A new malvertising campaign has been found to employ fake sites that masquerade as legitimate Windows news portal to propagate a malicious installer for a popular system profiling tool called CPU-Z. “This incident is a part of a larger malvertising campaign that targets other utilities like Notepad++, Citrix, and VNC Viewer as seen in its […]
Adobe’s recent State of Digital Customer Experience Report reveals an interesting disconnect in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). It found that 39% of ANZ consumers favour AI-assisted brand interactions, but only 6% of brands make use of generative AI to enhance customer experience. Generative AI, the technology that
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Key Findings There are a few interesting themes that emerged in this year’s research. Firstly, the good news. We are making some important collective progress. Attitudes towards online security remain high, with 84% of people considering it a priority. Almost one in five people are saving passwords in their browser or a password manager, an
M&A activities significantly slowed down in October after a busy summer. The biggest highlight of the month comes from California-based security provider Proofpoint, which closed the acquisition of British cloud email security vendor Tessian at the end of the month. Infosecurity has selected some of the most prominent deals signed in October 2023. SingTel Sells
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A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has been identified as the cause of an online service outage that affected several public healthcare institutions in Singapore. And the attacks are continuing, according to national healthtech agency Synapxe, which is responsible for the IT operations that support the country’s public healthcare network. This network encompasses 46 public healthcare
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BeyondTrust has announced its predictions for the primary cybersecurity threats slated to affect organisations globally in 2024. The analysis was prepared by cybersecurity experts Morey J. Haber, Chief Security Officer; Christopher Hills, Chief Security Strategist; and James Maude, the Director of Research at BeyondTrust. Exploring the continued evolution of the AI threat, the team detailed
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Claroty, a company specialising in protecting cyber-physical systems, has expanded its capabilities and alliance with Rockwell Automation, Inc., dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. This development includes adding Claroty’s SaaS-powered industrial cybersecurity platform, Claroty xDome, to Rockwell Automation’s international services portfolio. Customers of Rockwell Automation will consequently gain access to Claroty’s comprehensive suite of
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An ongoing Iranian espionage campaign led by Scarred Manticore, an actor associated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), has been observed targeting high-profile organizations in the Middle East, particularly in the government, military and telecommunications sectors. Its targets also include IT service providers, financial organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Discovered by Check Point Research
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In a world of hyperconnectivity, the importance of safeguarding trust cannot be underestimated. An indication of its importance is that cyber now sits above geopolitics and economic challenges as a leading risk area for many key players, including merchants, fintechs, and financial institutions (FIs). As criminals continue to exploit new technologies, pressure is building on
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month plays a pivotal role in raising awareness around the importance of cybersecurity on a national and global scale. While the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stresses the importance of multi-factor authentication, strong passwords, and up-to-date software, it’s imperative to go one step further and take stock of an enterprise’s overall cybersecurity
