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Must STEM really be the barrier that prevents women from pursuing a career in cybersecurity? Certainly not if you are looking to be a CISO.

Former Hitachi Vantara executive Mark Ablett has been appointed as Senior VP for Proofpoint in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

Announced at Proofpoint Wisdom 2023, these enhancements are designed to simplify user training with automated capabilities.

Despite prioritising cybersecurity more—and despite making investments in it—most board members feel unprepared for cyber attacks, new research shows.

Threat actors now realise it’s more effective, faster, and cheaper to steal credentials and log in than trying to hack through technical controls.

Singapore board members believe they are at a higher risk of a material cyber attack in 2023, according to a report by Proofpoint.

The use of conversational tools demonstrates how threat actors are beginning to match their ingenuity with new-found precision and patience.

Due to the extensive amount of sensitive personal and financial data that they store, banking and financial institutions are a prime target for cyber criminals.

Only 53% of Australian businesses feel at risk of a cyber attack in the next year, according to a Proofpoint survey.

Two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners, and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

87% of Australian workers have improved their cyber hygiene, but threats remain, with fake logistics companies the most common source of scams.

CybeReady has appointed Dirk Rausse as the Regional Sales Director for DACH region to expand partner operations for its security training solutions.

As the region's largest and most digitally mature market, Australia seeing common threats in greater numbers is by no means surprising.

The Government has boosted its funding to combat online scams and fraud, as Australians have now lost almost AUD $200 million to scammers this year alone.

Nearly 80% of Singapore's chief information security officers feel at risk of a cyber attack, according to a report by Proofpoint.

With this investment, Proofpoint customers in Australia are better equipped to comply with local data sovereignty regulations.

Alarmingly, only 62% of Singaporean board members believe that their organisation is prepared for a cyber attack.

CSO Group hires Matthew Fedele-Sirotich as Chief Technology Officer, bringing extensive experience from NSW Government and financial services.

Identity Threat Detection and Response technology extends Proofpoint's people-centric security vision to thwart identity-based breaches, including ransomware.

This has been another extremely busy year for CISOs, with cyber attacks pummelling organisations across the globe.