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Cyber resilience stories - Page 13

Ps raghu nandakumara

Australia's cloud security paradox: High confidence, but almost no context

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Australia's cloud security spend is soaring, yet 40% of network traffic still lacks context, leaving teams confident but effectively half-blind.
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Trend Micro honours Vantage Markets for cybersecurity innovation

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Trend Micro names Vantage Markets a 2025 Global Customer Awards innovator, spotlighting creative cybersecurity use across sectors worldwide.
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Australian firms exposed as vendor cyber risk grows

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Australian organisations face mounting cyber risk as vendor networks outgrow weak third party controls, with 99% hit by supply chain breaches.
Ps matt oostveen

2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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By 2026, APJ enterprises harness hidden internal data, embrace open virtualisation and mainstream isolated recovery to battle cyber risk.
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AI data leaks fuel surge in global cyber attacks

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI data leaks are helping drive a global cyber attack surge, with firms now hit by over 2,000 assaults a week and ransomware on the rise.
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Cohesity honours global & APAC partners for cyber resilience

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Cohesity has honoured global and APAC partners including NVIDIA, AWS and NCS for driving AI-led data security and cyber resilience.
Ps jeffrey kok vp solution engineers asia pacific and japan cyberark

2026 Predictions: The year identity becomes the ultimate control point for an autonomous world

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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In 2026, identity emerges as the critical control point as autonomous AI, fragile machine trust and weak governance collide.
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Exclusive: Inside Commvault's Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.
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Australia leads world in costly, rising ransomware toll

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Australia tops global ransomware charts as attacks surge, nearly all victims pay up and AI-driven identity threats loom ever larger.
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Exclusive: OutsourcedCISO's CEO warns of cybersecurity leadership gaps

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Australian mid-sized firms warned they face rising cyber risk as a lack of senior security leadership leaves core threats unchecked.
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Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Digimune and MY CYBER GUARD have teamed up to launch an Australian identity protection service for households and small businesses.
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Ransomware tactics shift as manufacturing faces data theft surge

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Ransomware attacks on manufacturing shift from encryption to data theft and extortion, with recovery costs averaging USD $1.3 million, reveals new research.
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Macquarie Telecom & Fortinet launch unified secure network solution

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Macquarie Telecom and Fortinet have launched a unified secure networking solution to simplify cybersecurity and meet compliance for Australian businesses.
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AI, zero trust & new work patterns set 2026 security agenda

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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AI advances, zero-trust security, and evolving work habits are set to reshape cybersecurity challenges and strategies in 2026 across Asia-Pacific.
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Australian firms embed AI at the core of new cybersecurity era

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Australian firms are rapidly embedding AI in cybersecurity, with 91% now using it to boost threat detection, response, and operations amid rising AI-driven attacks.
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Exclusive: Cohesity's James Blake warns on rising ransomware risks

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Ransomware attacks cost Australian organisations AUD $42 billion annually, urging a shift from prevention to pragmatic cyber resilience amid rising threats.
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Wasabi unveils hidden backup feature to thwart cyber attacks

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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Wasabi Technologies launches Covert Copy, a free hidden backup feature shielding data from cyberattacks for healthcare, finance and public sectors.
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Kroll partners with CrowdStrike to boost global MDR protection

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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Kroll and CrowdStrike partner to enhance global MDR services, migrating 500,000+ endpoints to AI-driven Falcon platform for faster cyber threat response.
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Situational awareness & automation key to modern cyber defence

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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Organisations face complex cyber threats and must boost situational awareness and automation to shift from reactive to proactive defence in cybersecurity.
Ps scott hesford beyondtrust

Identity-related security remains a core challenge for Australia's finance sector

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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Identity-related security, including credential compromises and third-party risks, remains a top challenge for Australia's finance sector after six years under APRA's CPS 234.