Cyber attacks stories - Page 49

The Government Cyber War Games included five teams, two of which were made up of representatives from multiple departments.

Amidst high-profile hacks, Aussie firms are urged to bolster defences with key cybersecurity strategies to deter relentless cyber threats.

86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.

User awareness is the biggest challenge local ANZ firms face in fighting cyber threats, a report from Kaon Security says.

CylancePROTECT achieves highest malware prevention efficacy in iT-CUBE Systems' endpoint security solutions test.

Android users are being urged to apply any security patches for their devices, after security researchers discovered a ‘high severity’ vulnerability.

Urgent call for updates: Apache Struts hit by critical vulnerability, CVE-2017-9805, risking remote code execution.

The company refers to a survey they conducted that shows some organisations need to be better prepared for when the scheme is implemented.

The company refers to finding from their SME Snapshot study that showed Australia’s SME sector remains unfazed from global security threats.

Singapore’s financial sector conducted a massive business continuity exercise in order to test response to both cyber and physical attacks last month.

As net speeds soar, NZTech chief flags rise in cyber attacks, linking digitalisation to a spike in cyber crime sophistication.

As IoT devices proliferate, Trend Micro's Home Network Security offers a simple, router-based solution to protect all connected devices from cyber threats.

Malaysian websites have been hit by hacks and DDoS attacks reportedly in response to an error in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 booklet.

Australian information security spend is expected to climb to $2.8b this year, with enterprise security services a key market.

Ingram Micro NZ has bulked up its Fortinet practise and added new outreach offerings to help resellers overcome security talent shortages.

The scale of devastation can have a lot to do with how attackers use resources, such as IoT devices, to launch wide-scale attacks.

New Zealand faces a growing cyber threat as CERT NZ's first quarterly study shows only the tip of the iceberg, says NZTech chief Graeme Muller.

BDO and AusCERT tap leaders in ANZ for insights on cyber threats in their pivotal annual security survey, amid a spike in ransomware attacks.

New Zealanders have reported 364 cybersecurity incidents in just three months, costing us upwards of $730,000.

36% of respondents lost at least $130,000 in data breaches in 2015-2016, and 40% have lost money in the last year alone.