Every day, an average of 450,000 new malware are designed to wreak havoc on businesses, governments, and average citizens. Aside from the financial implications of malware, the reputational damage for companies and the psychological impact on victims (especially with ransomware) are enough to scare anyone at the thought of dealing with a malware attack. But it’s not all bad news! There is a way of protecting your devices and cyberspace with a proactive method.

If your idea of a dream job is hunting for vulnerabilities and staying current on emerging cyberthreats, then the role of a cybersecurity researcher could be your ideal match. These investigative specialists dedicate their hours to unearthing security issues and concocting protective countermeasures. If you’re interested in learning more about what this role entails, here’s a breakdown.

In the digital era, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are crucial in healthcare, making Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) an essential asset. However, ePHI is vulnerable to threats like cyber attacks and natural disasters, making disaster recovery planning (DRP) vital. Healthcare organizations must implement HIPAA-compliant DRPs to protect ePHI, ensuring continued operation during disasters.

Cyberattacks are a constant and evolving threat across all sectors with 2023 seeing a resurgence in data breaches and ransomware attacks with popular variants like Clop, LockBit, and ALPHV, among others, terrorizing businesses and exploiting system vulnerabilities. The 2021–2022 financial year saw an increase in cybercrime, with over 76,000 reports made to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), with no signs of slowing down.

What makes a good website penetration testing tool? Speed, agility, efficiency, or cost benefits? How about all of them? Hackers use automated tools to scan websites and apps before manually trying to exploit security loopholes. As the first step towards securing assets, you should do the same – only with better resources and before them.

Mobile devices have become critical endpoints for accessing enterprise applications, systems and data. Adversaries know this all too well, as evidenced by the growing numbers of attacks that target mobile devices. Verizon’s 2022 Mobile Security Index found almost half (45%) of enterprises had recently suffered a mobile-related compromise involving devices in the last 12 months — almost double the amount compared to the year prior.

‍Cybersecurity has become crucial for businesses and government entities in today's ever-changing digital landscape. While various frameworks and guidelines are available, the Australian Signals Directorate's "Essential Eight" is an effective and practical approach to strengthening an organization’s security against cyber attacks and threat actors.

When organizations hear “third-party risk management,” they often consider the processes needed to mitigate risks when working with a third-party vendor. These can include procurement risks and risks associated with starting new vendor relationships, often referred to as "onboarding,”—but what about when a working relationship ends?

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, we discovered attacks on our system that we were able to trace back to Okta – threat actors were able to leverage an authentication token compromised at Okta to pivot into Cloudflare’s Okta instance. While this was a troubling security incident, our Security Incident Response Team’s (SIRT) real-time detection and prompt response enabled containment and minimized the impact to Cloudflare systems and data.

The Kroll Detection and Response Maturity Model analyses 1,000+ security programs from organisations around the world to identify their actual maturity, the ROI of mature programs and what security leaders can do to elevate their detection and response capabilities. The report leverages data uncovered in our The State of Cyber Defense 2023: The False-Positive of Trust, which looked at responses from 1,000 global security decision-makers.