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Quantum computing in the telecom sector and more cybersecurity trends

According to a new report, quantum computing will be a destabiliser for the telecom sector, making PKI obsolete in the near future.More

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Bitdefender adds MSPs to partner programme

The Bitdefender MSP Program offers incentives, opportunities for increased profitability, and accelerated return on investment.More

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LastPass extends data security with Aus data centre

“Our new security infrastructure means that you can now choose to have your LastPass Enterprise password vault stored regionally in Australia, regardless of where you operate your business from."More

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BlackBerry's security software protects 150 million vehicles

BlackBerry’s strong focus on vehicle cybersecurity has earned the company’s technology a place in more than 150 million cars on the road across the world. More

IT spread in organisations good for business, bad for security

Critical lessons businesses can learn from Huawei - Memset

How to safely balance the risks and gains of innovation vs security

Log management best practices for privacy compliance

Risk management: Are CTOs setting the wrong priorities?

Meeting the card payment industry’s compliance requirements - Kemp

'Visual hacking' a privacy risk to business travellers

While 8 out of 10 business travellers consider visual hacking a threat, they don’t do much about it.More

Whitepaper: The cost of cloud expertise

Rackspace’s report explores the importance of expertise to an organisation’s cloud evolution and the impact the current technical skills gap is having on businesses.More

HPE announces new offerings to drive intelligent edge adoption

New IoT and edge offerings and a partner program are aimed at accelerating the deployment of personalised digital experiences and smart operations. More

Report: The murky world of malicious AI

"Imagine getting a video call from your boss telling you she needs you to wire cash to an account for a business trip that the company will later reimburse. DeepFakes could be used in incredibly convincing spear phishing attacks."More

The hidden cyber guardian behind Australian schools

We look under the hood at a home grown Australian cyber security company who focuses on the school market.More

Fortinet increases 5G security capabilities

With the increased adoption of 5G, mobile network providers will become secure business enablers.More

Using syslog-ng to take log classification one step further

Log messages will be critical to detecting security incidents, operational problems, policy violations.More

Keyfactor and Thales announce integration to fight code signing cyber-attacks

Keyfactor Code Assure aims to deliver secure code signing to software vendors, mobile app developers, enterprise IT organisations, and manufacturers of IoT devices.More

Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs

The man behind the popular breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is stepping down from his esteemed post as sole manager of the site.More

Apple gets serious about enterprise & security features

Features include new BYOD policies, managed Apple IDs, security enhancements, and even an app that allows users to find their phone or their friends.More

Practical steps to selling cloud security-as-a-service

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

Cyber criminals targeting the gaming industry at an alarming rate

New research from Akamai shows the gaming community is quickly becoming one of the most highly targeted industries for cyber attacks, with hackers largely driven by gaining consumer credentials.More

Whitepaper: A definitive state of play on business readiness for cloud migration

Addressing ageing infrastructure and delivering cost savings across current IT environments are two leading objectives for cloud migration.More

How Infoblox bolstered City University’s network security

City University identified a need to protect its devices and sensitive data when it experienced a potentially damaging and expensive ransomware attack.More

Exclusive: VMware’s challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity

While it’s still critically important to have a strong perimeter, it is widely accepted now that the status quo of security simply doesn’t work anymore. More

Techday expansion continues with new CFOtech site

“After numerous requests from clients, we are launching CFOtech in our three key geographies to educate this financial audience about technology.”More

HID Global releases fingerprint reader in AU market

HID Global has introduced a new fingerprint reader to the Australian market, as biometric authentication becomes the fastest-growing segment in the access control market.More

SecBI makes breakthrough in cybersecurity for SOCs

SecBI has extended its threat detection solution with automated response, an ingredient that has supposedly been missing from the SOAR market.More

Need a better way to parse, store, and analyse logs?

