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New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.

NASA experienced a 266% rise in cyber incidents last year, highlighting vulnerabilities as budget cuts hampered its cybersecurity defences.

As fears mount over Beijing’s new national security laws, Hong Kong sees VPN demand skyrocket. Surfshark reports a week's sales in just an hour.

8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.

Malware and spam related to COVID-19 are increasing globally, with the US identified as the top location, according to Trend Micro.

CompTIA's new free resource guide helps IT pros combat the surge in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, growing in scope and complexity.

Check Point reveals a chilling new double extortion ransomware tactic where hackers threaten to leak stolen data unless ransoms are paid.

WhiteHawk launches its Cyber Risk Program amid new partnership with a global consulting firm, already securing over USD $400,000 in initial revenues.

Employee errors are now the leading threat to personal data, surpassing hacker attacks and malicious insiders, according to an nCipher Security report.

Google Chrome delays its SameSite Cookie policy update due to COVID-19, to ensure stability for essential services websites like banking and healthcare.

Among the most disturbing discoveries: 98% of all IoT device traffic is unencrypted, exposing personal and confidential data on relevant networks.

According to the report, Zscaler customers are generating more than 1 billion IoT transactions per month in the Zscaler cloud.

Trend Micro discovered a 10% increase in ransomware detections, despite a 57% decrease in the number of new ransomware families.

Google’s Titan security keys are now available in Canada, France, Japan, and several European countries, enhancing protection for high-risk users.

Privileged access management solutions provider Thycotic has published key highlights from 2019 for its work in cloud-based PAM.

Nation-state attacks have targeted telecommunications and internet service providers, government organisations, and other institutions globally.

A critical Citrix flaw uncovered by Positive Technologies puts 80,000 companies at risk of remote attacks, threatening local networks in 158 countries.

Significantly, spam messages account for more than half of 295 billion in 2019, making 55% of global email traffic in this year, the company states.

In a bid to bolster digital trust, Kaspersky will relocate data from US and Canadian customers to Switzerland and open a new Transparency Center in Brazil.

A study by Thales and Ponemon Institute reveals 24% of Australian firms lack a security-focused approach to cloud data, risking compliance and consumer trust.