Infosec stories
Businesses face credential theft and reinfection risks as DeepLoad hides inside trusted Windows processes and evades routine clean-up.
Poor logins are pushing 68% of consumers to abandon or switch providers, as trust in AI and data handling lags sharply.
Hidden software and poorly protected backups are leaving businesses more exposed to automated ransomware attacks, security experts warned.
A rise in Living-Off-the-Land attacks is leaving organisations exposed to hidden internal risks, Bitdefender said as it opened the service to larger firms.
Sensitive prompts and documents will stay out of model training as ExpressVPN enters AI software with an enclave-based service for Pro subscribers.
Enterprise security teams will get round-the-clock prioritisation of vulnerabilities as the partners aim to speed remediation across cloud, identity and data systems.
Small firms are still being hit by basic security failures, with SonicWall saying attacks on them rose 20.8% to more than 13 billion hits.
Rising AI use is exposing businesses to a sharp increase in API abuse, with Akamai flagging 65 billion attacks across Asia-Pacific in 2025.
Chillisoft’s local support is helping Entrust reach more ANZ resellers as tighter budgets, AI threats and shorter certificate lifespans raise risk.
Teams can now block toxic or sensitive AI output before it reaches customer data, inboxes and other business systems.
Untested restore drills could leave firms facing longer outages, lost revenue and reputational damage when ransomware or system failures hit.
Rising data volumes and AI are forcing Australian firms to cut storage waste, tighten governance and test backups before breaches hit.
The move comes as cyber security scrutiny grows, with Fleming tasked with sharpening how Kordia explains its role in keeping New Zealand connected.
Organisations across the region are facing mounting disruption as attack volumes jump 36% year on year, with APIs a growing weak spot.
Many firms still lack recoverable copies of critical data as ransomware increasingly targets cloud and SaaS systems, experts warn.
Users can now check suspicious images, video and audio in real time as concern mounts over AI-generated content spreading online.
Businesses and victims face longer waits as fraud and computer misuse offences have outpaced specialist police staffing by 57 percentage points since 2020.
Users can now query AI without prompts or files being exposed, as ExpressVPN moves beyond virtual private networks into confidential computing.
Banks and advisers face a bigger security test as open banking will let more AI tools handle live client data from mid-2026.
Cloud office accounts are emerging as a major weakness in Malaysia, with 3,945 confirmed incidents tied to Microsoft 365 in 2025.
