Cybersecurity

Banks are continuing to play their part to protect Australians from scams, as the industry welcomes a new report showing scam losses fell by 13 per cent last year. The Australian Banking Association acknowledges the release today of the 2023 Targeting Scams Report by the

In the digital era, the job market is increasingly becoming a minefield – demanding and difficult to navigate. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of job vacancies fell by 6.1% between November 2023 and February 2024. Every click on a job ad can

What if the government was doing everything it could to stop thieves making off with our money, except the one thing that could really work? That’s how it looks when it comes to scams, which are attempts to trick us out of our funds, usually by

The National Anti-Scam Centre’s collaborative efforts across government, law enforcement, consumer organisations and industry have boosted the community’s fight against financial crime, as the latest Targeting Scams report reveals a 13.1 per cent decline in reported losses to $2.74 billion in 2023. The report compiles data reported

Australians are being urged to check payment details directly with a business before paying an emailed invoice, following a rise in losses to payment redirection scams. Last year, Australians reported losing $16.2 million to payment redirection scams. Despite the total number of reports to Scamwatch

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) welcomes legislation passing through the Parliament to expand Australia’s digital identity system. Importantly, this legislation will allow banks to apply to join the nationwide framework within two years of commencement. ABA CEO Anna Bligh said a voluntary nationwide Digital ID

The latest research shows that in Australia in 2023, over 301,000 scam reports were filed, marking a 26 percent increase from the previous year, with financial losses surpassing $477 million. Retail and social media scams are the most common. Mal Siriwardhane, the founder and CEO of

With the Australian Signals Directorate seeing a 14 percent increase in cybercrime reports, data security has become a growing concern for Australian small businesses (SMBs).  With ransomware attacks on the rise, data security is a growing concern for all businesses. Veritas research found that over the last

Despite cybersecurity threats being on the rise, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still lack basic security measures. On top of that, hackers are shifting their focus from big businesses to smaller targets, creating even more dangers for smaller companies in the digital space. The main reason SMEs

On Monday 25 March, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia and Cyber Wardens will release new cutting-edge research from over 2,000 Australian small businesses. The research deep dives into the cultural and attitudinal drivers that work to help uplift the cyber posture and resilience of small businesses, helping them