Find out how to parse data with syslog-ng, store it in Elasticsearch, and analyze it with Kibana.More

Whitepaper: Industry experts discuss using VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS allows access to the range of AWS services as an extension of an existing VMware solution. More

Credentials install base set to hit 11 billion by 2023

The number of smart card shipments is forecast to increase from 618.8 million in 2018 to 732.7 million in 2023, according to ABI Research.More

Whitepaper: Key considerations to improve cost efficiency with SIEM

Frost & Sullivan Research VP Michael Suby suggests that security alerts will increase in both volume and diversity as enterprise networks and systems expand.More

Tenable's take on effective vulnerability assessment

The report explores how end-users conduct vulnerability assessment, what it says about overall maturity level, and it varies based on demographics.More

Aon launches cyber risk management solution in Australia

CyQu is a software-driven assessment tool designed to rapidly evaluate an enterprise’s cybersecurity profile.More

E-book: Deciphering complicated DNS attacks

Over the years, DNS, both the protocol and the servers, have become the target of a variety of attacks, including the Lion worm and DDoS attacks.More

HID Global launches ID verification solution

The HID goID Simple Verifier is a small device that can be used by anyone seeking to quickly verify the age of citizens carrying a HID goID mobile ID on their smartphones.More

Cloud adoption moving businesses forward faster – McAfee

However, there is a divide between organisations who have addressed their shared responsibility for protecting data in the cloud, and those who have not.More

NBN scams conning Australians out of $110,000 every month

People aged over 65 are particularly vulnerable, making the most reports and losing more than $330,000 this year. That’s more than 60% of the current losses.More

How to discern useful business intelligence from log message noise

To derive actionable, valuable business information from raw log data, it is necessary to collect, filter, and normalise messages from various sources.More

Is it possible to enjoy container agility and be secure?

In line with ever-changing demands on IT, containers are exploding in popularity and look set to become the preferred method for deploying applications.More

Whitepaper: The fundamental blocks of SaaS security

Speed, ease of use, and low capital expenses are just some of the factors driving the continued growth in SaaS security adoption.More

How flexible identity systems support mobile working – Ping Identity

Increased time outside of the official workplace has become the reality of working life for employees in a rapidly digitising economy.More

Radiflow launches OT MSSP partner programme

The company provides a framework for MSSPs to offer new OT cybersecurity services.More

Check Point launches cloud security analytics solution

CloudGuard Log.ic detects cloud anomalies, blocks threats and intrusions, and delivers context-rich visualisations.More

How to configure syslog-ng in a Docker infrastructure

Whether it's user activity, performance metrics, network traffic or any other log data, syslog-ng can collect and centralise log data.More

LogMeIn expands cloud identity capabilities with new offerings

Many small and medium-sized companies don’t have the resources to implement robust security programs. More

Facebook jumps on the cryptocurrency bandwagon

Launching in 2020, Calibra and Libra may shake up the mobile payment industry.More

Cyber attacks on healthcare companies growing

“The potential, real-world effect cyberattacks can have on healthcare organisations and patients is substantial.”More

Are businesses spoiled for choice when it comes to their security options?

"Businesses need to understand which of the myriad available solutions will deliver real results."More

Organisations spending more as cyberattacks increase

"Despite our remote location, Australia has not escaped the impact of some major global ransomware attacks in the last 12 months, with many businesses falling victim."More

Dark web dangers threaten world's top enterprises

“Almost every vendor offered us tailored versions of malware as a way of targeting specific companies or industries,” says researcher Mike McGuire.More

Europol, FBI, Bitdefender team up on ransomware decryptor

The decryptor neutralises the latest versions of GandCrab – the most prolific families of file-encrypting malware to date.More

Evaluating a SIEM’s speed and scalability

SIEMs are supposed to consume log and event information from endpoints, security devices and network flows, while providing a dashboard for analysts to drill down into events.More

Druva raises $130 million to power data protection for the cloud era

Druva’s success has been fueled by the rapid growth of enterprise cloud.More

Cryptolocker malware and ransomware threats on the rise

Cryptolocker malware and ransomware is increasing at a rapid rate, with these threats rising 167% over the previous quarter.More