RKVST has participated in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 116 Hackathon that took place earlier this week in Japan.

Organisations will need to increase their cybersecurity teams if they are going to manage, and boards of organisations are in agreement.

Future Market Insights (FMI) has released new research showing DDoS attacks grew by 109% in 2022, boosting the protection market to an expected 16% CAGR.

McLaren Construction has appointed Cyber Security Associates to provide cybersecurity services amid the heightened risk of cyberattacks.

Multiple Muslim hacktivists have targeted Australian infrastructure and private organisations following a controversial fashion show, according to Radware.

KnowBe4 has released new research, which shows that 53% of Singaporean office workers are getting frequent security training from their employers.

"It is clear that they are facing a multitude of data challenges – multi-generational data sprawl, data fragmentation, leading to an increased attack surface."

KnowBe4’s latest research finds 59% of New Zealand’s IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.

Attackers continue to find new ways to flood target networks with massive-scale attacks that have grown exponentially and crossed the terabit attack rate.

The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has found that most real-world security incidents start with much smaller organisational issues.

"Concerningly, more than half of UK organisations are still relying on using usernames and passwords and other outdated authentication methods."

Residential proxies can open up the door to bad actors, who are ready to exploit user anonymity for nefarious activities.

Getting one step ahead of malicious attackers will require companies to take an entirely new approach to IT security.

Despite lots of discussion around the IT industry to the contrary, organisations don’t necessarily have to spend a lot of money to deliver good security.

Only 5% can correctly identify which emails and SMS are legitimate or scams, while less than half know the steps to take following a data breach.

Xcitium’s ZeroDwell Containment offering is now available for customers, regardless of whether they have legacy EDR products.

Though a significant drop from the previous month, the total is the highest volume of attacks recorded in January over the last three years.

Alarmingly, only 62% of Singaporean board members believe that their organisation is prepared for a cyber attack.

Businesses need to keep their prevention and detection technologies top of mind by ensuring that they have the appropriate protective controls in place.

Rapid7 Vulnerability Intelligence Report finds attackers developing and deploying exploits faster, with an 87% increase in first-week exploitation since 2020.

it has become clear in the last few years that no matter the sophistication of an organisation's defences, cybercriminals could still find a way in.

With the price of cyber insurance rising even faster than inflation – and the risk that some organisations will find it difficult to get insurance for a price they can afford – prospective policy seekers need to be prepared.

Given that most large organisations have made significant cybersecurity investments yet have poorly resourced security teams under enormous stress, what can be done to reduce the likelihood of incidents occurring?

The immediate costs are a trifle when compared to the incalculable, lasting brand, reputation, and business damage that a data security incident causes.