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Carbonite closes $618.5m buyout of security firm Webroot

Webroot former CFO John Post will lead the new Webroot business unit as senior vice president and general manager. He will report to Carbonite president and CEO Mohamad Ali.

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Caltex selects Microsoft to help fuel cloud transformation

Caltex Australia is in the midst of one of the nation’s most significant enterprise transformations.

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ConnectWise launches new security assessment tool for MSPs

ConnectWise will also resell the Perch Community Defense Platform, purpose-built for MSPs.

Australians unsure of who is responsible for the safety of their information

According to a recent survey conducted by SOTI, Australians are increasingly concerned about the security of their health records.

Europol makes 61 arrests & nets €6.2 million in dark web crackdown

60 experts from 19 countries, Europol, and Eurojust were involved in hunting for activities including the illegal sale and signs of counterfeit goods and money, drugs, cybercrime, document fraud, non-cash payment fraud, trafficking in human beings and trafficking in firearms and explosives.

The silver lining in Australia’s Government cloud strategy

Cloud has been a huge part of the ‘digital transformation’ conversation within Australian government during recent years.

Milestone: How video and IoT are finding their place in enterprise

Milestone Systems South Pacific country manager Jordan Cullis talks about three trends that will revolutionise the way video is viewed in 2019 and beyond.

Largest DDoS-for-hire websites responsible for 11% of attacks worldwide – Nexusguard

The FBI’s shutdown of the world’s 15 largest DDoS-for-hire “booter” websites in December resulted in 85% decrease in average attack sizes, year-over year.

Five things MSPs need to keep in mind in 2019

A Datto APAC channel exec outlines the most important factors for MSP to being paying attention to in the coming year.

Survey: IT pros nostalgic over on-prem data centre visibility

There are significant security and monitoring challenges faced by IT staff responsible for managing public and private cloud deployments.

61% of CIOs believe employees leak data maliciously

Egress conducted a survey to examine the root causes of employee-driven data breaches, their frequency, and impact.

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Opinion: BYOD can be secure with the right measures

Companies that embrace BYOD are giving employees more freedom to work remotely, resulting in increased productivity, cost savings, and talent retention.

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Sonatype and HackerOne partner on open source vulnerability reporting

Without a standard for responsible disclosure, even those who want to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly can get frustrated with the process.

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OutSystems and Boncode team up for better code analysis

The Boncode and OutSystems alliance aims to help organisations to build fast and feel comfortable that the work they're delivering is at peak quality levels.

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Mozilla launches Firefox Send, an encrypted file transfer service

Mozille Firefox has launched a free encrypted file transfer service that allows people to securely share files from any web browser – not just Firefox.

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How Central Innovation prototyped the game-changing Nura earphones

The premise of their product was a set of headphones – the Nuraphone – able to measure hearing sensitivities across the frequency spectrum and personalise the output for each individual.

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Slack doubles down on enterprise key management

EKM adds an extra layer of protection so customers can share conversations, files, and data while still meeting their own risk mitigation requirements.

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Identity assurance - a refreshed approach to authentication

Today’s organisations should refresh their approach to authentication from a one-time event to continuous monitoring of users and what they are accessing. In broad terms, this is called identity assurance.

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Healthcare breaches on the rise - here’s how Philips protects data

As healthcare becomes increasingly digitalised, medical institutions need to ensure the systems they are using are storing patient data in a reliable and secure way.

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ForgeRock launches Sandbox-as-a-Service to facilitate compliance

The cloud-based testing environment for APIs enables banks to accelerate compliance with Open Banking and PSD2 deadlines.

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Huawei picks up accolades for software-defined camera ecosystem

"The company's software defined capabilities enable it to future-proof its camera ecosystem and greatly lower the total cost of ownership (TCO), as its single camera system is applicable to a variety of application use cases."

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Whitepaper: The Mobile Risk Matrix - how exposed are you?

The proliferation of cloud services has increased the attack surface to include applications, devices, networks, and external web and content delivery methods.

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From magstripe to mobile: The evolution of access management

HID Global examines solutions available today, the future of mobile access, and why it’s critical to ensure that each component of the access control ecosystem is as secure as possible.

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Developing APAC countries most vulnerable to malware - Microsoft

“As cyberattacks continue to increase in frequency and sophistication, understanding prevalent cyberthreats and how to limit their impact has become an imperative.”

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Carbon Black integrates with Chronicle security analytics platform

Backstory will correlate telemetry from Carbon Black’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution to deliver incident investigation and threat hunting.

