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🚨 *Cisco SD-WAN* users, heads up: if you haven’t heard, there a max severity (10.0) vulnerability just out that is being actively targeted exploited in the wild by “sophisticated cyber actors” according to ASD, CISA and NSA. From Cisco: “Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller systems that are exposed to the internet and that have ports exposed to the internet are at risk of exposure to compromise” TLDR: if yours is exposed to the internet, it is going to get compromised in the coming day(s) or hours. ⏰ Now that they know they’ve been discovered, the threat actor will likely try to compromise as many devices as they can before patches are rolled out. Go patch now.

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Glenn Maiden, Chief Security Officer for Fortinet Australia and Director of Threat Intelligence Operations, FortiGuard Labs Australia and New Zealand, recently joined NZ Herald NOW to outline why holiday scams are becoming more convincing, and why this year’s spike deserves attention. Fortinet’s latest data from the 2025 Holiday Scams Cyber Threat report and 2026 Threat Prediction Report shows a surge in fake shopping sites, AI-shaped phishing and newly registered domains designed to mimic trusted retailers. As attackers use AI to refine their language and mirror legitimate websites, the scams appearing in front of New Zealanders are harder to identify at a glance. Glenn’s interview highlights what to watch for, why quick decisions can carry risk, and the importance of slowing down when something looks unusually sharp. If it looks too good to be true… it probably is! To view the full interview, click on the link below: https://ftnt.net/6043CyS3V #Fortinet #HolidayScams #Cybersecurity #ScamAwareness #ThreatIntelligence

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Businesses in Australia and New Zealand now take 28 days on average to recover from an incident, down from 45 days a year earlier. Reuters features findings from Commvault’s latest State of Data Readiness ANZ report reveals a growing focus on cyber resilience, with tougher compliance frameworks driving stronger recovery capabilities. Read the full coverage here: https://reut.rs/4k8OKNU #DataReadiness #CyberResilience #Commvault

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Zero trust ready. Future-proofed. Hornsby Shire Council partnered with IpGlass and Fortinet to modernise its network, cutting costs and boosting resilience across 510 km² of Sydney’s north. With Fortinet, Australian businesses can achieve: - Stronger cybersecurity - Seamless remote access - Scalable infrastructure for IoT & innovation Read more: https://ftnt.net/6041fInyt

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Great experience at the Pure Storage Partner SE Bootcamp in Melbourne! Today I had the opportunity to attend the Partner SE Bootcamp hosted by Pure Storage in Melbourne and it was an incredibly valuable day of learning, collaboration, and technical deep dives. Some key takeaways: 🔹 Deeper technical expertise across the Pure platform, including architecture, performance optimisation, and competitive positioning 🔹 Stronger understanding of FlashArray and FlashBlade use cases for modern workloads, virtualisation, and AI-ready infrastructure 🔹 Clearer alignment with Pure’s Evergreen architecture and long-term value proposition 🔹 Improved discovery and positioning skills focusing on business outcomes, not just features 🔹 Great collaboration with fellow Partner SEs, sharing insights and customer success stories A big thank you to Alex Yung, Tarso Dos Santos and Pure team involved in delivering such a well-run and engaging bootcamp. Looking forward to applying these learnings to drive even greater value for our customers and partners. #PureStorage #PartnerSEBootcamp #Melbourne #Technology #NTTData #ProfessionalGrowth #Partnerships

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Telstra has reached a key milestone in its journey toward building one of the world’s most advanced autonomous networks by successfully demonstrating an AI-enabled self-healing capability, in collaboration with Red Hat, Dell Technologies and Cisco. #aiops #ai https://lnkd.in/gH44TPch

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🚨 The latest Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index reveals that only 3% of Australian companies are "mature". Carl Solder, Cisco's Chief Technology Officer for Australia/New Zealand, unpacks the key findings of this report and discusses what this means for businesses. Access the interview: https://lnkd.in/gS4uU8ZP

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Lenovo has delivered its largest ever TruScale IaaS deployment globally, supporting a 1,000-GPU NVIDIA Blackwell AI cluster for SharonAI at NEXTDC’s M3 data centre in Melbourne. Having been closely involved in this project, it’s incredibly rewarding to see it come to life. Deals of this scale require deep collaboration across partners, infrastructure and AI technologies to deliver truly sovereign AI capability. #AI #TruScale #Lenovo #GPU #AIInfrastructure #SovereignAI #SharonAI Tom Fry Greg Gothard Sung Choi Matthew Crabbe Matt Hazlett https://lnkd.in/geD6bTyV

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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-25 and #Zscaler can help on all 4 key areas that organisations are urged to focus on: 1. Implement best-practice logging. ✅ 2. Replace legacy technology. ✅ 3. Manage third-party risk. ✅ 4. Prepare for post-quantum cryptography. ✅ Let's talk. https://lnkd.in/gf_d_4JQ

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Organizations need more than just backup; they need a solution that ensures fast recovery, seamless scalability, and cost efficiency. Read why Quantum DXi is the smart choice for modern data protection. https://lnkd.in/gS8xg8-s

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South Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy is clear on direction: lift the cyber resilience of businesses through practical, scalable capability, and strengthen detection and response maturity across the ecosystem. That is where Fortinet FortiGuard Labs SOCaaS fits. It gives smaller organisations access to real-time threat monitoring, expert analysis and guided response without the cost and complexity of building a SOC from scratch, helping close the operational gap in detection, triage and response. Article via The Channel Company: ftnt.net/61104hpD5k #SouthAustralia #CyberResilience #SME #SOC #ManagedSecurity #ThreatDetection #IncidentResponse

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