< News Phishing Surges on the Back of QR Codes 17 July 2025 New research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows that phishing attempts have surged to levels not seen since late 2023. QR codes are increasingly the attack vector of choice. Each day, millions of emails are sent containing QR codes that lead consumers to phishing sites and malware. Q1 Lowlights · APWG observed a total of 1,003,924 phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2025 - the largest number of attacks per quarter since late 2023. · Attacks against the online payment and financial sectors grew in Q1 2025, comprising 30.9% of all attacks. · The total number of wire transfer Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks increased by 33% in Q1 2025 compared to the previous quarter. Most Targeted Industries The SaaS/Webmail sector was the most targeted industry by cyber attackers in Q1 2025, making up almost 18% of the total attack volume. The financial industry also continues to be a highly attractive sector for cyber threat attackers, with Payment, Banking, and Crypto contributing to approximately 33% of all phishing attacks in Q1 2025. QR Codes Popular QR code attacks occur when an adversary leverages QR codes to social engineer a user, such as redirecting a victim to a phishing website or to download a malicious attachment. QR codes are becoming an increasingly popular phishing tactic due to the various features they offer. Cyber attackers have been observed taking advantage of QR code features in the following ways: · The availability of free QR code generators facilitates phishing attacks due to decreased financial costs of infrastructure, and free services tend to have less resources dedicated to takedowns of legitimate service abuse and other malicious activity. · Attackers can combine QR codes with URL shorteners to obscure the true destination of the URL and thereby direct victims to malicious sites. Certain industries tend to be more prone to QR code attacks, such as Retail & Wholesale, as consumers have adapted to relying on QR codes to access these services. Burgeoning BEC APWG member Fortra tracks the identity theft technique known as “business e-mail compromise” (BEC). BEC was responsible for A$4.3B in losses in 2024 according to the IC3. In a BEC attack, a threat actor impersonates an employee, vendor, or other trusted party in an email communication and attempts to trick an employee into sending money, privileged information, or some other asset. · During the first quarter of 2025, gift card scams were once again the most popular scam type, making up more than half the total number of attacks. · The total number of wire transfer BEC attacks observed by Fortra in Q1 2025 increased by 33% compared to the previous quarter. · The average amount requested in wire transfer BEC attacks in Q1 2025 was A$65,000. · 72% of BEC attacks in Q1 2025 were launched using a free webmail domain. · Remcos RAT was the most common malware payload Fortra observed in Q1 2025. Protection Against Phishing Our SFT Threat Protection Bundle enables your organisation’s email system to automatically detect and prevent phishing links and other malware from entering your organisation. Combining the layered strengths of GoAnywhere MFT and Clearswift, it means your team can receive and share information securely, without impairing their productivity. Seamlessly integrating managed file transfer with advanced threat protection and adaptive data loss prevention, SFT Threat Protection not only prevents malware from entering your organisation, but it also prevents employees from losing or mishandling data. For example, if an employee knowingly –– or unknowingly –– attempts to share any files containing malware, those files are sanitised by having the malicious elements automatically removed. It can also automatically detect and –– if you configure it to do so –– prevent employees from sharing sensitive information. Local Help on Hand Generic Systems Australia has decades of experience helping Australian and New Zealand organisations protect themselves against phishing and other cyber attacks by leveraging the power of the world’s leading MFT solution. Our Migration Service makes the transition even easier for organisations who prefer to use their resources building their businesses rather than improving their IT plumbing. If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how we could help you simply and affordably adopt an advanced MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with us. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in Secure Managed File Transfer. Previous Next