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Singapore firm to launch borderless open data sharing platform

Singapore-based Ocean Protocol, a decentralised data exchange that promotes data sharing, has revealed details of what could be the kickstart to a global and borderless data economy.

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Whitepaper: How to improve your cybersecurity sales pitch

Boards and executives who normally approve funding for IT security projects do not speak tech - they speak the language of ROI, NPV, etc.

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Barracuda expands MSP security offerings with RMM acquisition

Managed Workplace delivers an RMM platform with security tools and services, such as site security assessments, Office 365 account management, and integrated third-party antivirus.

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Healthcare breaches down, but impacts more significant - Bitglass

Of the 11.5 million individuals affected by healthcare breaches in 2018, 67% had their information exposed by hacking and IT incidents.

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Case Study: Infoblox protects the network that hosts City University’s curriculum

After recovering from a ransomware attack, City University began to work with Infoblox to bring its network security to the next level.

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Flashpoint: APAC companies must factor geopolitics in cyber strategies

The diverse geopolitical and economic interests of the states in the region play a significant role in driving and shaping cyber threat activity against entities operating in APAC.

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Product review: LogRhythm CloudAI a revolutionary tool

SANS has provided an independent review of a new AI analytics solution designed to rescue businesses 'drowning in data' from SIEM platforms.

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Security professionals want to return fire – Venafi

Seventy-two percent of professionals surveyed believe nation-states have the right to ‘hack back’ cybercriminals.

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SIEM can improve security or make it worse – here’s how to get it right

According to Frost & Sullivan, SIEM can either be an enabler or a retardant and there's a thin line between the two - here's the key attributes.

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Are you building (or breaking) digital trust?

Business leaders can wait and be forced to respond to market change, or they can embrace digital and lead market change themselves.

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Can your vulnerability assessments protect your organisation?

33% of enterprises surveyed are at a low maturity, conducting only limited assessments of selected assets.

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Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint

Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.

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IoT and DDoS attacks: A match made in heaven

A10 Network’s Adrian Taylor uses findings from a number of reports to illustrate his point that advances in technology are facilitating cybercrime.

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Insider insight: How to get more from your Splunk platform

Having the right tools is only half the battle, not until you can leverage them most effectively can you see the gains that properly managed data can provide.

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The 3 essential elements to consider with SaaS security

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

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How business leaders must prioritise cyber risk - Palo Alto Networks

Prioritising threats ensures organisations are taking a logical approach to cybersecurity, focusing their time and money on the most pressing dangers.

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Privacy: The real cost of “free” mobile apps

Sales of location targeted advertising, based on location data provided by apps, is set to reach $30 billion by 2020.

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Rapid7 reveals cybersecurity gaps within ASX 200 organisations

Even the most mature and well-resourced ASX 200 organisations have trouble sufficiently deploying cybersecurity basics.

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Whitepaper: Why strong log management gives you invaluable data

Most log messages traditionally come from three types: system logs of servers, network devices, and applications.

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Kathmandu breached, customer information accessed

Kathmandu is notifying potentially affected customers directly and has advised them to change their passwords for its online loyalty programme.

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Global security concerns have major impact on Australian firms

Consumers in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the Philippines are not comfortable using digital identities to interact with commercial or financial service providers.

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Maximising blockchain’s potential with privilege controls - CyberArk

While blockchain itself is considered to be ‘safe’, vulnerabilities can be targeted on the endpoints.

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Attacks targeting Cisco Webex extension explode in popularity - WatchGuard

WatchGuard's Internet Security Report for Q4 2018 also finds growing use of a new sextortion phishing malware customised to individual victims.

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Study: Is it possible to detect breaches as they happen

Breaches often happen when businesses least expect them, causing slow reaction times and possibly catastrophic loss.

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Avi Networks: Using visibility to build trust

Visibility, also referred to as observability, is a core tenet of modern application architectures for basic operation, not just for security.

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Bitdefender invests in A/NZ with new offices and regional director

Bitdefender has opened its Partner Advantage Network (PAN) programme with the aim of recruiting and supporting its over 500 local resellers.

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Whitepaper: Five essential steps to protect your company’s critical data

The increase in devices being used by employees and the number of cloud apps necessitate multiple different channels of accessing a company’s information in a secure manner.

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Was Citrix unaware of its own data breach until the FBI got involved?

According to a blog post from Citrix’s CSIO Stan Black, the FBI contacted Citrix on March 6 and advised that international cybercriminals had allegedly gained access to Citrix’s internal network.

