released its top nine cybersecurity predictions for 2022.  Covering a range of topics from the evolving threat landscape to the sectors most at risk, the predictions point to a new year filled with both challenges and opportunities.

A report by automation platform Ivanti reveals that majority of Australian CISOs polled agree that mobile phones have become a focal point of cybersecurity strategies. Respondents expect an increase in security budget and allocation in UEM software.

Almost two-thirds (64%) of chief information security officers in 14 countries believe they will be hit by a material cyber-attack in the next 12 months, the security firm Proofpoint says.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Country Manager – ANZ and Japan, Ping Identity: The societal changes that occurred during the past 12 months are undeniable, but what’s less talked about are the significant implications for data privacy. First, the massive shift to remote work changed the way data is accessed and secured. And a sharp rise in online transactions means more personal data is being exchanged, stored, and processed than ever before. Further, the amounts of personal data being collected by large technology companies continues to climb, shaking user trust.

GUEST OPINION by Tim Roughton, regional sales manager at Varonis: In 2020, many organisations struggled to secure their networks against the expanded threat surface created by the sudden transition to remote work. Businesses sped up plans to move to the cloud and relied on new collaboration approaches and adoption of tools to keep business moving. Companies focused on ensuring business continuity and remote access — all too often at the expense of security.

GUEST OPINION by Simon Howe, Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, LogRhythm: Cyber-security has ceased to be a backroom function and engaging effectively with the board and C suite will help CISOs provide better protection to the enterprise in 2021

A survey of cyber security professionals in NSW has found that 96.5% were working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic and the income of 12.6% had been affected due to the outbreak.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Trost - Co-Founder & CTO, ThreatQuotient:  Businesses continue to place more and more data in the cloud, from personal details to intellectual property. The growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses, whether for greater agility, data analytics or to support employees in accessing the data, for example when they were remotely or from home, also increases the risk of cloud attacks.

A survey of 250 Australian chief information officers, chief technology officers and chief information security officers has found that both cyber attacks and breaches had risen during the last 12 months, prompting increased expenditure on cyber defences.