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ASIC issues cyber attack alert
Australian corporate regulator acknowledges cyberattack on its servers in January. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the independent commission of the Australian Government has announced it was made aware of a cyber security incident affecting a server used by ASIC, on January 15, 2021. This incident was related to…
Read MoreKPMG hired to review the Reserve Bank of NZ’s data breach
Stakeholders told which of their files on the File Transfer Application were downloaded illegally during the breach. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua investigation into the malicious illegal breach of a third-party file sharing application has significantly progressed. Governor Adrian Orr said the investigation remains the…
Read MoreICT leaders in financial services see increase in cyber attacks
Global financial services CISOs and CIOs have seen increased cybersecurity attacks since Covid-19. Large financial services firms have suffered a cyber-attack in the last 12 months, according to new research from data security provider HelpSystems. The research shows 65 per cent of global FS firms suffered an attack. It also…
Read MoreIMDA sets security standards to keep remote workers safe
Perimetre-less networks means businesses must address security at the home office. As work from home becomes the norm in Asia, the need to ensure those who work from home are well protected has become priority number one. Home routers are often the first entry point for cyber-attacks targeting the public,…
Read MoreBoards offer CISOs support for IT security initatives
2021 technology and security journey full of questions. Increasingly business board members are offering full support for IT security initiatives, states the latest research by Sapio Research, Commissioned by Thycotic, more than half (58 per cent) of IT security decision-makers say their organisations plan to add more security budget in…
Read MoreChina, USA and Russia hit hardest by cybercriminals
Every country in the world experienced at least one COVID-19 themed attack. The global events of the past 12 months have brought unprecedented change to the physical and digital worlds. Cybercrime, however, is a constant. According to Microsoft’s latest annual cybercrime report, cybercriminals continue—and sometimes escalate—their activity in times of…
Read MoreBlackBerry links the BAHAMUT to cyberespionage
Industry titans in cyber disinformation unveiled. BlackBerry has linked the BAHAMUT cyberespionage threat group to a number of staggering numbers of ongoing attacks against government officials and industry titans, while also unveiling the group’s vast network of disinformation assets aimed at furthering particular political causes and hampering NGOs. The report, BAHAMUT:…
Read MoreDiversity plays an important role in cybersecurity advancement in APAC
Women are needed to help solve the challenges business are facing resulting from changes in work dynamics. Technology has taken a prominent role during COVID-19 pandemic, post APAC region-wide lockdowns, cybersecurity has become the forefront of technological advanced. However more women are needed to help solve the challenges business are…
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