< News Employee Error Lets Hackers Clean Up at Clorox 25 July 2025 The Clorox Company’s $574M lawsuit against IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions is a stark reminder of the cyber threat posed by unwitting or uncaring employees. Clorox alleges that help desk agents managed by Cognizant provided hackers with access to Clorox’s IT network in August 2023. They say that Cognizant agents repeatedly reset passwords and multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens for hackers posing as Clorox employees without asking a single security question. One partial call transcript filed with the court shows a Cognizant agent volunteering “Let me provide the password to you” after a hacker said he couldn’t log in. Hackers used the credentials provided to paralyse manufacturing lines, which led to product shortages costing Clorox hundreds of millions in lost sales. Clorox says it had provided Cognizant with strict credential-reset protocols such as verifying a manager’s name and sending confirmation emails, but that these protocols weren’t followed. Human Error Common Clorox’s unfortunate experience is consistent with studies which have found human error a leading cause of most cyber security incursions. In a 2024 experiment by Fortra, 14.9% of employees across the Asia-Pacific region succumbed to hackers’ attempts to have them provide network access. 60% of the employees who clicked on that phishing link went on to further expose their organisation by sharing their password. Guarding Against Employee Error Employee education is a great start to protecting your organisation. But as Clorox’s experience shows, it’s not enough. Technical safeguards are needed, too. Generic Systems Australia’s Advanced Threat Protection Bundle enables your organisation’s email system to automatically detect and prevent phishing links and other malware from entering your organisation. Combining the layered strengths of GoAnywhere MFT and Clearswift, it enables your employees to receive and share information securely without impairing their productivity. How It Works Our Advanced Threat Protection Bundle seamlessly integrates managed file transfer with advanced threat protection and adaptive data loss prevention to keep your sensitive data secure. It not only prevents malware from entering your organisation, but it also prevents employees from losing or mishandling data. For example, if an employee knowingly (or unknowingly) attempts to share any files containing malware, those files are sanitised by having the malicious elements automatically removed. The Advanced Threat Protection Bundle can also automatically detect and –– if you configure it to do so –– prevent employees from sharing sensitive information. Local Support If you’d like to see first-hand how the Advanced Threat Protection Bundle can help keep your organisation’s data safe, please feel welcome to get in touch with me. My technical team at Generic Systems Australia are local experts in the field. Previous Next

< News Experts Again Declare GoAnywhere “Top MFT” 23 Apr 2024 Respected independent tech analysts Info-Tech have compared Managed File Transfer solutions and once again declared GoAnywhere MFT to be the best. Their latest finding is consistent with their 2022 analysis of the most popular MFT software solutions and vendors. Taking into account vendor experience and capabilities, product features and customer satisfaction, they found then – as now – that GoAnywhere MFT was the 2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medallist. Info-Tech’s data was sourced from real end users, meticulously verified for veracity, and exhaustively analysed. Each product was compared and contrasted with all other products in the category to create a holistic, unbiased view of the product landscape. Besides achieving the highest overall score in the MFT category, GoAnywhere also ranked highest for Vendor Capability Satisfaction, including the key dimensions of: · “Business Value Created” · “Breadth of Features” · “Quality of Features” · “Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement” · “Useability and Intuitiveness” · “Vendor Support” · “Ease of Data Integration” · “Ease of Customisation” · “Availability and Quality of Training”, and · “Ease of Implementation” Market Leader – for a reason GoAnywhere MFT's combination of versatility, security, ease of use, and budget-friendliness has propelled it to the top of the MFT market, as recognised by Info-Tech. For businesses on the quest for a comprehensive and reliable file transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT is the smart and strategic choice. Grab Your Free Copy of the Independent Report To read more about why experts and customers alike consider GoAnywhere MFT to be the leading Managed File Transfer solution, let us know your email address via this link , and we’ll happily send you a complimentary copy Info-Tech’s report. Experience GoAnywhere MFT for yourself Generic Systems Australia is the Asia-Pacific region’s leading provider of secure MFT solutions. If you’d like to explore how your organisations’ efficiency and bottom line could be boosted through MFT technology, please get in touch with our Business Manager, Bradley Copson , for an obligation-free discussion. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in managed file transfer. Previous Next

