Backdoor discovered to SonicWall Secure Mobile Access
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has published new research that uncovers a previously unknown backdoor that threat actors are deploying on fully patched SonicWall Secure…
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Chinese Threat Actors Target Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry
Researchers from cybersecurity company Proofpoint have released new insights uncovering a significant escalation in China-aligned cyber espionage operations targeting Taiwan’s critical semiconductor industry. The findings reveal a concerted…
Australia political parties hit with ransomware attack
Australia political parties started by mining billionaire Clive Palmer, the United Australia Party, and Trumpets of Patriots have confirmed in a statement on its website that a data…
Qantas gains interim injunction in the NSW Supreme Court
Following a Qantas contact centre being hit by a ‘significant’ cyber breach, with stolen data including customers’ names, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth and Frequent…
Fake Internal Emails Dominate Phishing Simulation Clicks
KnowBe4 has released its Q2 2025 Simulated Phishing Roundup report. The roundup highlights a continued trend of employee susceptibility to social engineering techniques that exploit…
Critical Flaw in Windows Server 2025 exposed
Semperis has released new research detailing Golden dMSA, a critical design flaw active in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAa) in Windows Server 2025. The flaw…
The MSP Customer Insight Report 2025
The MSP Customer Insight Report 2025 reveals organisations are now relying on MSPs and channel partners not just for technical expertise, but for strategic guidance…
Cybersecurity Risks of Portable Storage Media in OT Environments
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has developed the draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1334, Reducing the Cybersecurity Risks of Portable Storage Media in OT Environments.…
SMB cybersecurity: Gap between perceived confidence and actual preparedness
A global study on Information Technology security among small and medium-sized businesses, entitled The State of IT security in SMBs in 2025, aimed to identify…
auDA grant issued to protect DNS
auDA has award $2.5 million over three years (2025-2028) for a research and development (R&D) grant to fund two projects to safeguard the encryption used…
Comment Period Extension for NIST HPC Security Overlay
The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-234, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security Overlay, is available for public comment with a new due date for…
Criminal playbook for deepfake-enabled cybercrime
A new report is exposing the scale and maturity of deepfake-enabled cybercrime. As generative AI tools become more powerful, affordable, and accessible, cybercriminals are rapidly…