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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Many misconceptions have arisen, causing businesses to fear adopting new technologies.

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

The two cameras have been designed with robustness and durability in mind and are able to withstand a range of adverse conditions.

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

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.

When it comes to managing user privileges, the provisioning of access should be based on precise knowledge of who a person is and why they need it.

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

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.

Social media platforms contain up to 20% more methods by which malware can be delivered to users – e.g. through adverts, shares, plug-ins – than comparable sources.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The average Okta customer has 83 cloud apps, and 9% of customers have more than 200 cloud apps.

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

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.