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Analyzing Australia’s cyberthreat landscape, and what it means for the rest of the world
Australia has been the victim of damaging cyberattacks in the latter half of this year, with high-profile incidents impacting businesses across critical sectors such as …

Cybersecurity predictions for 2023: Diversity is key
In this Help Net Security video, John Xereas, Executive Director, Technology Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, offers his cybersecurity predictions for 2023. …

24% of technology applications contain high-risk security flaws
With, arguably, a higher proportion of applications to contend with than other industries, tech firms would benefit from implementing improved secure coding training and …

Privacy concerns are limiting data usage abilities
Access to data is significantly limited by data privacy and protection regulations, according to a survey conducted by Bloor Research. The report reveals that 60% of the data …

eBook: 4 ways to secure passwords, avoid corporate account takeover
Enterprising cybercriminals don’t have to work very hard to gain access to your network and all the valuable information stored inside it. That’s because employee accounts are …

Product showcase: The Intruder vulnerability management platform
Vulnerability scanning is a fundamental component of every good cyber security strategy – but it can be challenging to get right. Intruder created a vulnerability management …

Security measures to protect Kubernetes workloads
As companies undergo the shift to Kubernetes, security must be considered throughout the entire data lifecycle for IT teams who are constantly facing potential data breaches, …

Preventing a ransomware attack with intelligence: Strategies for CISOs
Bad news first: Ransomware isn’t going anywhere. The good news? The right intelligence can help organizations dramatically reduce risk surrounding a cyber extortion event. In …

Most startups have cyber insurance but are uncertain about how much risk is covered
Despite the significant economic headwinds startups currently face – from a challenging fundraising landscape to inflation woes and difficult operational decisions – company …

Security is no longer an internal affair
67% of respondents to a recent survey indicated their company had lost a business deal due to the customer’s lack of confidence in their security strategy. Dimensional …

Week in review: Rackspace outage, Kali Linux 2022.4 released, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Rackspace Hosted Exchange outage was caused by ransomware Rackspace has …

December 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Fine-tuning the connectivity
Microsoft wrapped up a lot of ‘loose ends’ last month with their November set of updates, but there is still some work to do before the end-of-year holiday season. The …
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