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COVID-19-themed attacks and PowerShell malware surged in Q2 - report
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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New malware samples increased by 11.5% in Q2 2020, with COVID-19-themed cyber-attacks surging 605%, according to McAfee.
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Post-COVID-19, every user should be treated as privileged
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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Organisations must adapt their data access and security measures in a world without 'normal', balancing convenience and security.
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The rise of viral threats and network detection and response
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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COVID-19 and escalating cyber-attacks have highlighted the need for early detection and a balanced approach to cyber-threats, says report.
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Heightened stress means greater security risks, report finds
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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80% of companies face increased cybersecurity risks due to human factors during the COVID-19 pandemic, says new report.
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Four security threats affecting FSIs in 2020
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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The 2020 Future Cyber Threats report by Accenture highlights six extreme threats to the global financial services sector. Here are four of them.
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Claroty adds remote incident management to OT security capabilities
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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Claroty enhances its OT security platform with remote incident management to help cybersecurity teams respond to security incidents in remote work environments.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is StorageCraft?
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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StorageCraft: a cybersecurity company providing data protection and backup solutions - TechDay interviews senior director Florian Malecki.
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Fortinet announces latest network firewall appliance
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Fortinet has unveiled its new network firewall, the FortiGate 2600F, designed to enhance security for remote workforces and hybrid data centers.
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DDoS attackers exploited COVID-19 'lifelines' in 1H 2020 - NETSCOUT report
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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The first half of 2020 was littered with multivector distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks - with more than 4.8 million recorded attacks over the period.
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Companies exploited by high-risk vulnerabilities, new research shows
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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84% of companies have high-risk vulnerabilities on their network perimeter, with half of them fixable through software updates, says Positive Technologies.
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National Missing Persons Hackathon returns for a second year
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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The National Missing Persons Hackathon has taken place in Australia, with 650 participants generating leads for national missing person cases.
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Malwarebytes integrates with CrowdStrike for end-to-end enterprise security
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Malwarebytes has announced it will offer its remediation solution to CrowdStrike customers to elevate and simplify enterprise remediation efforts.
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Kaspersky brings threat intelligence to greater number of organisations
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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To make threat research available to a wider number of organisations, Kaspersky continues to develop new functions for its Threat Intelligence Portal.
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Dynamic security services on demand: Onboarding Fortinet’s Security Fabric
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Fortinet's Jon McGettigan outlines cybersecurity 'best practices' and the deployment of agile security services in a CAPEX or OPEX model.
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Small biz in firing line as cyber breaches surge
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Smaller enterprises are exposed to a level of sophisticated cyber-attack ordinarily reserved for large multi-nationals.
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SASE: The new wave of securing the enterprise
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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Legacy network security solutions built around on-premises architectures cannot support the evolving demands placed on IT, writes Bitglass CTO Anurag Kahol.
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Mimecast and CrowdStrike partnership protects customers from advanced attacks
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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Mimecast has extended its work with CrowdStrike with the intention of better protecting customers from advanced cyber attacks.
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Palo Alto Networks and PwC extend partnership, deliver cyber defence solution
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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The pair will deliver managed detection and response (MDR) services to joint customers, with the offering combining MDR services from both companies.
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Exabeam adds support for AWS, GCloud, Azure
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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Enables organisations to detect improper access of cloud storage objects and defend against threats to cloud-based data.
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Neustar acquires Verisign's public DNS service
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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Those using the Verisign Public DNS will be migrated to Neustar’s infrastructure ‘in a process that will be fully transparent to them’, Neustar states.