< News Compulsory Disclosure of Ransomware Payments Looms 6 Aug 2024 Australian organisations will soon be forced to disclose their ransomware payments to cyberthieves. The measure is included in a landmark new Cyber Security Act to be brought before parliament’s next sitting. It comes in response to research which shows Australian businesses have been paying untold amounts of ransom to hackers in what is now a mounting wave of ransomware hacks. Ransom payments flourishing The government is reportedly concerned that the practice of quietly paying off cybercriminals has flourished in secrecy. While the government originally planned to place an outright ban on ransom payments, it’s now focused on mapping the scale of the problem. "People are paying criminals money and it is happening in the darkness (and) we need to bring this out into the light," said former minister for cybersecurity Clare O'Neil. "Government cannot win this war alone. We need a whole-of-nation effort here." Every six minutes In its 2022/23 Annual Cyber Threat Report, the Australian Cyber Security Centre confirmed it was notified of a new cyber incident every six minutes on average. Ransomware attacks have increased roughly five-fold since 2020. As worrying as those numbers might seem, they are still only a glimpse of the real problem. "It is believed that in the Five Eyes countries alone - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States - literally billions of dollars in ransoms is being paid, and criminal gangs are reinvesting that money … to attack us again," O'Neil said. Business groups concerned Cyber security experts say the proposed changes strike the right balance. However, business groups say they are concerned the new disclosure rules could sink some small operators. To help tempt reluctant businesses into transparency, the government is proposing that disclosures will not be subjected to "the glare of regulators". A "Limited Use Provision" will prevent the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre from sharing the information more widely, except in narrow circumstances. Said O’Neil: "This is a no-fault scheme. We're not blaming businesses … they're victims of a crime." Under the existing proposal, regulators such as the Privacy Commissioner would still be allowed to investigate and prosecute companies that "leave the front door unlocked", but only using their existing powers. "It doesn't absolve business of any of their legal responsibilities or liabilities," O'Neil said. "We expect Australian businesses to take care of their customers … but sometimes things do go wrong." Not just the private sector The problem of ransomware attacks is not limited to the private sector. The Australian Signals Directorate said almost one-third of cybersecurity incidents reported in the 2022-2023 financial year came from the public service. Consecutive audits of the government sector have found it has a "low-maturity level" when it comes to cybersecurity, despite holding the largest store of sensitive data about Australian citizens. As it stands, about 1,000 Australian entities providing "critical infrastructure" such as energy, healthcare and banking services are obliged to report ransom payments. Attacks escalating The new mandatory reporting measures are recognition that there is no end in sight to ransomware attacks. Johanna Weaver, director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU, said "No matter how good our cybersecurity protections are … (attacks) will continue to happen." She applauded the push to establish an ongoing "Cyber Incident Review Board", similar to what exists in the aviation industry, to learn from other major breaches, such as the attack on MediSecure. Avoiding Ransom Payments To be truly secure, an organisation’s data must be protected not only when it’s stored, but also while it’s enroute to and from storage. Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions such as the class-leading GoAnywhere MFT encrypt data at rest and in transit, complying with the highest data security standards (including the US’s and Europe’s HIPAA, HITECH, PCI DSS, SOX, and GDPR). MFT manages inbound and outbound file transfers across an organisation, using industry-standard file transfer protocols such as SFTP, FTPS, and AS2 to send files securely, and encryption standards such as Open PGP and AES to protect data in transit and at rest. Local Expertise on Hand Generic Systems Australia are your local experts in Managed File Transfer solutions. We’ve assisted hundreds of organisations across the Asia-Pacific region to secure their data and keep cybercriminals at bay. If you’d like to discuss improving your cybersecurity, please feel welcome to contact me , Bradley Copson. I’m always happy to have an obligation-free discussion, explain how simply we can transition you from outdated software and approaches, and offer you a zero-cost Proof of Concept. Attribution: sections of this article were substantially sourced from an item originally published by ABC News Australia. Previous Next

