Risk stories

Web and API assaults in APJ's financial sector jumped 36%, with Australia, Singapore, and Japan most targeted.

CrowdStrike & Salt Security enhance API security with AI insights, offering 360-degree risk view & robust protection

"Organisations should identify and implement the right cybersecurity playbooks, processes, and tools to proactively protect businesses, customers, and people."

While legal risks see lawyers on the front-line of defence, 38% of lawyers surveyed have not participated in a cyber crisis simulation.

"Our mission is to ensure even the smallest businesses can equip their teams with the tools they need to protect against the flood of cyber threats."

Snap has announced a new package of safeguards to further protect 13-17 year old Snapchatters from potential online risks. 

Findings highlight risk being introduced to organisations through a variety of connected assets across device classes, emphasising a need for a comprehensive security strategy.

"Businesses are navigating these treacherous waters with a significant blind spot, unprepared and underestimating the very real threats associated with APIs."

"The impact of scams cannot be overstated. In addition to suffering significant monetary losses, those who fall victim to scams are often humiliated and embarrassed."

The program shares strategies to enrich customers’ API ecosystems with the Salt platform’s API adaptive intelligence.

The analysis shows that despite increasingly stringent regulations and fines, a lack of genuine data security is still putting individuals’ data at risk, and costing organisations billions.

Singapore is the most attractive country in the Southeast Asia region for investment in fintech, according to new analysis from Robocash Group.

Of the IT decision-makers surveyed in Australia, 69% deploying or considering bans said the measures are intended as long term or permanent.

SWARM Dynamics is focused on spearheading a risk analysis transformation for banks and financial institutions as the early stage company embarks on its international expansion.

IBM Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023.

"While AI-mature organisations are more likely to consider AI for every possible use case, they are also more likely to weigh risk as a critical factor."

"Absolute is pleased to be recognised by Forrester for, in our opinion, delivering on the promise of zero trust with a unique platform approach."

Executive Risk View provides security leaders with the visibility and context needed to reduce total risk across both cloud and on-premises assets.

BlueVoyant’s Next Generation content allows for rapid updates to meet ever-changing tactics and Risk Based Alerting, which thwarts attackers.

With the increasing cyber threats that exist, our cyber security processes must be able to adapt accordingly, ensuring we are always ahead of our adversaries.

The partnership will see Kordia and Zscaler working closely together to help customers adopt zero trust in New Zealand, as Kordia says it is deepening its zero trust portfolio.

“This year’s findings demonstrate the importance of collaboration between the CCO and CISO as the compliance risk landscape increasingly focuses on data privacy."

CISOs struggle to cost justify security investments despite known security gaps, face increasing personal risks, and worry about the rapid adoption of AI.

Zscaler has debuted four new cybersecurity services and capabilities which further extend the power of its Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform.