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How to Prevent Cyber Espionage Malware “Snake”

Espionage in the digital age has taken on a new dimension altogether. Countries are using advanced spying tools to snoop on their adversaries. The snooping is not only on government-controlled entities but on other industries as well. These include services,...

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Australia the Most Hacked Nation in the World

Cybercrime has spread like wildfire across the entire global digital landscape. The sophistication and skullduggery used by cybercriminals to break into IT systems and cause data breaches are astounding. Although no country is immune from this threat, irrespective of their...

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Breaching Networks Using Data on Resold Corporate Routers

In an era when everything is supposedly connected digitally, can threat actors in the form of cybercriminals be far away? Remember, no digital device is useless for hackers, as they can pry it open to unearth data. Similar is the...

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Patient Privacy Compromised Due to Inadequate Cybersecurity in Healthcare

According to CYE’s first cybersecurity maturity report, the healthcare sector can be put at the bottom of the cybersecurity ladder. Also, notwithstanding the fact that the healthcare sector handles highly sensitive patient data, it still lacks when it comes to...

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Data Security Firm Rubrik Hit By Ransomware

The menace of cybercrime has hit every third business in town, even the cloud data management and data security firm Rubrik. The firm has confirmed being targeted by a ransomware group by exploiting Rubrik’s GoAnywhere zero-day vulnerability. Fortra, which was...

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Top Cyber Threats Faced by Retailers and the Way to Fight Back

If you think that cybercriminals target only big corporations, think again. The retail sector, of late, has emerged as one of the biggest targets for hackers. The reasons are easy to guess. These include retailers handling a large cache of...

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Property Giant Meriton Faces Data Breach; Personal Documents Feared to Be at Risk

Cybercriminals seem to have upped their ante and attacked companies with vulnerable IT networks. After targeting several well-known entities, both government-owned and private, they attacked one of Australia’s largest property giants, Meriton, on 14 January 2023. Meriton owns many luxury...

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How Will the Parliament Approved Privacy Penalty Bill Impact Companies?

The Australian business landscape witnessed several data breaches, such as those at Optus Telecom, Latitude Financial, and many others. These breaches were mainly the result of inadequate cybersecurity measures in these organisations. So, to safeguard customers’ interests and protect their...

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AT&T Suffers a Major Data Breach, Informs 9 Million Customers

Cybercriminals have managed to cause a data breach at the vendor system of AT&T, the multinational telecommunications company, in January 2023 and exposed vast amounts of data, including wireless account numbers, first names of customers, wireless phone numbers, and email...

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Why Tabletop Exercises for Incident Response and Business Continuity Planning?

In today's fast-paced and well-connected world of ours, business enterprises continue to face a rising number of threats and risks to their operations. Remember, cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other unexpected events can cause significant disruptions to the working of an...

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