< News How MFT Helps Thwart AI Security Threats 19 Feb 2026 Artificial intelligence has changed the cybersecurity landscape in two powerful ways: it has given defenders new tools for detection and automation, and it has given attackers faster, smarter, and more adaptive methods for exploitation. As organisations adopt AI across their operations, the risks tied to data exposure, model manipulation, and shadow‑AI usage are growing rapidly. That’s exactly why Managed File Transfer (MFT) has become a critical control point in modern AI security strategies. One of the biggest challenges today is that AI systems thrive on data - large volumes of it, moving constantly between teams, tools, and external partners. Every transfer is a potential attack surface. Traditional ad‑hoc methods like email attachments or unsecured cloud links simply can’t keep up with the sophistication of AI‑powered threats. Hardened, governed, auditable MFT platforms, however, provide a hardened, governed, and fully auditable channel for moving sensitive information, dramatically reducing the opportunities for AI‑driven attacks to take hold. Modern MFT solutions like the award-winning GoAnywhere MFT incorporate real‑time threat detection, anomaly spotting, and adaptive security controls. These capabilities are essential as attackers use AI to probe for weaknesses. AI‑enhanced MFT can identify suspicious patterns, stop threats as they emerge, and strengthen encryption and key management practices, giving organisations a proactive defence posture rather than a reactive one. However, the real blind spot isn’t always the transfer itself - it’s what happens after the data arrives. Many organisations have invested heavily in securing file movement, only to lose control the moment an employee uploads that same data into an unvetted AI tool. Closing the Gap As one analysis notes, the risk often comes from the gap between secure systems and everyday AI use, where sensitive information can slip outside established controls without malicious intent. MFT helps close this gap by centralising oversight, enforcing governance, and ensuring that data entering or leaving AI workflows remains visible, compliant, and protected. As AI governance frameworks mature, organisations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate transparency, accountability, and strong data‑handling practices. MFT supports these requirements by providing consistent audit trails, policy enforcement, and automated compliance reporting - key elements of responsible AI governance. In a world where AI accelerates both innovation and risk, MFT acts as a stabilising force. It ensures that sensitive data moves safely, predictably, and under strict governance - reducing the likelihood that AI‑driven threats can exploit gaps in the flow. For organisations embracing AI, MFT isn’t just a file‑transfer tool; it’s a foundational security layer for the era ahead. Help Right Here Generic Systems Australia is Fortra’s #1 GoAnywhere Partner in Australia and New Zealand, with decades of experience enabling organisations to become more efficient, organised and protected. Our Migration Service makes the transition even easier. If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how we could help you simply and affordably adopt an advanced MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with us. Previous Next

< News 55T Australian File Transfers in 2025 – How We Calculated that Number 20 Jan 2026 We recently shared that Australians performed about 55 trillion file transfers in 2025. Here’s how we were able to arrive at that total. More than Manual When we talk about digital activity, we tend to picture the visible layer: emails, shared documents, cloud uploads, and messaging app attachments. However, these human‑initiated actions represent only a sliver of the real story. Beneath the surface lies a vast, automated, always‑on ecosystem of backups, sync operations, content delivery networks, and machine‑to‑machine exchanges. No dataset directly reports “file transfers,” so I needed rely on authoritative adjacent metrics: including internet usage, cloud adoption, CDN penetration, and digital‑behaviour statistics. Using AI to comb and extrapolate from available data sources, I built a structured model which quantifies each of the contributing layers. Human‑Initiated File Transfers (~82B) I began with the most intuitive category: files deliberately sent or uploaded by people. Using Australia’s 2025 population (~27M), daily internet usage (97%), and workforce composition, we modelled two groups: • Digital workers sending ~22 