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ESET's Security Days Conference recently took place to go over the current threat environment and what to look out for next.

IBM Security's 2019 report indicates a shift in cybercriminal tactics, with cryptojacking attacks doubling those of ransomware as hackers seek easier profits.

A Check Point report reveals 37% of global businesses suffered cryptomining attacks in 2018, highlighting a surge in stealthy cybercrime techniques.

Organisations continue to be targeted by cryptominers, despite an overall drop in value across all cryptocurrencies in 2018.

The explosive growth of cryptocurrency in 2018 catapulted coinmining malware incidents by 1,500%, reveals eSentire's Annual Threat Report.

Callaghan Innovation has placed $330,000 into a local cryptocurrency savings and trading startup now called Vimba.

New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia celebrates signing up two million users and expanding globally in just three years.

Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.

New Zealand is lagging in blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption, says a University of Auckland academic, urging swift action to remain competitive.

A new executive role has been created to support the company's ambitions to take advantage of the opportunities present in the blockchain markets.

Medical staff now carry multiple connected devices with them, including personal devices that lack appropriate security controls.

The digital revolution has transformed industries, but it's the online community that's evolving the most. Blockchain could reshape the internet economy.

DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 74 countries in Q2 2018, reveals Kaspersky Lab report. Hong Kong now ranks second among the most attacked countries.

The scam network is thought to be responsible for more than 35,000 cases of fraud and has caused more than EUR 18 million in damage.

Cybercriminals are reaping the benefits of the cryptocurrency hype, bringing in millions of dollars through fake exchanges and fake ICO offers.

Coin miner malware grew a stunning 629% in the first quarter of 2018, rocketing from around 400,000 total known samples in Q4 2017 to more than 2.9mil.

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.

Carbon Black's Rick McElroy asserts at the end of the day, cyberwar is not about systems but rather humans vs humans as they are the weakest link.

Cryptomining is now a more popular method of cybercrime than ransomware but expert Tim Brown says this isn't a bad thing as it causes less harm.