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KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats

KnowBe4 deepens Asia expansion with cloud email security push as leaders warn AI-driven social engineering is fuelling higher breach risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Singapore phishing drill cuts clicks as training pays

Singapore phishing drill sees click rates fall to 7.4% as nearly 140 businesses show training can curb risky staff responses.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Singapore firms face AI security incidents despite controls

Singapore firms report AI security incidents despite controls, as Proofpoint warns deployment of assistants and agents is outpacing monitoring.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

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Firewalls

Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection

Infoblox widens its cyber security reach with Axur deal, adding AI-powered takedown tools to hunt phishing, impersonation and dark web threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Firewalls

World Password Day shifts focus to AI identity risks

Passwordless logins and AI tools leave businesses facing new identity risks as experts warn phishing, session theft and quantum threats persist.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • 4 days ago

Malware

Microsoft tops phishing brand rankings in first quarter

Microsoft, Apple and Google dominate first-quarter phishing attacks as scammers broaden tactics from fake logins to payments, QR-code hijacks and malware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Ransomware

Why "strong passwords" can't save you from AI

AI turns password security on its head as infostealers, credential stuffing and employee mistakes drive a surge in phishing and ransomware risks.

By Raymond Schippers • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Firewalls

Saiga phishing kit returns to bypass multifactor auth

Barracuda spots Saiga 2FA phishing kit revival as attackers use dynamic pages and cookie theft to sidestep multifactor authentication.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Cloud Security

Huntress signs ANZ distribution deal with Dicker Data

Huntress expands ANZ channel reach with Dicker Data as the distributor adds the security vendor's AI-Centric SOC and platform to its partner network.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 6 days ago

Multi-factor authentication

Microsoft reports 8.3bn phishing threats as QR codes surge

Microsoft says QR code phishing has surged as its systems logged 8.3 billion email threats in Q1, alongside 10.7 million BEC attacks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 6 days ago

Data Protection

apexanalytix launches Qubiton for AI-powered supplier checks

apexanalytix brings supplier risk checks to AI tools with Qubiton, opening access to 280 million company records via APIs, chatbots and MCP.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Unified Communications

KnowBe4 finds 86% of phishing attacks now AI-driven

KnowBe4 says AI-driven phishing is spreading into Microsoft Teams and calendar invites as attackers exploit trusted workplace channels.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 6 days ago

Firewalls

Microsoft warns of surge in QR code phishing attacks

Microsoft sees QR code phishing surge 146% to 18.7 million attacks in March as Tycoon2FA disruption cuts volume and tactics shift.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Cybersecurity experts warn of password risks as day nears

Experts warn organisations are still exposed as password reuse, phishing and weak access governance persist despite growing push for passkeys and MFA.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Last week

Malware

One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it

One click can trigger ransomware, but modern Zero Trust access and cloud-delivered controls can stop malicious links and files from causing a breach.

By Jerome Lowe • 5 min read • Last week

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Data Protection

World Password Day warnings urge shift to passkeys

Security experts mark World Password Day by warning that outdated logins are fuelling breaches, with biometric passkeys and MFA urged as safer defaults.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • 3 days ago

Phishing

Liverton launches SGE Plus on NZ government marketplace

Liverton Security launches SGE Plus on New Zealand Government Marketplace, giving agencies a compliance-focused email defence tool with DLP and reporting.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness

UK cyber survey criticised as specialists say AI-driven attacks are outpacing business defences, with SMEs still weak on training, backups and response.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 9 min read • Last week