files/day (email attachments, cloud uploads, collaboration tools). • General consumers sending ~2.3 files/day (messaging media, photo uploads, social posts). This produced a national total of ~225M files/day, or ~82B per year. Significant, but only the beginning. Automated System Backups (~11T) Modern organisations rely heavily on incremental cloud backups. We estimated: • ~200,000 Australian organisations using automated backup • ~5M files represented in each organisation’s backup set • ~3% of files changing daily This yields ~30B backup‑related file movements per day, or ~11T annually. Backups alone dwarf all human‑initiated activity. Cloud Sync Events (~115B) Cloud sync is the quiet workhorse of digital life - photo libraries, document updates, app data, and multi‑device workflows. With ~60% of Australians using at least one active sync service and ~20 sync events per user per day, we estimate: • ~314 million sync events/day • ~115 billion/year CDN Object Transfers (~34.4T) Every webpage or app screen is assembled from dozens of discrete objects — scripts, images, stylesheets, media chunks. We modelled: • ~300 page/app requests per user per day • ~15 objects per request • ~80% served via CDN This produces ~94B CDN object transfers per day, or ~34.4 trillion per year. This is the single largest contributor. Machine‑to‑Machine Movement (~11.4T) Microservices, logs, IoT payloads, replication events, and internal API calls generate enormous background traffic. Using a conservative multiplier (25% of the combined backup + sync + CDN volume), we estimate: • ~11.4 trillion M2M object movements annually The Total: 50–60T Transfers Summing all layers — human, automated, infrastructural, and machine‑driven — produces a national estimate of ~55T file and object transfers in 2025. Humans account for less than 0.2% of the total. The rest is infrastructure talking to itself. Why This Makes MFT a Must When file movement reaches this scale, traditional ad‑hoc transfer methods — email attachments, unsecured FTP servers, manual uploads — simply cannot cope. They lack visibility, governance, encryption consistency, and auditability. Worse, they create blind spots where sensitive data can leak or compliance obligations can be breached. Managed File Transfer (MFT) provides a structured, policy‑driven, encrypted framework for moving data across systems, partners, and cloud environments. It centralises control, enforces security, and ensures every transfer — human or automated — is logged, governed, and compliant. In a world where trillions of transfers happen without human involvement, MFT isn’t just a convenience. It’s the backbone of digital trust, operational resilience, and regulatory assurance. Here to Help At Generic Systems Australia , we’re Australia’s and New Zealand’s experts in helping businesses implement and take advantage of MFT solutions. We’ve assisted dozens of organisations to make their file transfers resilient, secure and reliable — boosting their efficiency in the process. If you’d like to discuss what MFT can do for your organisation, please feel welcome to get in touch with me. I’m always happy to have an obligation-free chat and explain how easily we can transition you from your current approach to the world’s leading MFT solution, GoAnywhere . Previous Next

< News Free Cyber Health Check from Australian Signals Directorate 16 Oct 2025 Australia’s leading government agency combatting cybercrime, the Australian Signals Directorate, has launched a free tool to help small businesses, not-for-profits and individuals assess their basic cyber security. The tool takes just five minutes to complete, its assessments are anonymous, and it provides good advice on how to protect yourself and your organisation from cyber criminals. At Generic Systems Australia we have decades of experience helping local organisations combat keep cyber thieves at bay through deployment of the world’s best Managed File Transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT . If you’d like a no-obligation discussion about how we could help you – or a health check on your existing GoAnywhere deployment - please feel welcome to get in touch with me. Previous Next

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< News ASD warns on supply chain partner cyber risk 14 May 2026 The ASD recently warned that errors and vulnerabilities among supply chain providers can pose a real strategic threat to your organisation. In fact, it's a leading cause of data breaches.  When partners rely on spreadsheets, email attachments, or bespoke scripts, even small mistakes - wrong file versions, incomplete data, mis‑formatted payloads, missed deadlines - can cascade into operational failures. A Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution reduces your exposure to these kinds of errors. It replaces ad‑hoc, manual, and inconsistent file‑exchange practices with a single, governed, and automated data‑movement framework. Standardised protocols, automatic validation and end‑to‑end visibility across every transfer secure your data, regardless of your partners' internal security. Files are checked, encrypted, logged, and monitored in real time, ensuring that corrupted or non‑compliant data is caught before it enters core systems. At Generic Systems Australia, we're a global leader in implementing the world's best MFT - Fortra's GoAnywhere. We've helped dozens of Australian and NZ organisations harden their supply chains. And we're right here in Australia, ready to share our expertise with you. Previous Next

