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Splunk partners with ASD to boost cyber intelligence sharing
Security Information and Event Management

Splunk partners with ASD to boost cyber intelligence sharing

Splunk teams with Australian Signals Directorate to integrate cyber intelligence sharing, aiding government and private sectors in boosting cybersecurity and compliance.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Australia's critical infrastructure faces new wave of cyber threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Australia's critical infrastructure faces new wave of cyber threats

Australia faces rising state-sponsored cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, prompting stricter government measures and a human-focused defence approach.

By Adrian Covich • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Arctic Wolf upgrades Threat Intelligence Plus for broader integration
Firewalls

Arctic Wolf upgrades Threat Intelligence Plus for broader integration

Arctic Wolf has enhanced Threat Intelligence Plus to deliver real-time, high-fidelity threat feeds for broader integration across security tools, improving cyber defence.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025

Global Stories

Threat Landscape stories

Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026
Data Protection

Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026

Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks
DevOps

AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks

AI vulnerability reports surged 210% as organisations boosted AI security by 270%, with prompt injection attacks rising 540%, HackerOne's report shows.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
TELUS unveils AI-driven email protection with 99.7% catch rate
Data Protection

TELUS unveils AI-driven email protection with 99.7% catch rate

TELUS launches AI-powered Email Protection Service Advanced, boasting a 99.7% phishing catch rate and support for major collaboration platforms like Microsoft 365.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
Hack The Box unveils Threat Range to boost SOC team resilience
Ransomware

Hack The Box unveils Threat Range to boost SOC team resilience

Hack The Box launches Threat Range, a team-focused cyber incident simulation platform to enhance SOC resilience against AI-driven cyber threats and complex attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025
Breakout time drops as new attacker tactics surge in cyber threat space
Firewalls

Breakout time drops as new attacker tactics surge in cyber threat space

ReliaQuest reports cyber attackers cut breakout time to 18 minutes, with surging threats from Oyster malware and rising abuse of USB and IP-KVM devices.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Microsoft details AI-powered defences against novel SVG phishing
Data Analytics

Microsoft details AI-powered defences against novel SVG phishing

Microsoft details how its AI-driven tools detected and blocked a sophisticated SVG phishing campaign that mimicked PDFs and used AI-generated code.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Exclusive: Cohesity explains why cyber resilience beats prevention
Data Protection

Exclusive: Cohesity explains why cyber resilience beats prevention

Cyber resilience is reshaping data backup as businesses face AI-driven cyber threats, demanding new strategies beyond traditional recovery systems.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces

Ransomware attacks held steady at 328 in August, with cyber gangs collaborating to boost impact, says NCC Group report highlighting persistent global risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Chinese cyber group targets US policy bodies during trade talks
Phishing

Chinese cyber group targets US policy bodies during trade talks

A Chinese cyber group has targeted US government and policy organisations with spearphishing attacks amid trade talks, using advanced tactics to gain persistent access.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Cohesity & Semperis launch identity resilience for AD security
Data Protection

Cohesity & Semperis launch identity resilience for AD security

Cohesity and Semperis launch Identity Resilience, a new solution to protect enterprises' Microsoft Active Directory from cyberattacks and enable rapid recovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Cybersecurity alerts surge after hours as threats evolve, says report
Firewalls

Cybersecurity alerts surge after hours as threats evolve, says report

A report reveals that 51% of cybersecurity alerts now occur outside business hours, challenging organisations to strengthen defences against evolving round-the-clock threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Anomali hosts new virtual event to tackle ANZ cyber challenges
Security Information and Event Management

Anomali hosts new virtual event to tackle ANZ cyber challenges

Anomali launches Anomali Protect Virtual Conference ANZ 2025 to tackle cybersecurity challenges amid AI integration for Aussie and NZ professionals.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
CrowdStrike & Meta unveil open benchmarks for AI in cyber defence
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

CrowdStrike & Meta unveil open benchmarks for AI in cyber defence

CrowdStrike and Meta have launched CyberSOCEval, new open benchmarks to assess AI performance in real-world cyber defence operations centres.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Threat Landscape stories

UK firms urged to prepare for new cyber supply chain rules
Hyperscale

UK firms urged to prepare for new cyber supply chain rules

UK firms are urged to strengthen cyber supply chain defences ahead of the new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, set to tighten incident reporting and oversight.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025