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Cybersecurity firm, Proofpoint, has appointed renowned technology leader Sumit Dhawan as its new CEO, succeeding acting CEO Rmi Thomas. .

Australian retailers expose online shoppers to potential email fraud due to inadequate cybersecurity measures, reveals Proofpoint report.

Must STEM really be the barrier that prevents women from pursuing a career in cybersecurity? Certainly not if you are looking to be a CISO.

Announced at Proofpoint Wisdom 2023, these enhancements are designed to simplify user training with automated capabilities.

Despite prioritising cybersecurity more—and despite making investments in it—most board members feel unprepared for cyber attacks, new research shows.

Threat actors now realise it’s more effective, faster, and cheaper to steal credentials and log in than trying to hack through technical controls.

Singapore board members believe they are at a higher risk of a material cyber attack in 2023, according to a report by Proofpoint.

The use of conversational tools demonstrates how threat actors are beginning to match their ingenuity with new-found precision and patience.

Due to the extensive amount of sensitive personal and financial data that they store, banking and financial institutions are a prime target for cyber criminals.

Only 53% of Australian businesses feel at risk of a cyber attack in the next year, according to a Proofpoint survey.

Two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners, and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

87% of Australian workers have improved their cyber hygiene, but threats remain, with fake logistics companies the most common source of scams.

As the region's largest and most digitally mature market, Australia seeing common threats in greater numbers is by no means surprising.

The Government has boosted its funding to combat online scams and fraud, as Australians have now lost almost AUD $200 million to scammers this year alone.

Nearly 80% of Singapore's chief information security officers feel at risk of a cyber attack, according to a report by Proofpoint.

With this investment, Proofpoint customers in Australia are better equipped to comply with local data sovereignty regulations.

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

Identity Threat Detection and Response technology extends Proofpoint's people-centric security vision to thwart identity-based breaches, including ransomware.

This has been another extremely busy year for CISOs, with cyber attacks pummelling organisations across the globe.

Organisations often combat threats by placing too much emphasis on technology alone and too little emphasis on people and their behaviour.

According to a Ponemon Institute study conducted, insider threats have increased in both frequency and cost over the past two years.

Australian board members significantly lag behind global counterparts in cybersecurity maturity, according to a new report from Proofpoint.

BEC cost Australian organisations AUD$81m in a year, yet most ASX-200 firms lack basic email protection, says report.

Organisations need to be more cognisant of such malicious attacks, and build better cybersecurity posture from a people-centric standpoint.