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Forrester names Crowdstrike leader in incident response

The report provides an in-depth evaluation of the top 15 IR service providers across 11 criteria.

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Worldwide spending on security to reach $103.1bil in 2019 - IDC

Managed security services will be the largest technology category in 2019.

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Should you rely on Elasticsearch to simplify your logging system?

Elasticsearch allows you to store any number of arbitrary name-value pairs coming from structured logging.

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NATO picks BlackBerry's encrypted voice technology to secure calls

The NCI Agency acquires, deploys and defends communication systems for NATO's political decision-makers and command centres

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Aussies too lax about IoT security - McAfee

Aussie consumers are at a loss when it comes to securing the increasing number of connected devices in their homes and are often opting to take no action at all.

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Whitepaper: The key to maximising office space efficiency

Most offices worldwide are approximately 50% under-utilised on any given day, causing issues for facility management in understanding the number of people in a facility.

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Alcatraz AI to replace corporate badges with AI security

The Palo Alto-based startup supposedly leverages facial recognition, 3D sensing, and machine learning to enable secure access control.

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Whitepaper: An inside look at the benefits of cloud

"Cloud computing is revolutionising business, enabling organisations to move faster, spend less and deliver greater value."

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Infographic: The security concerns keeping business leaders up at night

Almost half of Australians are concerned about war or terrorism, the Unisys Security Index has found

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DNS attackers love legacy systems - but how much damage can they inflict?

DNS infrastructure is vulnerable in terms of its security, availability, and integrity. An attacker just has to exploit the Domain Name System (DNS) on legacy systems and they get free reign.

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Whitepaper: How to detect and respond to threats faster

This white paper uncovers how UEBA reduces your organisational risk and enables you to respond more quickly to attacks.

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Expert offers password tips to aid a stress-free sleep

For many cybersecurity professionals, the worries of the day often crawl into night-time routines - LogMeIn says better password practices can help.

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Insider threats & breach reports: Why security needs more investment

Insider threats (those that come from within your organisation) are a serious concern - here's why.

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Why you should collect Docker infrastructure logs

Syslog-ng is a log management application that enables you to collect logs from multiple platforms in a central space.

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Check Point names February’s most disruptive malware

Check Point’s researchers confirm Coinhive holds the top position in February's Top Malware index for fifteenth successive month before it shut down, while GandCrab distribution campaigns increase.

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Myth-busting assumptions about identity governance - SailPoint

The identity governance space has evolved and matured over the past 10 years, changing with the world around it.

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Whitepaper: How to manage mobile risk in a perimeter-less work environment

Enabling mobility and the ability to access data seamlessly is a great development for enterprise productivity, but it causes a serious challenge to security teams.

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Ransomware’s decline equals cryptomining’s rise

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

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Disaster alert - will your business survive?

No matter the size or industry that your business operates in, business continuity planning is critical to support resilience and uptime in the event of a disaster.

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SIS announces a partnership with Platform 4

“We are looking forward to a strong future in the New Zealand security industry with this global giant as our strategic partner."

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Nozomi and RIoT to deliver advanced ICS security solutions to Australia

''As a specialised integrator of robust and resilient ICT and IoT solutions within Australia, we are delighted to be partnering with Nozomi Networks."

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Nuance biometrics fight back against fraud

Nuance Communications has crunched the numbers and discovered that it has prevented more than US$1 billion worth of fraud from being passed on to users of its Nuance Security Suite.

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Navigating the complicated world of DNS security

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

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SolarWinds extends database anomaly detection

As organisations continue their transition from purely on-premises operations into both private and public cloud infrastructures, adapting their IT monitoring and management capabilities can pose a significant challenge.

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Unencrypted Gearbest database leaves over 1.5mil shoppers’ records exposed

Depending on the countries and information requirements, the data could give hackers access to online government portals, banking apps, and health insurance records.

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Security and mobility in a mobile-first world

Explore security, productivity, mobility, and what solutions are available to you. Here's how to move your organisation towards the mobile-first world, securely.

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Digitally transform or fall behind - 3 key points to remember

In this report Unisys details three key areas focus on when implementing a successful digital transformation as with every opportunity comes risk.

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Whitepaper: Business continuity in the age of compliance

Installing a continuity solution in a highly regulated industry can be tricky in this age of regulation. What are the questions you should be asking?

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Whitepaper: Making cybersecurity risk measurement more efficient with AI

Enterprises are looking for ways to grant autonomy and freedom of use to their employees while maintaining both visibility of their inherent level of risk and a high level of protection against nefarious activity.