Cybersecurity

The ABA welcomes the introduction into the Parliament of critical scam fighting legislation to better protect Australians. ABA CEO Anna Bligh said the Federal Government’s proposed Scams Prevention Framework is the best way forward to prevent, detect, report, disrupt and respond to scams. “This is

Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) risk being left behind in the fight against costly cyberattacks unless they receive more help to bolster their defences, the authors of a new paper published by the Actuaries Institute warn. In their Dialogue Paper*, Cyber Protection Gap Widens for SMEs, actuary

A new report from CPM Australia spotlights customer shopping habits ahead of the holiday season, providing insight for retailers ahead of the busiest trading period of the year.  89% of people surveyed said they planned to both shop online and visit brick–and–mortar shops. However, 69%

Sophos released a report on the impact of the cybersecurity skills gap on SMBs. Below are some key findings from the survey of 5,000 frontline IT/cybersecurity professionals across 14 countries that highlight the impact on SMBs, or organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Key Finding:

It’s not just Aussie consumers feeling the threat of deepfake scams. Mastercard’s commissioned research shows at least 20% of Australian businesses have been targeted by the scams in the last 12 months. Of those, 12% have fallen for the manipulated content. To trick businesses out

It pays to do a double take when someone asks you for money. Deepfake scams – those that utilise deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio to defame individuals or trick them into losing money and disclosing personal information – are increasingly prevalent. Mastercard’s commissioned

Australian small and medium businesses (SMBs) lose an average of between $46,000 to $97,000 per cyberattack they experience. While more than half of small businesses believe cybersecurity threats pose a medium or high risk, four in 10 have no or low confidence in how to prepare for a cyber incident and

Off-the-shelf offensive security tools and poorly configured cloud environments create openings in the attack surface. Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company, today released its 2024 Elastic Global Threat Report, produced by Elastic Security Labs. Based on observations from over 1 billion data points, the report