Samira Sarraf

Regional Editor for Australia and New Zealand

With years of experience covering technology and business across the IT channel, Samira Sarraf managed the enterprise IT content at and wrote for the CIO.com, CSO Online, and Computerworld editions in Australia and New Zealand. She is now an editor with CSO Online global.

CISOs, IT lack confidence in executives’ cyber-defense knowledge

Australian organisations seek cybersecurity engineers

Australian organisations seek cybersecurity engineers

Filling cybersecurity roles remains a priority and the top technology role Australian organisations are looking to fill is that of a cybersecurity engineer.

What is the Cybercrime Atlas? How it can help disrupt cybercrime

What is the Cybercrime Atlas? How it can help disrupt cybercrime

The Cybercrime Atlas aims to map the cybercriminal ecosystem worldwide and allow global law enforcement agencies to access that information when fighting cybercrime.

Australian universities report financial losses following cyberattacks

Australian universities report financial losses following cyberattacks

An NSW Audit Office report revealed universities reported financial losses following cyberattacks suffered in 2022.

CyberArk’s enterprise browser promises zero-trust support, policy management

CyberArk’s enterprise browser promises zero-trust support, policy management

The identity security vendor is set to launch an enterprise browser in response to increasing post-MFA attacks on session cookies.

How Northfield Hospital uses AI to minimize risk from cyberattacks

How Northfield Hospital uses AI to minimize risk from cyberattacks

The rural community hospital has turned to AI-enabled protection to have full visibility of its network and understand the threat landscape.

How the Australian federal government will invest in cybersecurity

How the Australian federal government will invest in cybersecurity

Australia’s federal budget has been announced and the government has set $200 million from the 2023-24 budget to go to cybersecurity.

Five Eye nations release new guidance on smart city cybersecurity

Five Eye nations release new guidance on smart city cybersecurity

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and US offer advice on potential smart city vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them.

Darwinium upgrades its payment fraud protection platform

Darwinium upgrades its payment fraud protection platform

The vendor has upgraded its Continuous Customer Protection platform in response to CISOs requirements and its own risk.

7 countries unite to push for secure-by-design development

7 countries unite to push for secure-by-design development

Agencies from across seven countries come together to create a guidance that aims to remove the burden of security from the technology buyer.

How the Australian Department of Defence is solving the cybersecurity skills shortage

How the Australian Department of Defence is solving the cybersecurity skills shortage

Australian Department of Defence CISO focuses on transferrable skills. Hires nurse, WHS mining worker for cybersecurity roles.

DXC Technology says global network is not compromised following Latitude Financial breach

DXC Technology says global network is not compromised following Latitude Financial breach

IT services provider DXC sparked questions after quietly publishing a note that its networks were not compromised following the Latitude Financial breach.

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