Merchants being blocked are exclusively registered overseas. In a move to stamp-out scam purchases and protect customers, Westpac has announced it has started automatically blocking suspect online transactions from overseas retailers deemed high-risk of being a scam. When customers make an online card payment and a scam is detected, the…
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IBM Security Command Centre in India represents significant investment in security. IBM announced a multi-million-dollar investment in its resources to help businesses prepare for and manage the growing threat of cyberattacks to organizations across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The centrepiece of this investment is the new IBM Security Command Centre, the…
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Respondents indicate they are looking for a range of skills in candidates. The Great Resignation is plaguing industries across the board—but it’s especially challenging within in-demand fields like cybersecurity. According to ISACA’s new survey report, State of Cybersecurity 2022: Global Update on Workforce Efforts, Resources and Cyber Operations, organisations are…
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Establishment of the United States-Singapore cyber dialogue. The establishment of the United States-Singapore Cyber Dialogue (USSCD) was announced during the official visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore to the United States of America (US) from 26 March to 2 April 2022. This initiative follows the signing…
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Future Proofing describes any product, service, or technological system. Delinea, a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, today announced a new survey-based report that highlights that cloud automation is seen as the key to future-proofing cybersecurity, especially when coupled with autonomous privileges and access. Eighty-six…
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Cyber data security concerns remain paramount despite funding boost for cyber capabilities. Australia’s technology sector received a fair amount of funding from the Australian Federal Government. The Government planned to make AU$130.1 million over the next four years to help realise its ambition of making Australia a top ten data…
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Clearly, more solutions do not translate into more protection. Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022 timed to this year’s World Backup Day. The report which surveyed over 6,200 IT users and IT managers from small businesses to enterprises across 22 countries, exposes…
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Prioritise these actions to defend against malicious cyber activity. Organisations should prioritise the following actions to mitigate against threats posed by a range of malicious cyber actors. Many actors use common techniques such as exploiting internet-facing applications and spear phishing to compromise victim networks. Organisations should ensure they have implemented mitigations…
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This is the first increase since 2019. LexisNexis Risk Solutions today released the results of its latest Cybercrime Report, an analysis of transaction data from the LexisNexis Digital Identity Network in the second half of 2021. The report shows a significant shift to mobile fraud over the last four years,…
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison participates in cyber threat hunt at Macquarie facility. Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government, part of Macquarie Telecom Group (ASX: MAQ), today hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to officially open the company’s Intellicentre 3 East hyperscale data centre in Sydney. As part of the event,…
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