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1 week ago | 
securitybrief.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
Australia's cybersecurity environment for 2025 is marked by the emergence of new, sophisticated threats that go beyond traditional ransomware, phishing, and business email compromise attacks.
Cybersecurity professionals are observing the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) driven steganography, advanced state-sponsored cyber espionage, weaponisation of cloud-hosted AI, increasing vulnerabilities in edge devices, and more complex data monetisation and extortion campaigns.
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1 week ago | 
itbrief.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
Duco has joined the ServiceNow Partner Program and appointed a new Sales Manager and Head of ServiceNow Solutions.
The Adelaide-headquartered IT solutions provider has now achieved status as a Registered ServiceNow Service Provider Partner, a step that the company believes will enable it to offer enhanced digital transformation services to clients across Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
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1 week ago | 
securitybrief.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
New research has revealed that more than half of all spam emails and 14% of business email compromise (BEC) attacks are now generated by artificial intelligence rather than humans.
Barracuda Networks, in partnership with researchers from Columbia University and the University of Chicago, analysed a dataset of malicious emails spanning February 2022 to April 2025. The analysis tracked significant changes in the composition of email threats since the launch of generative AI models such as ChatGPT.
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1 week ago | 
securitybrief.asia | Melvin Hipolito
Cloudflare has confirmed it recently mitigated what it describes as the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever publicly disclosed, clocking in at 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps), surpassing previous known records.
The attack, which occurred in mid-May 2025, targeted a hosting provider customer utilising Cloudflare's Magic Transit service for network defence.
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1 week ago | 
itbrief.asia | Melvin Hipolito
Fastly has named Nicola Gerber as Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, with responsibility for driving growth across the region from Singapore.
Gerber's appointment reflects Fastly's intention to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) market, which the company notes as one of the world's fastest-growing regions in terms of digital transformation and adoption.
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1 week ago | 
datacenternews.asia | Melvin Hipolito
Alibaba Cloud has announced plans to open its second data centre in South Korea by the end of June 2025, aimed at meeting increasing demand from local businesses for cloud computing and artificial intelligence services.
The initiative follows the launch of Alibaba Cloud's first South Korean data centre in 2022, illustrating the company's ongoing commitment to expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in the country.
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1 week ago | 
securitybrief.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
Netskope has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft to enhance data security for enterprise users across cloud and AI environments.
The collaboration between Netskope and Microsoft now includes integration of Netskope's unified data security platform, Netskope One, with Microsoft Purview. This move aims to facilitate consistent security policies, improve response times, and streamline operations across cloud, AI, network, and endpoint environments for enterprise clients.
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1 week ago | 
futurefive.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
Hisense has confirmed its role as an official sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, with all matches made available free to Hisense and Toshiba smart TV owners through a partnership with DAZN.
The electronics company will provide fans the opportunity to watch every game of the tournament free of charge, accessible via a dedicated campaign on the VIDAA home screen, which is installed on supported smart TVs across most global markets.
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1 week ago | 
ecommercenews.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
NiCE has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive intelligent automation through its CXone Mpower platform, introducing enhanced integration with various AWS artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.
The collaboration aims to accelerate the deployment and scaling of AI-powered customer service solutions by combining NiCE's customer service automation expertise and interaction data with AWS's cloud and AI technology.
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1 week ago | 
futurefive.com.au | Melvin Hipolito
LG Electronics has announced a series of discounts on selected entertainment and home products across Australia as part of its End of Financial Year (EOFY) sale.
The LG EOFY sale features markdowns of up to 38% on monitors and laptops, up to 30% off selected TVs, and up to AUD $1,000 off on bundled 2025 LG TV and Sound Bar packages.
