At Okta’s annual conference, TechDay had a chance to sit down with Ajay Advani, recently appointed Vice President of APJ Channel and Strategic Alliances, to discuss the company’s partner focus for ANZ, including the Elevate programme, the SMB market opportunity, and the role of Oktane in building rapport and knowledge. As reported by TechDay early […]
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In a recent publication, the 2023 Security Budget Benchmark Summary Report by IANS Research and Artico Search shed light on the prevailing trends in cybersecurity spending during the 2022-23 budget cycle. The findings reflect a notable 65% reduction in growth, painting a picture of cautious or restrained budgetary allocations towards cybersecurity across various industries, especially
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Boise State University’s Cyberdome initiative, in partnership with Stellar Cyber, has marked its first year of operation as a resounding success. The programme, which is part of Boise State’s Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, aims to offer top-notch cybersecurity services to rural areas in Idaho, while also providing invaluable hands-on experience to students. Edward Vasko, director
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Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds. “Last year, we started requiring that emails sent to a Gmail address must have some form of authentication,” said Neil Kumaran, Group Product Manager
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76% of cybersecurity professionals believe the world is very close to encountering malicious artificial intelligence (AI) that can bypass most known cybersecurity measures. Over a quarter (26%) see this happening within the next year, and 50% in the next five years. Phishing, social engineering tactics, and malware attacks are those most likely to become more
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A new business email compromise 3.0 attack involving the file hosting service, Dropbox has been discovered by Check Point Research. In the first two weeks of September, CPR observed 5,440 attacks, just another example of hackers masquerading behind legitimate sites with the hope of scamming unsuspecting users via social engineering tactics. Phishing via Dropbox A
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Security researchers discovered a new campaign that distributes a new version of the Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. Analysts at cybersecurity company ThreatFabric have been tracking Xenomorph activity since February 2022 and note that the new campaign launched in mid-August. The latest version of Xenomorph is targeting users
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The potential risk posed by AI/chatbots in cybercrime has dominated headlines recently. A new report considers how these tools are leveraged to create highly targeted phishing campaigns. Egress, a cybersecurity company providing intelligent email security, has released its second Phishing Threat Trends Report. The report’s findings demonstrate the evolving attack methodologies used by cybercriminals that
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Rapid Ransomware Threats Demand Swift Action The latest Secureworks Threat Report highlights a startling fact: Ransomware can compromise systems in under 24 hours. Cybercriminals are advancing quickly, with half of ransomware attacks occurring on the day of initial access. Global Cyberthreats Evolve Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit pinpoints the growth of “name and shame” tactics, where
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The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations discovered by their red and blue teams in the networks of large organizations. Today’s advisory also details what tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) threat actors use to successfully exploit these misconfigurations with various
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