Indications that the Russian-language ransomware forum is warming to English and Mandarin-speaking threat actors. There has been an increase in recent weeks of Mandarin and Chinese-speaking threat actors on RAMP as well as other illicit communities across the deep and dark web. There are indications that the Russian-language ransomware forum…
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Advisory issued by FBI, CISA, ACSC and NCSC. A joint cybersecurity advisory is the result of an analytic effort among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to highlight…
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How Security Leaders Can Increase Their Executive Impact. To respond to an ever-changing threat landscape and increase impact among executive leadership, security and risk leaders should take a three-step approach to shift from a defensive to an offensive leadership position, according to Gartner, Inc. “This is a time of extraordinarily…
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Banking malware has been targeted mainly at Android phones. The Nokia 2021 Threat Intelligence Report shows that banking malware threats are sharply increasing as cyber criminals target the rising popularity of mobile banking on smartphones, with plots aimed at stealing personal banking credentials and credit card information. The report, based on data aggregated from network traffic monitored on more than 200 million devices globally where…
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Database containing 5M customer records had been accessed and exfiltrated. The Personal Data Protection Commission (“the Commission”) received a data breach notification from Commeasure Pte Ltd (“the Organisation”) that its database containing 5,892,843 customer records had been accessed and exfiltrated (“the Incident”). The Organisation first found out about the data…
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Ransomware and long-term economic effects from COVID-19 are top issues for auditors in 2022. Ransomware and the long-term effects of COVID-19 on markets and organisations are key items to cover in 2022 audit plans, according to Gartner. The Gartner 2022 Audit Plan Hot Spots report also identified evolving societal expectations…
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35 per cent of businesses targeted by bait attacks. Bait attacks launched via Gmail and other free email services could be making businesses in Asia-Pacific vulnerable to targeted phishing attacks and other threats, according to Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions. Taking in more than…
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Key cybersecurity guidance to configure 5G cloud infrastructure. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published cybersecurity guidance to securely build and configure cloud infrastructures in support of 5G. Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures: Prevent and Detect Lateral Movement is the first of a…
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Will increase at 6.7 per cent CAGR over 2020-2025. The total addressable market size of IT security in Australia, in terms of enterprise spending, is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.7 per cent to reach $US3.5bn in 2025, led by continued rise in enterprise managed security service investments,…
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Taking steps to protect valuable data and thwart cybercriminals and other malicious actors. Through the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) the Government is enhancing the protection of government networks by blocking connections to malicious websites that contain threats, including ransomware, malware and other cyber dangers. The Australian Protective Domain Name…
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