Displaying items by tag: Malicious

In December last year, cyber resilience firm Commvault announced it was partnering with not-for-profit organisation Cybermindz to address the escalating mental health challenges faced by cyber security professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

Banks and financial institutions that are not using AI to detect fraud are going to be outgunned because those trying to commit fraud are using AI to try to infiltrate their systems.

GUEST OPINION:  The cybersecurity landscape in Australia has evolved dramatically. Gone are the days when simple firewalls and antivirus software could keep our digital assets safe. In FY24, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) received a total of 87,000 cybercrime reports. This meant one cybercrime was reported every six minutes on average.

GUEST OPINION:  The bustling holiday travel season is a key business opportunity for Australian airlines and travel companies. Ensuring the smooth and reliable operation of essential systems and processes during this peak period is crucial for providing seamless customer experiences, boosting revenue, and building long-term customer loyalty. However, to succeed, the industry must contend with a growing challenge – sophisticated bots enhanced with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

GUEST OPINION:  The financial services sector, a perennial target for cybercriminals, faces an increasingly complex threat landscape. As technology advances and digital transformation accelerates, so too do the opportunities for malicious actors to exploit vulnerabilities.

Hijacking domains using a ‘Sitting Ducks attack’ remain an under-recognised topic in the cybersecurity community, according to Infoblox which says that few threat researchers are familiar with this attack vector and knowledge is scarce - however, the prevalence of these attacks and the risk to organisations are significant.

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Insider threats, malicious activities perpetrated by individuals with legitimate access to an organisation's systems, pose a significant risk to information security.

The free version of CamScanner on Android contains malware, remove it now.

It’s true, searching for local and global celebs online can be quite risky, with the chance of visiting a purposefully malicious site higher than ever.

Enterprise security provider Blue Coat Systems says new research has revealed that more than 95% of websites in 10 top level domains (TLDs) – or ‘neighbourhoods’ – are rated as ‘suspicious’ because of high levels of virus and other malicious activity.

Symantec has identified a new worm that can potentially infect embedded devices within your home or business network.

Another batch of security companies have joined Facebook's fight against malicious links.

In a wide-ranging report, web security vendor Blue Coat Systems give significant insight into the evolving ways of the current crop of cybercriminals.

As part of a typical sales engagement, Palo Alto Networks will place one of their next-generation firewalls onto a potential customer's network to determine 'what's going on.'  Turns out, rather a lot.