Attack stories

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing organisations of all sizes to up their security game, for one implementing Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) programmes.More

Mimecast has extended its work with CrowdStrike with the intention of better protecting customers from advanced cyber attacks.More

“Security is hard. We all know it. Sophos survey highlights the constant challenge presented by the evolving security landscape and never ending search for skills and best practices to help organisations overcome these threats.”More

“Enterprises are increasingly at risk of falling victim to a targeted email attack, and hackers’ methods are constantly evolving."More

“Advanced criminal attack groups now mirror the skill sets of nation-state attackers. They have well resourced and highly-skilled technical staff."More

The number and reach of cyber threats continues to grow, and, contrary to popular belief, even highly effective attacks can be very unsophisticated.More

"It’s crucial that businesses look at their preparedness and create an integrated plan that readies the company to fight these attacks."More

LightCyber has partnered with M.Tech to bring behavioural attack detection to the Australian market in response to the escalating data breach crisis.More

"Malicious actors aren't backing down. They're hammering away at the same targets over and over again."More

While disruptive attacks are on the rise, the time between a company being compromised and discovery of the attack is continuing to drop.More

“One of the greatest sources of enterprise risk today is not understanding that the attack environment has become personal."More

“Understanding the costs, motivations, payouts, and finding ways to flip the cost scenario will be instrumental in reducing the number of breaches."More

“Extremely large attacks grab the headlines, but it is the increasing size of the average DDoS attack that is causing headaches for enterprises."More

“Operators in New Zealand absolutely should take note. On-premise DDoS protection is essential for both detection and mitigation of attacks."More

The volume of DDoS attacks are becoming more and more frequent, with the average packet volume for attacks increasing 340% to 4.36 Mpps.More

The New Zealand Couriers website was the victim of a ‘denial of service’ botnet attack late last week, believed to be from overseas.More