Cybersecurity breach of Australian banks is ‘inevitable’, Reserve Bank warns

How shape-shifting threat actors complicate attack attribution

Australia’s Ransomware Action Plan latest salvo in war on cybercriminals

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8 top multifactor authentication products and how to choose an MFA solution

Learn the key considerations when choosing an MFA solution and why these top picks are worth a look.

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White House international ransomware initiative outlines hopes and challenges

More than 30 nations discussed tactics for collaborating in the fight against ransomware, but it competes with a Russian-led UN initiative.

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Microsoft's very bad year for security: A timeline

Microsoft has had a horrible 2021, with vulnerabilities impacting its biggest services.

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6 zero trust myths and misconceptions

If you’ve fallen for one of these myths, you may need to rethink your zero trust strategy.

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Cybersecurity breach of Australian banks is ‘inevitable’, Reserve Bank warns

Australia’s financial system is high on the bucket lists of cybercriminals and nation-state actors.

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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021

The cybersecurity market is hot, and vendors are buying competitors to solidify their position or acquiring other firms to expand their offerings.

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How shape-shifting threat actors complicate attack attribution

Researchers explain how they identified—or failed to identify—the threat actors behind three high-profile incidents and why attribution is so difficult.

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REvil ransomware explained: A widespread extortion operation

The REvil group, a.k.a. Sodinokibi, re-victimizes its targets by threatening to release stolen data even after the initial ransom demand is paid.

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Chinese APT group IronHusky exploits zero-day Windows Server privilege escalation

The attackers used the exploit to deploy a new remote shell Trojan called MysterySnail.

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Australia’s Ransomware Action Plan latest salvo in war on cybercriminals

The federal government is ready to name hostile nation-states as it criminalises cyberextortion, mandates ransomware reporting, and tracks cryptocurrency ransoms.

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Google forms Cybersecurity Action Team to support customer security transformation

Google’s initiative will offer security and compliance services to guide governments, critical infrastructure, enterprises, and small businesses through digital transformation.

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AT&T launches managed XDR suite to provide endpoint-to-cloud security

AT&T is combining security tools including its threat intelligence and detection platform USM Anywhere with endpoint and network security services from partners to roll out a cloud-based, managed XDR platform for end-to-end detection...

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Twitch breach highlights dangers of choosing ease of access over security

Attackers essentially broke into the Twitch house and cleaned out everything. Following least-privilege access principles and encrypted datasets will help others avoid that scenario.

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Time to check software and security settings for Windows network vulnerabilities

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and that's a good excuse to review what's running on your network to identify security risks.

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Australia targets ransomware with new national plan

The federal plan brings together legal and policing for a coordinated response to surge of ransomware, but the proposed approach raises several questions.

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