Introduction Cybercriminals emboldened by underground ransomware economy While ransomware continues to be a headline-grabbing topic, there’s ultimately a relatively small, connected ecosystem of players driving this sector of the cybercrime economy. The specialization and consolidation of the cybercrime economy has fueled ransomware as a service (RaaS) to become a dominant business model, enabling a wider […]
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For today’s incident responders, combating the ceaseless wave of cyberattacks can feel like being adrift at sea during a never-ending storm. VMware’s 2022 Global Incident Response Threat Report takes a deep dive into the headwinds faced by defenders and how security teams attempt to stay the course. In our annual survey of 125 cybersecurity and
The term “metaverse” was created by author Neal Stephenson for his 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash. It describes the virtual reality (VR) world in which the book’s protagonist, Hiro, socializes, shops, and vanquishes real-world enemies through his avatar.1 Hiro accesses the metaverse using a pair of VR goggles and a headset and appears inside the
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2021 Top MalwareStrains This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). This advisory provides details on the top malware strains observed in 2021. Malware, short for “malicious software,” can compromise a system by performing an unauthorized function or process. Malicious cyber
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This report investigates the impact of the twin shocks on digital skills shortages and the Victorian labour market. Specifically, it attempts to gain a better understanding of the current digital skills issues, and the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic posed to the development of a Digital CBD. Prior to the pandemic, many organisations were trying to
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CISO DEMANDS: MARKET FORCES AND TRENDS In our cover feature, we look at the demands on the CISO. The world of cybersecurity is akin to a giant iceberg – vast, complex, ever-changing and multi-faceted. Of its various facets, one in particular has the power to keep enterprise security professionals awake at night, and that’s the
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Embracing risk in the face of disruption The world is different than it was two years ago and so is the risk environment in which organisations operate. Change is fast and disruptive. As the world continues to change quickly, and not always for the better, Australian business leaders are grappling with new and emerging risks,
The first quarter of 2022 in cybersecurity was more about evolution than revolution. The techniques and prevalence of ransomware attacks advanced while Russian cyberattacks continued a slow-building evolution fed by the continuing conflict in Ukraine. Our latest Trellix Threat Report includes our findings from Q1 2022 and other vital research including the evolution of Russian
