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Cyber espionage; the unwanted growth industry

According to Verizon, state-based actors are responsible for the great majority – 82 per cent – of cyber espionage, with attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government or...

Breach report highlights public sector risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Public sector organisations are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the rapid shift to the cloud and staff working from home, according to...

Nation-state cyber attacks on the rise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
One third of all data breaches included some element of social engineering, representing a sharp increase over previous years, according to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. More...

Public sector at espionage risk

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Cyber-espionage remains a top concern when it comes to government cyber security, with the latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from global provider Verizon finding that 43 per cent...

Risk insurance is the new black

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The advent of mandatory data breach legislation has lit up the local market in cyber security insurance, but Australia remains ‘unsophisticated’ in its understanding of cyber risk, says an...