Top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2023-2024

These predictions are a signal flare for some of those things we see emerging Fifty percent of chief information security officers (CISOs) will adopt human centric design to reduce cybersecurity operational friction; large enterprises will focus on implementing zero-trust programs; and half of cybersecurity leaders will have unsuccessfully tried to…

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Latitude estimates almost 8 million customer records accessed

Latitude have identified approximately 7.9 million ANZ driver license numbers were stolen From the outset of the cyber-attack on Latitude, Latitude have sought to keep our customers, partners, employees, and the broader community as up to date as Latitude can. This malicious attack on Latitude is under investigation by the…

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Broadcom and VMware deal with uncertainty

This could impact customer base of both companies With the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) deepening its probe into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, which could create, on paper, an unfair competitive playing field in the server market, the growing uncertainty around the deal will have on the customer base…

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Australian Govt. ambitious regarding cyber security

Australia first in three of four assessment criteria – critical infrastructure, organisational capacity and, importantly, policy commitment. Australian Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil delivered a speech on cybersecurity in Canberra on March 23, 2023. She began by honouring the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of Canberra and acknowledging the Indigenous…

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Latitude Financial hit by cyber incident

A month after the financial company closed its BNPL services in Australia Financial announced on 16 March 2023 that it had detected unusual activity on its systems which it can now confirm as a sophisticated, well-organised and malicious cyber-attack which remains active. The company recognised distress to customers caused by…

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Cybercriminals introduce three novel phishing tactics

Hackers are using Google Translate web links to mask malicious URLs Barracuda, a trusted partner, and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, has uncovered three new phishing tactics cybercriminals are using to trick users, bypass security measures and avoid detection, according to its most recent Threat Spotlight. Analysing data from…

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US cybersecurity strategy will take toll on critical infrastructure budget

We look forward to working with our U.S. critical infrastructure partners CEO for cybersecurity company, Nozomi Networks, says the Strategy’s requirements for critical infrastructure to increase cybersecurity posture will be met with ‘varying responses from CEOs and boards alike’, and ‘the ability for these entities to identify the budget and…

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Nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change careers

Burnout and voluntary attrition are outcomes of poor organizational culture By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25 per cent for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to Gartner, Inc. “Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress,” said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner. “CISOs are on…

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Modica breaches SMS scam reduction rules

This is a widely used trick used by scammers to gain consumer trust SMS-focused telco Modica has become the first company breached under new anti-SMS scam rules registered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in mid-2022. An ACMA investigation found Modica allowed customers to send SMS using text-based sender IDs…

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Digital solutions for working with children checks

Customers can now complete their Working with Children Check renewal online Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said enabling people the option to securely prove who they are online anywhere, anytime will save customer’s valuable time. “There are more than 1.8 million customers in NSW who currently…

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