Macquarie Government welcomes enhanced cyber focus Macquarie Government, part of Macquarie Telecom Group, has welcomed the Albanese Government’s release of the public version of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) as the strongest indication yet of the importance of cybersecurity to Government and Defence capabilities. The DSR, to which Macquarie contributed…
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First-ever ops revealed to industry In line with the theme for this year’s RSA Conference, Stronger Together, Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force commander, delivered a presentation on the importance…
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The technologies associated with the AUKUS pact have significant potential Following the news that New Zealand expressed its willingness in joining the non-nuclear ‘pillar two’ of the AUKUS agreement that involves working on several emerging technologies. Harshavardhan Dabbiru, Defence Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “The technologies…
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Bad bot traffic overall increased even as people spent less time online HUMAN Security, Inc. the global leader in protecting enterprises by disrupting digital fraud and abuse with modern defence — today announced the release of its 2023 Enterprise Bot Fraud Benchmark Report. The annual report provides insights into automated…
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Cybersecurity is a global issue A system or network vulnerability exploited on the other side of the world can quickly cause implications across geographical boundaries, directly impacting the critical infrastructure Americans rely on for their way of life. For this reason, the CISA Global Strategy calls for capacity building with our international…
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The EU is committed to ensuring that all European citizens and businesses are well protected Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal for the EU Cyber Solidarity Act to strengthen cybersecurity capacities in the EU. It will support detection and awareness of cybersecurity threats and incidents, bolster preparedness of critical entities, as…
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Businesses need a multi-layered set of risk solutions LexisNexis Risk Solutions published a white paper produced by Aite-Novarica exploring the challenges in addressing sophisticated fraud threats following increased digital adoption and consumers’ high expectations for online transactions. The white paper, Multifaceted Fraud Attacks: Behavioural Biometrics as a Defensive Tool, explains that…
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It’s critical for organisations to reduce the risk before a response is needed Almost all IT and security leaders (96 per cent) globally are concerned their organisation will be unable to maintain business continuity following a cyberattack, according to a new study released today by Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security™ Company. “The…
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Scammers steal over $USUS3bn from Australians The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $US3.1 billion to scams in 2022, as government, law enforcement and the private sector look to improve collaborative efforts to support the community in the fight against scams. This is an 80 per cent increase…
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This Discussion Paper shows the extent of community support The next phase of developing the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy is underway following the closing of public submissions on the Strategy’s Expert Advisory Board discussion paper. The Department of Home Affairs received over 280 submissions on the discussion paper, which articulated…
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