< News GoAnywhere: the Swiss Army Knife of Systems Connectivity 29 July 2025 When all the buzzwords are said and done, the single biggest advantage of using information technology is enhanced efficiency through automation and connectivity . It’s in precisely these areas where GoAnywhere MFT shines. While GoAnywhere is a Managed File Transfer solution, its usefulness is far broader. It’s a “Swiss Army Knife” for automatically moving files between an organisation’s systems, suppliers and customers. Whether you’re moving data between your ERP , CRM , HRM , SCM , CMS , BI , BPM and ITSM systems, GoAnywhere helps you seamlessly interconnect their outputs and inputs, amplifying IT’s overall speed and efficiency benefits across your business. GoAnywhere not only monitors your various solutions for new output, it also translates that output into the new formats required by your other systems before routing the translated files to their destinations. Automatically. Comprehensive Extract Transfer Load features enable data values to be mapped, formatted and modified between source and target files. Automating with MFT Automation is where GoAnywhere really shines vs less capable Managed File Transfer solutions. It manages recurring and high-volume file transfers and eliminates the need for manual data processing. Surprisingly, there are still some organisations which continue to be dependent on tedious manual file transfer processes, complicated system configurations and manual batches. The reason they remain reliant on such risky approaches is often lost to the past - there’s simply no-one left on staff who was around at the time their systems were initially installed. “However it works … it does work” seems to be the thinking. “If it ain’t broke … don’t fix it” can be seductive when there’s lots else demanding your attention. However, failing to understand file transfer dependencies, and disregarding the need to make them resilient, is a dangerous way to run a business. Small changes in file formats and security protocols, or the unforeseen consequences of a software version update, can cause havoc. Background legacy scripts, homegrown processes, and outdated PC tools are prone to fail for the simplest of reasons. That means systems downtime, lost revenue, distrustful suppliers and unhappy customers. Minor Investment, Major Gain Making the relatively minor investment of time and expense to automate file transfers simplifies and streamlines critical everyday tasks, eliminates human error, saves time and cuts costs. GoAnywhere is more than just a file moving tool. It can monitor folders both on-premises or in the cloud, send you emails and SMS alerts when triggered events occur, and test and debug your automatic file transfer workflows. And, should you ever need to trace the movement of your data – say, for auditing or compliances purposes - GoAnywhere’s comprehensive logging tools and centralised dashboard make this easy. How It Works With GoAnywhere installed, a simple drag-and-drop interface defines how files will be securely and reliably moved between internal systems, supply chain partners and customers. It’s much easier than writing manual scripts, and no programming skills are required. GoAnywhere’s automation enables systems to execute each step of a business process one after the next without human intervention. File movements are monitored and controlled, including sending, retrieving and delivering data. You can schedule when files should be sent or retrieved between systems, users, trading partners, applications, and the cloud. Your business processes are made significantly more efficient. Here to Help At Generic Systems Australia , we’re Australia and New Zealand’s experts in helping business take advantage of every one of GoAnywhere’s many capabilities. We’ve assisted dozens of organisations to make their file transfers resilient, secure and reliable, boosting their efficiency. If you’d like to discuss how we can deliver these advantages to your organisation, please feel welcome to contact me . I’m always happy to have an obligation-free chat and explain how easily we can transition you from your current approach to a new world of productivity. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in data transfer. Previous Next