Netpoleon, a leading value-added distributor and managed security services provider (MSSP) in Australia, has expanded its cybersecurity portfolio to deliver stronger data and application security solutions across the region. Building on its long-standing collaboration with Thales, Netpoleon now brings a broader suite of integrated technologies to help organisations enhance resilience, meet evolving compliance requirements and protect critical information assets in today’s complex threat landscape.
GUEST RESEARCH: ANZ organisations should prepare for a surge in ransomware attacks during holidays, weekends, and major corporate events, when cybersecurity staffing is its weakest
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: A multi-year agreement will see the Bank adopt Google Cloud’s AI, security and skilling solutions
COMPANY NEWS: VSP One Block High End delivers advanced data protection and cyber resilience, providing continuous availability and meeting the latest NIST-certified standards for security and authentication
GUEST OPINION: Technology continues to evolve at bewildering speed and businesses that want to stay ahead of the pack must adopt and adapt apace.
We’re racing towards another brand-new year and, in common with the last few, it’s likely to be marked by volatility and challenge.
A dusty driver inside Microsoft Windows, shipping for years and years and no doubt on your own Windows PC right now, has erupted into a serious security threat. CVE-2025-24990 has been added to CISA's known exploited vulnerabilities list, with Microsoft confirming active exploitation in the wild.
COMPANY NEWS: Delivers Smarter, Faster Security to Strengthen Cyber Resilience and Drive Productivity and ROI
It's the last day of October - and the last day of the annual Cyber Security Awareness month for 2025, and while every day should be Cyber Security Awareness Day, it's fantastic to see companies and the Australian Government taking this very seriously, given the massive impact cyber security breaches have on people, not just in Australia, but globally.
GUEST OPINION: Cybersecurity is no longer a problem for the CISO to manage in isolation. It has become a boardroom issue, carrying regulatory scrutiny, investor attention, and reputational risk. Yet despite billions spent on security tools, breaches continue to rise. The disparity between the two is not due to a lack of investment but a disconnect in understanding the full scope of the issue and explaining it clearly to the Board. Exposure management helps bridge this gap.
Okta, the leading independent identity partner, has announced the results of the Okta AI Security Poll, which shows while Australian organisations are rapidly embracing AI, many are still defining who owns the risks and how best to govern them.
COMPANY NEWS: As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, many organisations are once again taking stock of their defences, investing in new tools, reviewing policies, and running refresher training. These are all positive steps, but they only address part of the problem.
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Average household faces 29 IoT attacks per day as device adoption surges to 22 connected devices per home
Global cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released new joint research with NETGEAR titled the 2025 IoT Security Landscape Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the growing threats targeting connected devices in modern homes.
COMPANY NEWS: Value-added distributor Netpoleon announced it is deepening its strategic partnership with Vectra AI, the cybersecurity AI company that protects modern networks from modern attacks. The partnership aims to accelerate the delivery of next-generation Network Detection and Response (NDR) solutions across ANZ’s enterprise and government sectors, empowering channel partners and customers to combat modern cyber threats with greater speed, clarity, and confidence.
GUEST RESEARCH: The global threat landscape is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Organisations are facing dizzying levels of complexity, driven by rapid technological innovation, the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, and the expected disruptive effects of quantum computing. At the same time, shifting geopolitical dynamics, the rise of sophisticated cybercriminal networks, and the introduction of new regulatory frameworks are fundamentally reshaping how the private and public sectors must approach security.
Threat prevention, available now in Nozomi Arc, delivers the industry’s only automated threat response for operational environments.
Cybersecurity platform KnowBe4 has announced it has reached a milestone of one million students trained through the The KnowBe4 Student Edition security awareness training, designed for students 16 and older.
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Rapid7 has announced the promotion of Soumi Mukherjee to the role of Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Global cybersecurity company Bitdefender has announced the extension of its multi-year partnership and collaboration agreement with Scuderia Ferrari HP, the Formula 1 racing division of Ferrari.
GUEST OPINION: If Australian businesses emerge from Cyber Security Awareness Month without hearing the alarm bells, they’re not just asleep at the wheel, but heading towards a crash.
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