​Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market’s performance over the third quarter in 2017.

​Back in the day it was not uncommon for people to ransack stagecoaches and rob armoured trucks, but now they’re robbing servers.

What will 2018 bring? We’ve brought together a line-up of cybersecurity heavyweights to provide their opinions on various topics for the year ahead.

Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.

Cyber attackers have been successful in causing more than $1.9 million in losses for New Zealanders since April 2017 and $1.18 million was from Q3.

AI algorithms, with all their advantages, have a fundamental problem – data sensitivity. They are trained not to understand information.

​Thought 2017 was bad? Well according to cybersecurity expert Huntsman Security, it’s going to get a whole worse.

WatchGuard Technologies has whipped up some key IT security predictions ranging from IoT botnets to Linux attacks.

While locking every door may seem obvious, making it harder for cybercriminals to physically get in should be stage one of a layered security program.

The predictions for the new year include both good news and bad news, like the biggest data breach settlement of all time and increased awareness.

In some cases, ransomware goes after the back-ups and if they are connected to the network, the data may be completely unrecoverable.

Blockchain is more than a buzzword thrown around in banking circles; it’s the future of distributed security.

As the end of 2017 quickly approaches it means the federal government’s Mandatory Data Breach Notification legislation will soon be in effect.

Cyberthreats have changed significantly in 2017 - Bitdefender's annual report shows one in six spam emails now contain some form of ransomware.

​The way criminals ply their trade has changed dramatically since the rise of the digital era, and not for the better – at least for the victims.

Director WEUR at Rubrik discusses a number of hot topics including if storage still really exists, multi-cloud environments, and ransomware.

Organisations are experiencing five critical IT incidents per month, each costing organisations upwards of NZ$150,000 to the business.

We have to accept that attackers will get into our networks.

New findings from a report that Carbon Black has released show it is easier than ever for criminals to extort money from victims through ransomware.

“Over half of New Zealand businesses now acknowledge their risk of falling victim to cybercrime."

According to Europol, Europe needs to prepare itself for a large increase in the number of cyber-attacks - an expert discusses what lies ahead.

Authorities estimated global losses from ransomware in 2016 to be more than $200 billion - this coalition was formed to address this.

It has been the ‘Night of the Devil’ for some Japanese companies that have been targeted by hacks.

"Ransomware is platform-agnostic and they need to protect themselves regardless of how, where and when they work."