Infosec stories
Australian businesses and users face rising account-takeover risk as experts say AI-driven attacks and leaked credentials have outpaced passwords.
Cybersecurity buyers facing tighter regulation and rising attack risk may see faster go-to-market execution as Bitdefender puts Frank Koelmel in charge of global revenue strategy.
More than half of small and medium-sized firms in Australia and New Zealand have no dedicated security team, leaving them exposed to cyberattacks.
The cyber security group is leaning harder on partners to drive growth, as its marketplace business rose nearly USD $1.5 billion in fiscal 2026.
Weak logins are still putting power grids, hospitals and water systems at risk as experts mark World Password Day with fresh warnings.
Vendor assessments could be completed faster and with less manual chasing as the new tool verifies evidence rather than self-reported answers.
Many firms still cannot stop intrusions, even as AI is now implicated in most reported breaches and security budgets keep rising.
The ranking could boost Group-IB’s profile with security buyers as Gartner’s new category highlights tools that spot cybercrime before attacks escalate.
Rising attack speeds are forcing stretched IT teams to act faster, as Tanium says its new system can turn one operator into many.
Phishing campaigns are increasingly targeting credentials, payments and malware delivery, with Microsoft alone accounting for 22% of brand impersonation attempts.
Customers will gain earlier warnings on phishing and impersonation as Infoblox folds Axur's web, app and dark web scanning into its security tools.
Businesses may win lower premiums as live security data replaces self-reported forms in a new cyber insurance model for Qualys users.
AI-driven attacks are exposing weak passwords on cameras and access controls, prompting calls for stricter governance across physical security systems.
AI has made stolen credentials and careless copy-paste habits a bigger risk than password strength, with scams and breaches accelerating.
Banks and fintechs are being pushed to sharpen cyber defences as AI threats and operational knock-on effects test the UK payments system.
Rising email fraud is driving KnowBe4's regional expansion, as security chiefs warn that AI-made attacks are targeting Asia's businesses.
Organisations using AI-assisted development can now get specialist secure coding training as KnowBe4 expands its library for technical teams.
Australian firms are being urged to adopt passwordless logins as AI tools and data leakage make stolen credentials easier to exploit.
Security teams are being forced into faster triage as AI shortens the gap between flaw disclosure and attack to hours.
A lack of visibility is leaving many European organisations unable to tell whether AI-powered attacks have already breached their systems.
