Authorisation stories

Australia tops global ransomware charts as attacks surge, nearly all victims pay up and AI-driven identity threats loom ever larger.

UK cyber agency warns that misunderstanding AI prompt injection risks could trigger data breaches surpassing past SQL attacks in scale.

Australia races into AI’s next phase as leaders demand visibility, security and smarter human-AI collaboration to stay competitive by 2026.

By 2026, AI-driven deepfakes and cyber threats will transform digital identity, forcing firms to adopt continuous verification and quantum-safe cryptography.

Camunda launches a new platform to help businesses securely design and scale AI agents, boosting control and personalised automation for critical processes.

Secureframe becomes one of the first to gain FedRAMP 20x approval, enhancing cloud security compliance and easing government contractors' regulatory burdens.

Cloudbrink enhances its Personal SASE platform with native identity management and Crowdstrike integration to simplify security for hybrid workforces.

Bugcrowd appoints Umesh Shankar, Microsoft AI’s VP of Data Security, to its advisory board to strengthen AI security expertise and innovation.

Skyfire and Cequence Security partner to enable secure, compliant access and transactions for AI agents across digital services globally.

Tenable Research revealed a privilege escalation flaw in Google Cloud Composer, risking unauthorised access to key cloud resources before Google's fix.

Westcon-Comstor has been named the first authorised distributor for Amazon Web Services in Vietnam, expanding its cloud services reach across Asia-Pacific.

Kaspersky has enhanced its Partner Locator by adding Authorized Training Centers, boosting access for cybersecurity professionals to vital training worldwide.

Currenxie has secured an Electronic Money Institution licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing its operations across the European Economic Area.

British neo-bank ANNA has launched biometric re-authentication to enhance security, requiring selfies to prevent unauthorised access to business accounts.

Adyen enters the Indian market with RBI authorisation, launching local payment processing and a Bengaluru tech hub to support digital payment growth.

Cloud SaaS applications face increasing cyber-attacks, with breaches quadrupling in a year due to identity factors, highlighting urgent security needs.

Tenable has exposed a high-risk vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure, impacting over ten key services. Microsoft declines to issue a patch, urging users to follow new documentation.

Wavelink has earned Fortinet’s Authorised Training Centre certification, allowing it to deliver Fortinet-certified cybersecurity training across Australia.

When users encounter allowlisting restrictions, it matters how these are handled—in the backend for maintaining security posture and in the front end for user experience.

Australian businesses tighten cyber defences amid a 354% surge in account takeover fraud, resulting in a record $3.1B loss, calling for strategies that balance fraud prevention with user experience.